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registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU Settlement Scheme applications are awaiting a decision.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	59702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>’.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications received and concluded to 30 June 2022, can be found in the quarterly summary data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-june-2022" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The published statistics include those applicants who are seeking to upgrade their status from pre-settled to settled status, repeat applicants, joining family members, and also those who have submitted late applications.</p><p>Please note there has been a change in the frequency of the statistical information regarding the EU Settlement Scheme; moving from monthly to quarterly publication. The quarterly statistics will continue to provide updated information on the scheme, including monthly breakdowns of applications and conclusions. The latest quarterly release up to 30 June 2022 was published on 27 September.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/10/2022 10:49:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1361201

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the administrative requirements on EU citizens with Settled Status to prove their status without physical documentation when accessing essential services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	58821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>We are enabling other government departments and public authorities to be able to automatically access immigration status information. Currently, this includes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and NHS England and Wales.</p><p>The data made available is specific to the need of each department and contains only the necessary information to inform their decision making. By making data available in this way, we are reducing the number of occasions on which an individual has to prove their status in the UK. The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Privacy Notice provides information about how we share data with other government departments.</p><p>When applying for banking services, all individuals are required to provide proof of their identity as part of anti-money laundering, regulatory ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) checks.</p><p>We have produced guidance for financial providers to help them understand the documents we issue, including eVisas, and how they can be used as proof of identity for the purposes of KYC checks. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers</a></p><p>As detailed in this guidance, financial institutions can check someone’s identity, using the online ‘View and Prove’ service at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status</a>.</p><p>This enables checks to be conducted without physical documents changing hands or the checker having to assess the authenticity of the documents and whether the person presenting it is the rightful holder.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2021 16:29:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 26353 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1361202

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department is providing to (a) banks and (b) mortgage lenders on (i) EU Settled Status and (ii) accepting digital proof of that status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	58822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>We are enabling other government departments and public authorities to be able to automatically access immigration status information. Currently, this includes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and NHS England and Wales.</p><p>The data made available is specific to the need of each department and contains only the necessary information to inform their decision making. By making data available in this way, we are reducing the number of occasions on which an individual has to prove their status in the UK. The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Privacy Notice provides information about how we share data with other government departments.</p><p>When applying for banking services, all individuals are required to provide proof of their identity as part of anti-money laundering, regulatory ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) checks.</p><p>We have produced guidance for financial providers to help them understand the documents we issue, including eVisas, and how they can be used as proof of identity for the purposes of KYC checks. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers</a></p><p>As detailed in this guidance, financial institutions can check someone’s identity, using the online ‘View and Prove’ service at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status</a>.</p><p>This enables checks to be conducted without physical documents changing hands or the checker having to assess the authenticity of the documents and whether the person presenting it is the rightful holder.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2021 16:29:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 26355 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1348637

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the view and prove immigration status telephone line has charged callers inquiring about any aspect of their Settled Status or application for Settled Status (a) on average per day since that line opened, (b) in each of the last 30 days and (c) in total since that line opened.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	36621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>EU citizens seeking support via the Support Resolution Centre can do so for free. The SRC has helped millions of people with their applications and continues to do so every day.</p><p>We identified a technical error on 20 July which meant a very small percentage of customers calling the UKVI Resolution Centre may have been charged. This technical issue was resolved by 17:00 on 20 July.</p><p>We are currently working with the supplier to identify any customers who were charged incorrectly and arrange refunds for these customers.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/09/2021 15:14:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1332289

registered interest
date	11/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2021 to Question 11534, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme have waited more than three months for a decision as at 1 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	14153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The latest published information shows the total number of concluded applications to the EU Settlement scheme was 5.27 million up to 31 May 2021 out of a number of 5.61 million applications received.</p><p>The latest figures can be found on the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ web page available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics</a></p><p>Applications concluded by month and decision type are published in the detailed quarterly release which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-march-2021</a></p><p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible. It usually takes around 5 working days for completed applications to be processed, but it can take longer if the Home Office needs to request more information, for example: if the applicant has submitted a paper application or if the applicant has a relevant criminal record, including pending prosecutions.</p><p>More information about processing times for applications under the scheme is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 14154 14155 question first answered 16/06/2021 16:34:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1332290

registered interest
date	11/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2021 to Question 11535, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme have waited more than six months for a decision as at 1 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	14154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The latest published information shows the total number of concluded applications to the EU Settlement scheme was 5.27 million up to 31 May 2021 out of a number of 5.61 million applications received.</p><p>The latest figures can be found on the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ web page available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics</a></p><p>Applications concluded by month and decision type are published in the detailed quarterly release which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-march-2021</a></p><p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible. It usually takes around 5 working days for completed applications to be processed, but it can take longer if the Home Office needs to request more information, for example: if the applicant has submitted a paper application or if the applicant has a relevant criminal record, including pending prosecutions.</p><p>More information about processing times for applications under the scheme is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 14153 14155 question first answered 16/06/2021 16:34:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1332292

registered interest
date	11/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2021 to Question 11536, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme have waited more than 12 months for a decision as at 1 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	14155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The latest published information shows the total number of concluded applications to the EU Settlement scheme was 5.27 million up to 31 May 2021 out of a number of 5.61 million applications received.</p><p>The latest figures can be found on the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ web page available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics</a></p><p>Applications concluded by month and decision type are published in the detailed quarterly release which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-march-2021</a></p><p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible. It usually takes around 5 working days for completed applications to be processed, but it can take longer if the Home Office needs to request more information, for example: if the applicant has submitted a paper application or if the applicant has a relevant criminal record, including pending prosecutions.</p><p>More information about processing times for applications under the scheme is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 14153 14154 question first answered 16/06/2021 16:34:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1330055

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme have waited more than three months for a decision as at 1 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	11534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible. Complete applications are usually processed in around five working days.</p><p>More information about processing times for applications under the scheme is available here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times%2Feu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAnthony.McIlroy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5d4eeb170914ef448e208d92a79a7db%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637587524251335340%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PFZQkxP2UyTFKw2KANc6DaFsBfmKKkDRoHDoIlIUVVc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11535 question first answered 10/06/2021 15:06:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1330056

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme have waited more than six months for a decision as at 1 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	11535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible. Complete applications are usually processed in around five working days.</p><p>More information about processing times for applications under the scheme is available here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times%2Feu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAnthony.McIlroy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5d4eeb170914ef448e208d92a79a7db%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637587524251335340%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PFZQkxP2UyTFKw2KANc6DaFsBfmKKkDRoHDoIlIUVVc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11534 question first answered 10/06/2021 15:06:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1330057

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme have waited more than twelve months for a decision as at 1 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	11536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible. Complete applications are usually processed in around five working days.</p><p>More information about processing times for applications under the scheme is available here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times%2Feu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAnthony.McIlroy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5d4eeb170914ef448e208d92a79a7db%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637587524251335340%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PFZQkxP2UyTFKw2KANc6DaFsBfmKKkDRoHDoIlIUVVc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/06/2021 15:07:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield