Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

524247

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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	Turkey: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of operating the British Embassy in Ankara and the Consulate-General in Istanbul in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	40144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>During the financial year 2015/16 the administrative cost of operating HMG’s network in Turkey was £8,598,421. For the financial year 2014/15 it was £11,085,874. For 2013/14 it was £9,402,577. For 2012/13 it was £8,462,061 and for 2011/12 it was £7,585,285.56. This includes the costs of all our missions in Turkey: the British Embassy in Ankara, the British Consulate General in Istanbul, the British Consulate in Izmir, the British Vice Consulate in Antalya, and the British Honorary Consulates in Bodrum, Fetiye and Marmaris. It does not include the cost of UK-based staff working in Turkey, which could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2016 16:02:19 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

524250

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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	Turkey: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people are part of the team working on projects to improve Turkey's prospects of joining the EU based at the British Embassy in Ankara; and what the total cost of that team was in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	40141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Four members of staff at the British Embassy in Ankara work either for all or part of their time on projects to promote reform and democratisation, as a full part of our work to promote UK interests in Turkey. The total annual cost of these staff for that project work was approximately £76,000 for Financial Year 2015/2016. This does not include the cost of the one UK-based member of staff which could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting security and prosperity across Europe, where we will continue to have close relationships and mutual interests.</p><p>In countries aspiring to join the EU, our bilateral focus will remain on strengthening stability, security, good governance and the economic fundamentals; and on building the resilience and capability to tackle global threats and challenges such as irregular migration and terrorism.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2016 15:58:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

524251

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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	Turkey: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings the team working on projects to improve Turkey's prospects of joining the EU, based at the British Embassy in Ankara, have had with representatives of the Turkish government in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	40142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text Staff in the projects team at the British Embassy in Ankara regularly meet their Turkish Government counterparts on a range of business, including promoting reform and democratisation towards European standards. The UK remains committed to supporting security and prosperity across Europe, where we will continue to have close relationships and mutual interests. In countries aspiring to join the EU, our bilateral focus will remain on strengthening stability, security, good governance and the economic fundamentals; and on building the resilience and capability to tackle global threats and challenges such as irregular migration and terrorism. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2016 16:00:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

524289

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lichfield Trent Valley Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work to commence on providing disabled access to all platforms at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station in response to his Department's review of the Access for all programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	40101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We are working with Network Rail to identify how Access for All projects will be delivered and we will be responding to the Hendy Report later this year. The majority of projects should still be delivered by 2019 or have a design completed so that they can start work on site as soon as available funding allows. Option selection and design work for the project at Lichfield Trent Valley is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/06/2016 12:43:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

523868

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many county councils have closed down their children's centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet the needs of local families. Local authorities must also consult fully before any significant changes are made to children’s centre services.</p><p>All 27 county councils in England have children’s centre sites open to families and children providing children's centre services as part of a network.</p><p>According to data supplied to the department by local authorities, at end May 2016, eight county councils had closed some sites within their children’s centre networks.</p><p>An independent survey carried out by the national children’s charity, 4Children (published October 2015) estimated more than a million children and families were using children’s centres.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 29/06/2016 14:36:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

523889

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Type 26 frigate will be able to operate across the full range of climatic conditions in which the Royal Navy operates.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	39921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Type 26 Global Combat Ship will be designed for joint and multinational operations from the tropics and Arabian Gulf in the summer to the sub-Arctic. The ship's design will accommodate a broad range of environmental conditions to deliver a globally deployable ship throughout its planned life.</p><p>I am withholding further detail as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2016 15:43:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

523897

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British citizens are resident in each European Union member state; how many from each of those states are resident in the UK; and in each case how many are of pensionable age.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>There is no legal obligation on a British citizen living overseas to register with the British Embassy, but the UN estimated that in mid-2015 there were more than 1.2 million UK citizens living permanently elsewhere in the EU. These estimates do not include British citizens travelling or residing for part of the year in another Member State.</p><p> </p><p>* Population of UK citizens permanently resident in the European Union; UN estimate, mid-2015</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL UK IN EU</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,216.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>27.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>18.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>185.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>103.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>254.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>65.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>49.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>308.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Office for National Statistics data show that, between January and December 2014, there were approximately 2.9 million European Union member state nationals resident in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>* Population resident in the United Kingdom, excluding some residents in communal establishments, by nationality; ONS statistics August 2015 (2014 data)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL EU IN UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,940</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are many different ways of defining and calculating migration data so different sources will not necessarily be comparable.</p><p> </p><p>No information is available on the numbers of UK and EU citizens in receipt of a UK State Pension broken down by nationality. This is because the UK State Pension is a contributory based pension, where nationality or citizenship do not form part of the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>There is no data available on the number of European Union member state nationals resident in the UK who are of pensionable age.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/06/2016 15:37:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

523902

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to extend the operational life of the Type 23 frigate.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	39922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend further the out of service dates for the Type 23 Frigates.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2016 15:32:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

523996

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were prevented from travelling to the UK by the authority to carry scheme in each month of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	39971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Authority to Carry Scheme 2015, made under sections 22 and 23 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, entered into force on 31 March 2015. Our records indicate that for each full month of its operation to date the number of individuals in respect of whom a carrier was refused authority to carry to the UK has been as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of individuals in respect of whom a carrier was refused authority to carry to the UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April/15</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May/15</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June/15</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July/15</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August/15</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September/15</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October/15</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November/15</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December/15</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January/16</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February/16</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March/16</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April/16</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May/16</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total: 1,132</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p>Individuals liable to be subject of a refusal of authority to carry include those who have been excluded from the UK, who have been deported from the UK and those who are using an invalid travel document such as a lost, stolen or cancelled passport.</p><p>The details of the Scheme are published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/authority-to-carry-scheme-2015</p><p>The operation of the Scheme is just one part of the Government’s multi-layered approach to border security.</p><p>This includes the Home Secretary’s power to excluded individuals whose presence in the UK she considers is not conducive to the public good or is justified on public security grounds; a visa regime where applicants are subject to checks before a visa is issued and applications may be refused; guidance to airlines to help them decide who is incorrectly documented and should not travel to the UK and checks on all passengers arriving at the border on scheduled services which can result in refusal of entry to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/07/2016 09:15:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

524000

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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 applications for visitor visas from each country were accepted in the most recent year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	39999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Entry clearance visa cases resolved in 2015 by nationality:visitor visas (including dependants). </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>of which</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td><p>Resolved/Decisions</p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p>% Granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>2,225,339</p></td><td><p>1,914,072</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>421,302</p></td><td><p>397,764</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>411,576</p></td><td><p>367,243</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>131,540</p></td><td><p>88,367</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>114,383</p></td><td><p>109,717</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>104,555</p></td><td><p>103,534</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>96,824</p></td><td><p>89,665</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>92,274</p></td><td><p>90,788</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>90,414</p></td><td><p>44,989</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>87,484</p></td><td><p>86,991</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>61,790</p></td><td><p>58,000</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>40,830</p></td><td><p>32,869</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>40,315</p></td><td><p>35,867</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>34,659</p></td><td><p>27,671</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>33,253</p></td><td><p>31,911</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>26,533</p></td><td><p>15,251</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>24,199</p></td><td><p>17,722</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>23,413</p></td><td><p>22,636</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>21,713</p></td><td><p>9,389</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>21,290</p></td><td><p>14,851</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>17,750</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>14,997</p></td><td><p>12,822</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>14,827</p></td><td><p>13,115</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>14,371</p></td><td><p>11,897</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>14,255</p></td><td><p>8,152</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>13,674</p></td><td><p>11,822</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>12,988</p></td><td><p>12,429</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>11,896</p></td><td><p>10,858</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>10,955</p></td><td><p>10,778</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>9,884</p></td><td><p>6,287</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>9,873</p></td><td><p>8,823</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>9,419</p></td><td><p>2,717</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>9,101</p></td><td><p>8,577</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>8,288</p></td><td><p>8,238</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>7,377</p></td><td><p>6,813</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>7,292</p></td><td><p>5,235</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>7,263</p></td><td><p>7,240</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>7,101</p></td><td><p>4,995</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>6,732</p></td><td><p>4,681</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>6,696</p></td><td><p>6,372</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>6,183</p></td><td><p>2,414</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>5,968</p></td><td><p>4,041</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>5,738</p></td><td><p>4,871</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>5,362</p></td><td><p>4,169</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Refugee</p></td><td><p>5,290</p></td><td><p>3,702</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>4,941</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>4,796</p></td><td><p>4,141</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>4,416</p></td><td><p>3,116</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>4,094</p></td><td><p>2,771</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>3,835</p></td><td><p>2,224</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>3,665</p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>3,586</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>3,423</p></td><td><p>3,207</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>3,142</p></td><td><p>2,238</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>3,134</p></td><td><p>2,739</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>1,457</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td><td><p>2,778</p></td><td><p>2,076</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>2,711</p></td><td><p>689</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>2,627</p></td><td><p>1,121</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,156</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Gambia, The</p></td><td><p>2,544</p></td><td><p>1,063</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td><td><p>1,926</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>2,452</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>2,393</p></td><td><p>981</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>2,356</p></td><td><p>2,237</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>2,065</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ivory Coast</p></td><td><p>1,998</p></td><td><p>1,346</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other and unknown</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>1,387</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>1,847</p></td><td><p>1,558</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>1,016</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>1,524</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td><td><p>1,316</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>1,256</p></td><td><p>1,235</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>1,042</p></td><td><p>832</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>1,027</p></td><td><p>944</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>984</p></td><td><p>901</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>975</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>734</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>771</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkmenistan</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>692</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p>649</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Congo</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>583</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Laos</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Madagascar</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Gabon</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burkina</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Haiti</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Comoros</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sudan (South)</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Korea (South)</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stateless</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bhutan</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Chad</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Niger</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Surinam</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guinea-Bissau</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cape Verde</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other nationalities</p></td><td><p>778</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>2,225,339</p></td><td><p>1,914,072</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>*Non-visa national. Such nationalities do not normally require a visa to enter the UK as a visitor for stays of less than 6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Proportion of visitor visas granted relate to visas for which a decision was made in 2015, and may include cases where applications were made in 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data based on nationality as recorded; data shown for nationalites with at least 100 cases decided</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Immigration Statistics January-March 2016, visas volume 1 table vi_01_q</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>and corresponding datasets.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The proportion granted varies by nationality reflecting a number of factors, including the evidence submitted in individual applications, whether applicants are eligible, and UKVI’s assessment of whether an applicant is a genuine visitor. Detailed information on how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/07/2016 15:23:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman