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940667

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Reciprocal Arrangements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has a visa reciprocity agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	163796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The current list of countries whose citizens require a visa to come to the UK is at Appendix 2 to Appendix V of the Immigration Rules.</p><p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes are always taken considering a range of factors. These will vary globally, but often include security, compliance, returns, prosperity and can included reciprocal arrangements for UK nationals.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2018 14:43:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

895544

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EEA Nationals: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy that citizens of European Economic Area countries will be exempt from the immigration health surcharge after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	140066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>EU citizens and their family members who are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement will continue to be able to access healthcare as they do now - exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge. The Government has been clear that it also wants to secure a similar agreement on citizens’ rights with the non-EU EEA states (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).</p><p>Future arrangements on immigration policy after the end of the implementation period are to be confirmed. We will want to ensure that any decisions on the long-term arrangements are based on evidence and engagement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 16:49:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

935097

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department will provide financial assistance to low-income applicants for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	161146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>As I set out in my Statement to the House on the EU Settlement Scheme (OR col X, re June 2018), applications for the EU Settlement Scheme will cost £65 for adults, with a reduced fee of £32.50 for children under 16. There will be no fee for looked after children. The process will be particularly straightforward for those who already hold a valid permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain document, which they will be able to exchange for settled status free of charge.</p><p>The application process is being designed with users in mind, and the Home Office is engaging regularly with stakeholders. This includes monthly meetings of user groups including those who represent EU citizens in the UK, employers, EU27 consulates and the European Commission, and groups representing vulnerable users, to discuss and understand their needs for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>We have published the fees now in order to give EU citizens and their family members clarity and sufficient time ahead of the deadline (for those who are resident by 31 December 2020) of 30 June 2021, to apply for documentation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 161145 question first answered 10/07/2018 15:12:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

926957

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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 his Department has undertaken a risk analysis of the Settled Status scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	155273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the scale of the challenge, and work is well underway to build the EU Settlement Scheme from scratch, with new processes, technology, rules and support for applicants. As is standard for government’s approach to delivery of programmes, we have in place project management tools designed to detect and mitigate risks, provide additional confidence and ensure safe delivery of the Scheme</p><p>We will be providing further detail on the Scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/06/2018 13:21:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

921969

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	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, whether his Department has set performance targets for immigration caseworkers on decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	152142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Published data on performance against service standards for immigration applications made in the UK and from overseas, and the proportion of those cases classified as non-straightforward, can be found here: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a>)</p><p>To meet these service standards, case-working functions allocate workload in an appropriate manner and as such there are a number of different objectives and targets in place. These are dependent on the level of experience and seniority of individual caseworkers across the different UKVI case-working routes and also take into account any reasonable adjustments required in order to fulfil our statutory duties under the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/06/2018 14:35:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

926689

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether existing family members of UK nationals resident in the EU will be entitled to residency in the UK after December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	154695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Although not covered by the draft Withdrawal Agreement on citizens’ rights, as a matter of domestic policy, where family members of UK nationals who have exercised their Treaty rights in another EU Member State are lawfully resident in the UK under regulation 9 of the 2016 Regulations by 31 December 2020, it is our intention that they will be eligible to apply for status under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Those who arrive in the UK after 31 December 2020 will be subject to the future immigration arrangements which are yet to be decided.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 11:04:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

926688

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	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 provision he plans to make for carers in the test for self-sufficiency for EU nationals applying for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	154694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>There will be no test for self-sufficiency for those applying for settled status. As a matter of domestic policy, we have decided that the main requirement for eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme will be continuous residence in the UK. Applicants will not need to demonstrate that they met the relevant requirements in the Free Movement Directive as to permitted activity.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/06/2018 13:59:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

935096

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has with user groups on the proposed fees for an application for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	161145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>As I set out in my Statement to the House on the EU Settlement Scheme (OR col X, re June 2018), applications for the EU Settlement Scheme will cost £65 for adults, with a reduced fee of £32.50 for children under 16. There will be no fee for looked after children. The process will be particularly straightforward for those who already hold a valid permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain document, which they will be able to exchange for settled status free of charge.</p><p>The application process is being designed with users in mind, and the Home Office is engaging regularly with stakeholders. This includes monthly meetings of user groups including those who represent EU citizens in the UK, employers, EU27 consulates and the European Commission, and groups representing vulnerable users, to discuss and understand their needs for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>We have published the fees now in order to give EU citizens and their family members clarity and sufficient time ahead of the deadline (for those who are resident by 31 December 2020) of 30 June 2021, to apply for documentation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 161146 question first answered 10/07/2018 15:12:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

931132

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without withdrawal agreement on (a) EU nationals in the UK and (b) UK nationals in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	157124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not want or expect a no deal outcome. As the Prime Minister set out in her speech in Florence, we have a responsibility to make this change work smoothly and sensibly and we are confident that we can find a way forward that makes a success of EU exit for all of our people</p><p>We have made significant progress on citizens’ rights and other issues since negotiations began last year. The draft Withdrawal Agreement of 19 March 2018 includes agreed legal text on citizens’ rights. <br>The UK Government and the European Commission have consistently stated that providing certainty for citizens is a priority and we believe it would be very unlikely for the deal on citizens’ rights agreed early on to be reopened. <br>Furthermore, the Prime Minister has been clear on this point, including in her open letter to EU citizens on 19 October 2017: “EU citizens who have made their lives in the UK have made a huge contribution to our country. And we want them and their families to stay. I couldn’t be clearer: EU citizens living lawfully in the UK today will be able to stay.”</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/06/2018 13:58:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

935093

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	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 assessment he has made of the additional resources the Independent Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration will require to monitor EU citizens’ rights.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	161142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Chief Inspector or Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) will continue to inspect the Border and Immigration System, which includes the processing of EU citizens’ cases, as set out in statute and the ICIBI’s published inspection plan covering 2018-2020.</p><p>The ICIBI is resourced to deliver against this inspection plan, and as such there are no immediate plans to undertake an assessment of additional resource requirements.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/07/2018 15:03:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield