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1029560

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will define a (a) high-skilled, (b) medium-skilled and (c) low-skilled migrant in the context of The UK's future skills-based immigration system White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	204528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels. High-skilled roles require skills at degree level or above (RQF 6 and above); medium-skilled require skills between A-Level and Foundation Degree, or equivalent (RQF 3-5) and lower-skilled roles include those at GCSE level or below (below RQF 3).</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skill levels will be set out in codes of practice. The existing codes of practice for our current main immigration work route under Tier 2 can be found at Appendix J of the published immigration rules, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204529 question first answered 07/01/2019 12:59:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029561

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what occupations would be considered (a) high-skilled, (b) medium-skilled and (c) low-skilled in the context of The UK's future skills-based immigration system White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	204529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels. High-skilled roles require skills at degree level or above (RQF 6 and above); medium-skilled require skills between A-Level and Foundation Degree, or equivalent (RQF 3-5) and lower-skilled roles include those at GCSE level or below (below RQF 3).</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skill levels will be set out in codes of practice. The existing codes of practice for our current main immigration work route under Tier 2 can be found at Appendix J of the published immigration rules, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204528 question first answered 07/01/2019 12:59:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029563

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, which countries his Department has identified as a high risk of abuse of the immigration system.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	204530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be higher will usually be subject to our visa regime and will be visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:41:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029564

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, which countries his Department has identified as a low risk of abuse of the immigration system.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	204531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be lower will not usually be subject to our visa regime and will be non-visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:42:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1027614

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Innovation and Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the planned publication date is of the third wave of the Science and Innovation Audits.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	203356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The wave three Science and Innovation Audit (SIA) reports will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/01/2019 15:45:10 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1023945

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on ending violence against children in the Rohingya.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	201701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the risk of violence to Rohingya children in Bangladesh. Of our latest £70m funding to the Rohingya crisis, up to 18% is devoted to protection of rights for refugees, including prevention and monitoring of exploitation and abuse, support to survivors of sexual and gender based violence and strong safeguarding and referral practices by service providers in the camps. This includes: 30 child friendly spaces to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support; child protection monitoring systems in camps; and support to survivors of violence and trafficking. We have funded improved camp lighting to help keep the most vulnerable Rohingya safer. DFID conducts thorough due diligence processes with all funding and will only work with partners with strong safeguards in place.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 600,000 Rohingya, including children, are still in Rakhine State and are vulnerable. The UK supports agencies that have access to those that remain, such as International Committee of the Red Cross. The UK continues to press for unhindered humanitarian access to Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201702 question first answered 17/12/2018 14:25:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1023948

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to monitor its spending on ending violence against children in the Rohingya crisis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	201702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the risk of violence to Rohingya children in Bangladesh. Of our latest £70m funding to the Rohingya crisis, up to 18% is devoted to protection of rights for refugees, including prevention and monitoring of exploitation and abuse, support to survivors of sexual and gender based violence and strong safeguarding and referral practices by service providers in the camps. This includes: 30 child friendly spaces to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support; child protection monitoring systems in camps; and support to survivors of violence and trafficking. We have funded improved camp lighting to help keep the most vulnerable Rohingya safer. DFID conducts thorough due diligence processes with all funding and will only work with partners with strong safeguards in place.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 600,000 Rohingya, including children, are still in Rakhine State and are vulnerable. The UK supports agencies that have access to those that remain, such as International Committee of the Red Cross. The UK continues to press for unhindered humanitarian access to Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201701 question first answered 17/12/2018 14:25:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

997486

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to support sanctions on the leaders of the Myanmar armed forces and Government as a result of alleged recent war crimes in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	907359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary visited Burma in September, including Rakhine. The situation is grave. He met Aung San Suu Kyi and told her clear accountability for those responsible for atrocities was critical. The UK initiated the EU’s new sanctions on seven military commanders and a strengthened arms embargo. The Foreign Secretary told the Foreign Affairs Council we would likely need to take further action in response to the UN Fact Finding Mission report. We are now discussing options for further EU sanctions with member states, including whether to sanction the Commander-in-Chief and his Deputy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/10/2018 16:43:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

968956

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding in relation to programming for the nations of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	906663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to the future of minority language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>The BBC Charter, agreed with government, sets out a clear commitment to Welsh and Gaelic language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>The BBC must also support the creative economies of each nation and this hugely positive impact can be seen in the world class creative hubs of Glasgow and Cardiff</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/09/2018 10:50:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

934329

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scots Gaelic Language
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 25 June 2018 to Question 155850, what steps his Department is taking to enable Gaelic speakers to complete official documents for (a) the Department for Work and Pensions and (b) other government departments in their native language.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	160286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Office and wider UK Government would support anyone who requires such assistance on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2018 09:21:42 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan