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760926

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the (a) efficacy of procedures and (b) adequacy of the time taken to process visit visas for Malawians.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>UKVI continually reviews its global visa operation to improve performance and ensure value for money while maintaining excellent customer service.</p><p>UKVI’s published timescale for processing standard visa applications is three weeks (15 working days) for straightforward non-settlement applications and12 weeks (60 working days) for straightforward settlement applications.</p><p>If an application is not straightforward and expected to take longer than the standard processing timescale, UKVI will write to the customer within the standard processing time and explain what will happen next.</p><p>We also offer a Priority Visa Service for Malawi nationals who wish to pay to have a decision expedited.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:57:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760942

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Citizens Advice Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8081, on what date he will next meet with representatives of Citizens Advice Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department receives a large number of requests for the ministerial team and officials to meet with stakeholders to discuss a variety of issues on a regular basis and each invitation is considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 105390 question first answered 09/10/2017 14:31:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760943

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Women against State Pension Inequality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8090, on what date he will next meet with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department receives a large number of requests for the ministerial team and officials to meet with stakeholders to discuss a variety of issues on a regular basis and each invitation is considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 105392 question first answered 09/10/2017 14:31:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760957

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number and (b) average age was of state pension recipients in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Please find the response to your question in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Age</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,020,020</p></td><td><p>74.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>10,001,160</p></td><td><p>74.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>647,330</p></td><td><p>74.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, February 2017.</em></p><p><em>Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p><em>Averages are means.</em></p><p> </p><p>There are additionally 430 persons resident in Great Britain whose location is unknown.</p><p>DWP does not administer State Pensions for Northern Ireland. The figures above relate solely to those that are administered by the DWP.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 17:09:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760126

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Biometrics
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 11 September 2017 to Question 8184, on immigration: biometrics, what the timetable is for that review to be completed; and if she will ensure the publication of a report setting out the findings of that review.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>As per answer of 11 September 2017, there is no specific review of the biometric process underway. UK Visas and Immigration is, however are committed to the principles of continuous improvement in all areas and to applying these to ensure processes are efficient and effective.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:13:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760127

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Glasgow East
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 12 September 2017 to Question 7641, how many asylum cases had an initial decision made in the year prior to 30 June 2017 for applicants who gave a last address which was within Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The latest release of the asylum transparency agenda can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:16:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760128

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visit visas issued to Malawi nationals expired unused during the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:58:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760174

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the average amount deducted from housing benefit claimants in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Great Britain due to the removal of the spare room subsidy in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The available information for Housing Benefit claims with removal of the spare room subsidy reduction, including average amount deducted, is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-benefit-caseload-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-benefit-caseload-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/10/2017 16:26:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760179

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8068, on food banks: domestic visits, whether Ministers of his Department have visited a food bank in Scotland since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Ministerial visits have been routinely published as transparency data on Gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts#history</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/10/2017 17:18:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760186

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Glasgow East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 7643, if he or a Minister of his Department will undertake to visit a company headquartered in Glasgow East constituency in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and Ministers in the Department found it extremely valuable to meet businesses from across Scotland when they last visited. Subject to Parliamentary business, we look forward to visiting again in the future.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/10/2017 12:49:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden