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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-03more like thismore than 2024-09-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to raise the minimum income requirement for family immigration visas to £34,000; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of such an increase on (a) Leicester and (b) other low average income areas. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Shockat Adam more like this
uin 4091 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-11more like thismore than 2024-09-11
answer text <p>The financial requirements for the Family Immigration Rules include the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) which is currently set at £29,000 and is intended to maintain the economic wellbeing of the UK whilst respecting family life.</p><p>The Home Secretary has announced her intention to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules.</p><p>Conducting a review of the financial requirements across the family routes will ensure we have a clear and consistent system. There will be no changes to the current threshold of £29,000, or the ways in which the MIR can be met, until the MAC review is complete.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
answering member printed Seema Malhotra more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-09-11T10:34:13.153Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-11T10:34:13.153Z
answering member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
tabling member 5120
1722282
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-19more like thismore than 2024-07-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating an emergency family reunion visa scheme for people affected by the conflict in Israel and Palestine. more like this
tabling member constituency Salford more like this
tabling member printed
Rebecca Long Bailey more like this
uin 803 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-29more like thismore than 2024-07-29
answer text <p>Currently, those affected by the conflict in Israel and Palestine who wish to join family members in the UK can do so via the existing range of routes available.</p><p>Any application for a UK visa will be assessed against the requirements of the Immigration Rules. Immediate family members of British citizens and those settled in the UK who wish to come and live in the UK can apply under one of the existing family visa routes.</p><p> </p><p>There are also routes available for dependants of those who are in the UK on a work or student route.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals with protection status or settlement on a protection route may sponsor their partner or child (under 18), to join or stay with them in the UK, providing they formed part of the pre-flight family unit before the sponsor fled their country to seek protection.</p><p> </p><p>When the visa application has been received consideration will be given to compelling, compassionate and exceptional circumstances.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
answering member printed Seema Malhotra more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-29T16:05:37.633Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-29T16:05:37.633Z
answering member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
tabling member
4396
label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey more like this
1722291
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-19more like thismore than 2024-07-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on changes to the level of the baseline minimum salary for family visas for spouses and partners. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Sorcha Eastwood more like this
uin 846 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-29more like thismore than 2024-07-29
answer text <p>The new Home Secretary will decide on the future of current Home Office policies in due course. Any changes will be announced to Parliament.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
answering member printed Seema Malhotra more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-29T16:06:19.167Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-29T16:06:19.167Z
answering member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
tabling member 5125
1722292
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-19more like thismore than 2024-07-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on whether social care workers should be able to bring their dependents to the UK on their visa. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Sorcha Eastwood more like this
uin 847 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-29more like thismore than 2024-07-29
answer text <p>The new Home Secretary will decide on the future of current Home Office policies in due course. Any changes will be announced to Parliament in the normal way.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
answering member printed Seema Malhotra more like this
grouped question UIN 845 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-29T16:11:27.843Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-29T16:11:27.843Z
answering member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
tabling member 5125
1715018
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 30 April 2024 to Question 23225 on Visas: Families, how many staff have been (a) recruited and (b) re-deployed to his Department's Family and Human Rights Unit. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh North and Leith more like this
tabling member printed
Deidre Brock more like this
uin 24252 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-09more like thismore than 2024-05-09
answer text <p>Whilst this information is recorded on our systems, it is not in a reportable format.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-09T16:51:24.893Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-09T16:51:24.893Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4417
label Biography information for Deidre Brock more like this
1713202
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) increase the number of staff recruited to his Department's Family and Human Rights Unit in the context of trends in the proportion of people relying on their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in applications for family visas. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh North and Leith more like this
tabling member printed
Deidre Brock more like this
uin 23225 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
answer text <p>Yes, we have both recruited new staff and redeployed existing staff to this area of work.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-30T15:32:56.89Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-30T15:32:56.89Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4417
label Biography information for Deidre Brock more like this
1695400
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether his Department invited representations from stakeholders prior to announcing an increase to the Minimum Income Requirement for family visas. more like this
tabling member constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale more like this
tabling member printed
Tim Farron more like this
uin 18097 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
answer text <p>The Government engages regularly with interested stakeholders including through a number of its advisory groups, when developing its policies. We did not invite representations from stakeholders specifically on the MIR prior to the announcement of 4 December 2023.</p><p>The decision to raise the MIR was taken to ensure that migration policy is supportive of the wider ambition for the UK to be a high-wage, high-productivity, high-skill economy, and help to ensure that migrants make a net positive contribution to the public finances in addition to ensuring that families would not need to have recourse to welfare and had sufficient resources to participate in British life.</p><p>Previous advice and evidence provided by the Migration Advisory Committee regarding net-fiscal contributions and access to benefits was considered when making this decision. We did not seek further advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) before making the decision to increase the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) element of the family Immigration Rules.</p><p>A child who is applying for permission after 11 April 2024 to join their parent who, prior to 11 April met the lower threshold and was granted permission, will be subject to transitional arrangements and must meet the same threshold as their parent (£18,600 plus the child component, capped at £29,000). Where they meet the threshold alongside the other requirements of the 5-year route, they will be granted on the 5-year route to settlement.</p>
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
grouped question UIN
18096 more like this
18098 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-20T11:21:59.167Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-20T11:21:59.167Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
1591
label Biography information for Tim Farron more like this
1695401
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether the joining family member of a person who (a) would have met the former threshold for family visas in force until 10 of April 2024 and (b) does not qualify under the new threshold will be placed on the 10-year route to settlement. more like this
tabling member constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale more like this
tabling member printed
Tim Farron more like this
uin 18098 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
answer text <p>The Government engages regularly with interested stakeholders including through a number of its advisory groups, when developing its policies. We did not invite representations from stakeholders specifically on the MIR prior to the announcement of 4 December 2023.</p><p>The decision to raise the MIR was taken to ensure that migration policy is supportive of the wider ambition for the UK to be a high-wage, high-productivity, high-skill economy, and help to ensure that migrants make a net positive contribution to the public finances in addition to ensuring that families would not need to have recourse to welfare and had sufficient resources to participate in British life.</p><p>Previous advice and evidence provided by the Migration Advisory Committee regarding net-fiscal contributions and access to benefits was considered when making this decision. We did not seek further advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) before making the decision to increase the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) element of the family Immigration Rules.</p><p>A child who is applying for permission after 11 April 2024 to join their parent who, prior to 11 April met the lower threshold and was granted permission, will be subject to transitional arrangements and must meet the same threshold as their parent (£18,600 plus the child component, capped at £29,000). Where they meet the threshold alongside the other requirements of the 5-year route, they will be granted on the 5-year route to settlement.</p>
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
grouped question UIN
18096 more like this
18097 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-20T11:21:59.09Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-20T11:21:59.09Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
1591
label Biography information for Tim Farron more like this
1691531
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-02-20more like thismore than 2024-02-20
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for announcing further dates on which the minimum income threshold for family visas will increase. more like this
tabling member constituency North Norfolk more like this
tabling member printed
Duncan Baker more like this
uin 901626 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-02-26more like thismore than 2024-02-26
answer text <p>Net Migration is simply too high. This is why we have set out a package of measures to reduce net migration including bring the Minimum Income Requirement for family visas is in line with the new minimum general salary threshold for Skilled Workers, which is £38,700.</p><p>We will raise the minimum income for family visas incrementally, in stages. We intend to lay the family Immigration Rules we intend to lay on 14 March which will set out that from 11 April, we will raise the threshold to £29,000, that is the 25th percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-02-26T15:44:13.78Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-26T15:44:13.78Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4784
label Biography information for Duncan Baker more like this
1689247
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-02-16more like thismore than 2024-02-16
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Families remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Reunite Families UK's report entitled UK family migration rules: spouse / partner migration rules: an initial findings report examining the mental health impact of the rules on children and families, published on 18 December 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh North and Leith more like this
tabling member printed
Deidre Brock more like this
uin 14173 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-02-26more like thismore than 2024-02-26
answer text <p>From 11 April 2024, we will raise the minimum income threshold for family visas to £29,000, that is the 25<sup>th</sup> percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas. We will incrementally increase the threshold, moving to the 40<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £34,500), and finally to the 50<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £38,700, and the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold is set) by early 2025. The dates of these changes will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have reviewed the Reunite Families Report published on 18 December 2023. We will add the findings to our evidence base when formulating future reviews into family immigration policies, including the Minimum Income Requirement.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
grouped question UIN 14161 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-02-26T17:17:25.53Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-26T17:17:25.53Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4417
label Biography information for Deidre Brock more like this