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1677782

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 1 December 2023 on the AlShaikh family.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence, particularly on urgent matters. We are investigating the matters raised carefully and a response will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/12/2023 09:48:12 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1670039

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 20 October 2023 and 31 October 2023 on the the detention of his constituent overseas.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	1771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>We are grateful to the honourable Member for bringing this matter to our attention. Whilst we are unable to locate the correspondence of 20 October (it would be appreciated if this could be re-sent to fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk), the Minister for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, will reply to the honourable Member's correspondence of 31 October in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines. We remind the honourable Member that we provide MPs with a dedicated hotline for enquiries of a more urgent nature.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/11/2023 15:02:30 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1464135

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) number of enquiries were received in her Department's dedicated inbox for hon. Members and (b) proportion of those were responded to within 20 working days in each of the last three months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	4456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department works to a target of responding to 95% of Hon. Members written correspondence within 20 working days.</p><p>Performance has been impacted by a significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, including the unprecedented amount of correspondence about the situation in Afghanistan and more recently in Ukraine.</p><p>The Department continues to prioritise enquiries related to Ukraine and recognises it has not been able to meet service standard in other cases. An action plan has been implemented to clear backlogs and drive-up performance.</p><p>The Department continues to recruit additional resources and has recently been loaned staff from non-operational areas to assist in clearing the backlogs. A detailed recovery plan to support a return to an acceptable service standard is being prepared.</p><p>Data about intake and performance in answering Hon. Members correspondence are published quarterly with the latest Quarter available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-q4-2021" target="_blank">Customer service operations data: Q4 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:23:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3537 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1453692

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the enquiry from the hon. Member for Harrow West dated 15 March 2022 regarding his constituent's correspondence of 24 November 2021 and the reinstatement of a driving licence by the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	145797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>A reply to the correspondence referred to was sent by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on 25 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/03/2022 11:23:25 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1441545

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter dated 9 September 2021, and follow-up letters of 8 November 2021 and 15 March 2022, from the hon. Member for Harrow West on behalf of his constituent Soraya Jan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	140360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Afghan Resettlement wrote to all members on 13 September 2021 informing that we could not pursue cases concerning Afghan people in country in the usual ways, in view of the very difficult circumstances in Afghanistan. The Minister advised members to signpost individuals to gov.uk to check for the latest information about the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), rather than to seek to pursue cases on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, the MP Account Management Team has not received the follow-up letters of 8 November 2021 and 15 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/03/2022 16:45:24 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1418630

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the further chasing letter to the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 9 November 2021, regarding his constituent Arian Sherzai and the safety of relatives in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	115835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Afghan Resettlement wrote to all members on 13 September 2021 and re-affirmed in her statement to the House on 6<sup>th</sup> January 2022 informing them that we could not pursue cases concerning Afghan people in country in the usual ways in view of the very difficult circumstances in Afghanistan. The Minister advised members to signpost individuals to gov.uk to check for the latest information about Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) rather than to seek to pursue cases on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, any correspondence received from Members during the Afghan evacuation period (including chaser enquiries) relating to Afghan people in country have and will not receive a substantive response.</p><p> </p><p>The letter received from the hon. Member on 9 November 2021 was chasing a response to his earlier letter of 24 August 2021 meaning no substantive response will be sent.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/02/2022 10:55:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 50161 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1361473

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will respond to urgent correspondence from the hon. Member for Harrow West dated 9 September 2021, case reference GT48885, on behalf of a British national constituent stranded in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>A response to the Honourable Member's correspondence was issued on 27 September. The Government continues to do all it can to ensure safe passage for eligible individuals who wish to leave, and is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan. We are in contact with British nationals and others who are eligible for resettlement in the UK, and are working urgently with neighbouring countries to ensure that at-risk Afghans have options for safe passage. We have evacuated around 8,000 British nationals to date. We are continuing to work as hard as we can to get more people out.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/10/2021 16:24:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1361474

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will respond to urgent correspondence from the hon. Member for Harrow West dated 14 September 2021, case reference GT48805, on behalf of a British national constituent stranded in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>A response to the Honourable Member's correspondence has been issued. The Government continues to do all it can to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave, and is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan. We are in contact with British nationals and others who are eligible for resettlement in the UK, and are working urgently with neighbouring countries to ensure that at-risk Afghans have options for safe passage. We have evacuated around 8,000 British nationals to date. We are continuing to work as hard as we can to get more people out.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/10/2021 16:36:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1361476

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to reply to the urgent correspondence from the hon. Member for Harrow West, sent on 4 and 8 September 2021, case reference GT48624, on behalf of a constituent, a British National stuck in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>A response to the Honourable Member's correspondence was issued on 27 September. The Government continues to do all it can to ensure safe passage for eligible individuals who wish to leave, and is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan. We are in contact with British nationals and others who are eligible for resettlement in the UK, and are working urgently with neighbouring countries to ensure that at-risk Afghans have options for safe passage. We have evacuated around 8,000 British nationals to date. We are continuing to work as hard as we can to get more people out.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/10/2021 16:26:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1361478

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to reply to the urgent correspondence from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 3 September 2021, case reference GT48616, on behalf of the British children of a constituent, stuck in Afghanistan; and she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>A response to the Honourable Member's correspondence was issued on 27 September. The Government continues to do all it can to ensure safe passage for eligible individuals who wish to leave, and is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan. We are in contact with British nationals and others who are eligible for resettlement in the UK, and are working urgently with neighbouring countries to ensure that at-risk Afghans have options for safe passage. We have evacuated around 8,000 British Nationals to date. We are continuing to work as hard as we can to get more people out.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/10/2021 16:17:42 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas