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806510

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing non-EEA nationals who were granted permanent residency under EEA Regulations but who are no longer family members of EEA nationals to switch to settled status.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	119586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK and European Commission agreement set out in the Joint Report published on 8 December 2017 protects EU and UK citizens and their family members who have exercised free movement rights by the time of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Under the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC), once acquired, permanent residence is held on an individual basis and as such those who have been granted that status on the basis of their relationship with an EU citizen do not lose it if they cease to be a family member. Provided they are legally resident at the time of the UK’s withdrawal, such persons will be eligible to apply for settled status.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we want to secure the same protections for non-EU EEA nationals (citizens of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and Swiss nationals as soon as possible, on a reciprocal basis.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 119588 question first answered 21/12/2017 17:04:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

806512

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 ensure that non-EEA nationals who were granted permanent residency but who are no longer family members of EEA nationals can obtain settled status when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	119588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK and European Commission agreement set out in the Joint Report published on 8 December 2017 protects EU and UK citizens and their family members who have exercised free movement rights by the time of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Under the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC), once acquired, permanent residence is held on an individual basis and as such those who have been granted that status on the basis of their relationship with an EU citizen do not lose it if they cease to be a family member. Provided they are legally resident at the time of the UK’s withdrawal, such persons will be eligible to apply for settled status.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we want to secure the same protections for non-EU EEA nationals (citizens of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and Swiss nationals as soon as possible, on a reciprocal basis.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 119586 question first answered 21/12/2017 17:04:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

802209

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who moved to the UK before the Immigration Act 1971 came into force are considered to be illegal immigrants.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	117896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Immigration Act 1971 came into effect on 1 January 1973. Under section 1(2) of that Act, a person who was ordinarily resident in the UK on 1 January 1973, is automatically deemed to have settled status (indefinite leave to remain) on that date unless they were either exempt from immigration control or already had the right of abode in the UK. A person will continue to hold settled status unless leave has been revoked or lapsed due to absence from the UK.</p><p> </p><p>A person who requires evidence of settled status or who loses their documentation, may apply for confirmation of this status by making a No Time Limit (NTL) application. NTL guidance is published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa/transfer-to-brp" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa/transfer-to-brp</a></p><p> </p><p>Information about how someone with indefinite leave to remain can become a British citizen is published on the Gov.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 117900 117901 question first answered 12/12/2017 17:51:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

802211

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who moved legally to the UK prior to the Immigration Act 1971 have received deportation notices in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	117898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Our current systems do not contain reportable data relating to when people entered the UK prior to the Immigration Act, 1971.</p><p> </p><p>Providing the information requested could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/12/2017 17:52:28 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

802213

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 has issued to people who have indefinite leave to remain under the Immigration Act 1971 on their citizenship status.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	117900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Immigration Act 1971 came into effect on 1 January 1973. Under section 1(2) of that Act, a person who was ordinarily resident in the UK on 1 January 1973, is automatically deemed to have settled status (indefinite leave to remain) on that date unless they were either exempt from immigration control or already had the right of abode in the UK. A person will continue to hold settled status unless leave has been revoked or lapsed due to absence from the UK.</p><p> </p><p>A person who requires evidence of settled status or who loses their documentation, may apply for confirmation of this status by making a No Time Limit (NTL) application. NTL guidance is published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa/transfer-to-brp" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa/transfer-to-brp</a></p><p> </p><p>Information about how someone with indefinite leave to remain can become a British citizen is published on the Gov.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 117896 117901 question first answered 12/12/2017 17:51:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

802214

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 has issued to people who have indefinite leave to remain under the Immigration Act 1971 who have lost their documentation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	117901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Immigration Act 1971 came into effect on 1 January 1973. Under section 1(2) of that Act, a person who was ordinarily resident in the UK on 1 January 1973, is automatically deemed to have settled status (indefinite leave to remain) on that date unless they were either exempt from immigration control or already had the right of abode in the UK. A person will continue to hold settled status unless leave has been revoked or lapsed due to absence from the UK.</p><p> </p><p>A person who requires evidence of settled status or who loses their documentation, may apply for confirmation of this status by making a No Time Limit (NTL) application. NTL guidance is published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa/transfer-to-brp" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa/transfer-to-brp</a></p><p> </p><p>Information about how someone with indefinite leave to remain can become a British citizen is published on the Gov.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 117896 117900 question first answered 12/12/2017 17:51:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

777000

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government's annual migration figures include seasonal workers.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	109443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/11/2017 15:22:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ109443 (1).pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake