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1050159

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department plans to take to directly contact elderly citizens to inform them that they must make online Biometric applications for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</p><p>Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</p><p>When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 213251 213252 213254 213255 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:27:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1050160

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the funding for advertising the settled status scheme was spent on online advertising in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.</del></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">All EU Settlement Scheme advertising since March 2018 has been digital, using online channels. (This was a campaign from March 2018 to July 2018).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A broader range of channels will be used for advertising from March 2019.</ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 16:27:05 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2019 14:47:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 99811 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1050161

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) elderly people and (b) disabled people are able to apply for settled status if they do not have access to a computer or smartphone.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</p><p>Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</p><p>When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 213250 213251 213254 213255 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:27:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1050162

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will ensure that elderly people residing in the UK without UK citizenship are provided with information on the need to apply for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</p><p>Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</p><p>When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 17:30:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1050163

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements his Department has made to ensure that elderly people required to apply for settled status who cannot use a computer and do not live near a Home Office centre can make an application.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</p><p>Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</p><p>When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 213250 213251 213252 213255 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:27:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1050164

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements his Department has made to support elderly people who do not possess (a) a biometric passport, (b) a biometric driving licence or (c) another form of biometric identification to make an application for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</p><p>Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</p><p>When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 213250 213251 213252 213254 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:27:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1050165

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Government has had with his EU27 countries on whether they will directly contact their citizens residing in the UK to encourage them to apply for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	213256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>I have met many ambassadors from EU Member States to discuss citizens’ rights and the EU Settlement Scheme, and requested they share information about the Scheme with their citizens in the UK and encourage them to apply.</p><p>Home Office officials also hold monthly meetings with representatives of the EU27 about the EU Settlement Scheme to discuss the design and development of the Scheme. The meetings have included discussions about communications, and materials which EU27 consulates and embassies might find useful to help inform their citizens.</p><p>Home Office officials have also taken part in many events hosted by EU27 consulates and embassies aimed at informing their citizens about the Scheme and sources of information.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 16:55:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1043743

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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	Universal Credit
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 17 January to Question 208315 on universal credit, which stakeholders her Department is working with to design the managed migration process.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	210033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with a diverse group of around 80 stakeholder organisations to ensure the widest possible range of insights are played into the design of the process to move existing claimants who do not have a change in circumstances onto Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to engaging with these stakeholders in a respectful and professional manner and it would not reflect our agreed working relationship of partnership, reciprocation and trust for us to name those stakeholders participating without first seeking their express permission.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/01/2019 17:25:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1039027

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for universal credit have been made in the Welsh language.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	207167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit claims in the Welsh language is available to anyone making a new claim in Wales now that roll-out is complete.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Welsh Language Scheme also offers legacy claimants the ability to be communicated with, orally or written, via the medium of Welsh; they do not have to wait to be moved over to Universal Credit via managed migration to take advantage of Welsh language services.</p><p> </p><p>Our internal data suggests that 290 Universal Credit claimants (or 1.6% of new claims made in Wales since 5 December 2018) have declared a Welsh language preference.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed to pilot the initial approach to migration slowly and gradually, but (as set out in Written Statement <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2019-01-11&amp;answered-to=2019-01-11&amp;dept=29" target="_blank">HCWS1243</a> on 11 January 2019) this does not affect the timeline for the overall delivery of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207168 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:30:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1039030

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of delaying the managed migration aspect of universal credit on the ability to make a universal credit application in Welsh.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	207168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit claims in the Welsh language is available to anyone making a new claim in Wales now that roll-out is complete.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Welsh Language Scheme also offers legacy claimants the ability to be communicated with, orally or written, via the medium of Welsh; they do not have to wait to be moved over to Universal Credit via managed migration to take advantage of Welsh language services.</p><p> </p><p>Our internal data suggests that 290 Universal Credit claimants (or 1.6% of new claims made in Wales since 5 December 2018) have declared a Welsh language preference.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed to pilot the initial approach to migration slowly and gradually, but (as set out in Written Statement <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2019-01-11&amp;answered-to=2019-01-11&amp;dept=29" target="_blank">HCWS1243</a> on 11 January 2019) this does not affect the timeline for the overall delivery of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207167 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:30:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams