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1242637

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date	13/10/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	USA: RAF Croughton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What information the US Administration is required to provide to his Department on its activities at RAF Croughton.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	907478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The US military stationed at RAF Croughton are covered by the Ministry of Defence and governed by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and Visiting Forces Act. Under an arrangement reached in 1995 there is also an Annex of the US Embassy in London based at RAF Croughton. The US Embassy, including the Croughton Annex, is under the same obligations as any other diplomatic mission.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations they must notify us of the appointment of members of the mission, their arrival and their final departure or the termination of their functions; and the arrival and final departure of members of their families. They must also notify us if someone becomes, or ceases to be, a member of such a family. These obligations apply as much to US Embassy staff at the Annex at RAF Croughton as they do in London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/10/2020 15:58:04 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1241795

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 granted an extension to their Leave to Remain in the last 12 months with No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	100882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>In the year ending June 2020, there were 357,273 extensions of stay in the UK granted, the majority of which</p><p>would have the No Recourse to Public Funds condition imposed. See Exe_01: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F910110%2Fextentions-summary-jun-2020-tables.xlsx&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f1df61d3946467c67c708d86f55e3fc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381762084361413&amp;sdata=HoHgLU90GKXbIflzMP7lL%2FPS3BVmpBSqzDlXJpVw9JE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/910110/extentions-summary-jun-2020-tables.xlsx</a></p><p>Across in-country extension routes (not including Settlement), only the ‘family and human rights’ categories have the No Recourse to Public Funds lifted at the initial decision point. All other grants of limited leave(as shown in published statistics) would have the NRPF condition applied. Should a person’s financial circumstances change and they are on a ‘family and human rights’ category, then they may apply for the NRPF condition to be lift through a Destitution Change of Circumstances application. Data on Destitution Change of Circumstances can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f1df61d3946467c67c708d86f55e3fc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381762084361413&amp;sdata=wn34GSZDU5zk4kFO4Yj2alDVG57XtUUEXJAkbHwgX2g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>.</p><p>The table below shows further analysis of the initial decision for grants, in the year ending June 2020, made in those routes where the condition may not have been applied, giving an indication of how many grantsdo not have the No Recourse to Public Funds condition imposed at this initial point of extension.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No Recourse to Public Funds</p></td><td><p>Recourse to Public Funds</p></td><td><p>% No Recourse to Public Funds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 Q3</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>27,768</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 Q4</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>25,314</p></td><td><p>3,222</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q1</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>21,411</p></td><td><p>2,608</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q2</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Across in-country extension routes (not including Settlement), only the ‘family and human rights’ categories have the No Recourse to Public Funds lifted at the initial decision point. All other grants of limited leave would have the NRPF condition applied. Should a person’s financial circumstances change, then they may apply for the NRPF condition to be lift through a Destitution Change of Circumstances. Data on Destitution</p><p>Change of Circumstances can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbdbcd2b79d2f47ca768608d86f501316%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381737010591571&amp;sdata=z0imDIoO7WvcwQSN9Tzen5jGAd%2BwIuV898IuQU%2FzkYE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 15:37:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1240292

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the sustainability of outdoor education facilities affected by covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	98861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The guidance for full school opening enables schools to resume educational day visits but continues to advise against UK overnight educational residential visits. This guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>The Department’s educational visits advice is in line with guidance from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and will be reviewed again in November 2020. Information on support for businesses impacted by COVID-19 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/10/2020 15:13:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1240406

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Test and Trace Support Payment: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people with No Recourse to Public Funds are eligible to apply for the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	98862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>To be eligible for the Test and Trace Support Payment, an individual must be employed or self-employed, unable to work from home, and currently receiving Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, income-based Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit and/or Pension Credit.</p><p>Where an individual is not in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits but meets the other eligibility criteria and may face financial hardship if they have to self-isolate, local authorities can make a £500 discretionary payment. Depending on their individual circumstances, people who have no recourse to public funds may be eligible for a discretionary payment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/11/2020 11:08:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53033 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1238741

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 19 March 2020, Official Report, column 1168, on Windrush Lessons Learned Review, what progress she has made on looking into the treatment of the overseas students falsely accused of cheating in English language tests; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	96744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Shortly after the oral statement in March I met with the Rt Hon member and subsequently met with some of his constituents affected by this this issue.</p><p>During our meeting I explained the position we were taking on this subject.</p><p>I have recently asked my officials for further advice on the specific issue he raised around what leave is granted to those who are found not to have practiced deception, but who do not otherwise qualify for leave as a result of their Article 8 rights.</p><p>I will write to the Rt Hon member with a further update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/10/2020 14:43:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1238743

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Welfare Delivery on 25 June 2020 Official Report, column 1455, what progress she has made on implementing the Court of Appeal judgment of 22 June 2020 in the case of Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v. the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	96745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In its deliberations, the Court of Appeal recognised the complexity of the issue which the Department is working to resolve for claimants as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to bring forward legislation to address the issues raised by the Court of Appeal, so that in future for cases affected by this issue monthly earnings can be reallocated to another assessment period, which means that only one set of earnings should be taken into account rather than two.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/10/2020 17:04:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1236145

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Blood Diseases: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 on the vulnerability of people living with (a) beta-thalassaemia, (b) sickle cell disease and (c) other haemoglobinopathies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	92668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>NHS England, as part of its response to COVID-19, has worked closely with the Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centres (HCCs) across the country to provide an expert clinical panel to understand, assess and inform on the effect of COVID for patients with beta-thalassemia, sickle cell disease and other haemoglobinopathies. The HCC teams formed an HCC COVID-19 specific group to meet weekly from 20 April.</p><p>The HCC COVID-19 group are now able to collect real time COVID-19 specific data which has found that patients with haemoglobinopathies were affected by COVID-19. This was found to be in older patients and with other medical conditions, and was fully explored and published by the group. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://haematologica.org/article/view/haematol.2020.259440" target="_blank">https://haematologica.org/article/view/haematol.2020.259440</a></p><p>In response to the pandemic the clinical services have adapted the delivery of clinical practices to support patients safely. One example of this has been achieved through redesigning outpatient appointments to run through virtual clinics. The teams have been able to stay in touch with patients providing advice and support alongside clinical care throughout this period.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 14:24:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 49829 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1234155

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 change of conditions applicants with no recourse to public funds were required to respond to a request for additional information in each quarter since the third quarter of 2017; and what proportion of those applications were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	89586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Following previous questions and the commitment given to UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), Change of Conditions information is now part of the transparency data which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CClaire.MacCormac1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C79efffd19db94705397d08d858b7b79a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637356893362295720&amp;sdata=vemJAzel3ZzElus8LjU0kVbDHyTagYP1noWNdKQm30I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>. The relevant data is in tab CoC_01.</p><p>Currently we cannot provide the data that you have requested because this information is not readily available and would require a more detailed examination of all Change of Conditions cases to establish whether the data requested is held and would meet the quality requirements for release.</p><p>As part of the regular publication of this data the Home Office will review whether the data can be meaningfully broken down any further. The next update of this data is due to be published in November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 89587 89588 89589 89590 question first answered 22/09/2020 15:26:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1234156

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 change of conditions applications made by people with to no recourse to public funds were successful following administrative review in each quarter since the third quarter of 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	89587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Following previous questions and the commitment given to UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), Change of Conditions information is now part of the transparency data which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CClaire.MacCormac1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C79efffd19db94705397d08d858b7b79a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637356893362295720&amp;sdata=vemJAzel3ZzElus8LjU0kVbDHyTagYP1noWNdKQm30I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>. The relevant data is in tab CoC_01.</p><p>Currently we cannot provide the data that you have requested because this information is not readily available and would require a more detailed examination of all Change of Conditions cases to establish whether the data requested is held and would meet the quality requirements for release.</p><p>As part of the regular publication of this data the Home Office will review whether the data can be meaningfully broken down any further. The next update of this data is due to be published in November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 89586 89588 89589 89590 question first answered 22/09/2020 15:26:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1234157

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reasons for refusal were given to unsuccessful change of conditions applications from people with no recourse to public funds, in each quarter since quarter 3 of 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	89588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Following previous questions and the commitment given to UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), Change of Conditions information is now part of the transparency data which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CClaire.MacCormac1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C79efffd19db94705397d08d858b7b79a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637356893362295720&amp;sdata=vemJAzel3ZzElus8LjU0kVbDHyTagYP1noWNdKQm30I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>. The relevant data is in tab CoC_01.</p><p>Currently we cannot provide the data that you have requested because this information is not readily available and would require a more detailed examination of all Change of Conditions cases to establish whether the data requested is held and would meet the quality requirements for release.</p><p>As part of the regular publication of this data the Home Office will review whether the data can be meaningfully broken down any further. The next update of this data is due to be published in November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 89586 89587 89589 89590 question first answered 22/09/2020 15:26:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms