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886245

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Ministers of her Department first were made aware of immigration status difficulties affecting the Windrush generation; and what steps they took as a result.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	136440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department was made aware of the immigration status difficulties of individual cases, as flagged by members of the House and the media. The wider issue around the immigration status difficulties affecting some of the Windrush generation has come to the fore, and the attention of Ministers, in recent months. On the 16 April we set up a Taskforce to help those affected get documents they need and on 30 May, the Windrush Scheme came into force. This Scheme is designed to ensure that members of this generation, their children born in the UK and those who arrived in the UK as minors will be able to apply for citizenship, or various other immigration products, free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 13:36:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

886193

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,how many staff will be working in the newly established Windrush Generation task force; from which parts of (a) her Department and (b) other Government Departments they have been seconded; and what the timetable is for the task force to complete its work.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	136388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The team was initially set up with 20 staff members. The number of staff deployed to the team will be driven by the number of people that contact the Department for help. Additional experienced staff can be deployed from within the Department should the need arise.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/07/2018 11:11:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

886356

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which regulations her Department (a) has introduced as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016 to date and (b) expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and what estimate she has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	136551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/08/2018 answer text <p>My department has introduced 5 regulations as a result of EU legislation since 23 June 2016.</p><p>In 2018, we expect to introduce a further 4 regulations.</p><p>In 2019, we do not expect to introduce any regulations as a result of EU legislation. However, the exact number is subject to ongoing negotiations.</p><p>All regulations implementing EU legislation that have been introduced since 2013 and impact assessments, where available, can be found on <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/08/2018 13:54:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

884916

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a fast-track citizenship system for people who have lived in the UK for more than 40 years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	135904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>To support those people who have lived in the UK for a long time, on 30 May we launched the Windrush Scheme. The scheme ensures that members of the Windrush generation, their children born in the UK and who arrived in UK as minors, and others who have been in the United Kingdom for a long period of time, will be able to obtain the documents to confirm their status and, in appropriate cases, be able to obtain British citizenship free of charge.</p><p>We aim to provide a high level of service for all our customers and to everyone who uses our services. All applications to UK Visas and Immigration, including citizenship applications, will be considered in line with existing service standards and customer commitments.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2018 14:18:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

787006

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether legal assistance will be provided to unaccompanied children who are seeking to apply to live in the UK under the Dubs scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	112317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Government conducted a comprehensive consultation with local authorities across the UK in 2016 to assess capacity for the care of unaccompanied children. Following the consultation, the Government set the specified number for section 67 at 480. This is a one-off commitment. On 2 November the High Court confirmed that the Government’s approach to implementing section 67 was lawful.</p><p> </p><p>The Government maintains a continual dialogue with local authorities and Strategic Migration Partnerships. We welcome all offers from local authorities with capacity to look after unaccompanied asylum seeking children and will continue to utilise these offers to fulfil all of our existing commitments, including ensuring a more equal allocation of unaccompanied children across the country through the National Transfer Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to transferring 480 unaccompanied children from Europe under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the ‘Dubs Amendment’). Over 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. Children have been transferred this year from France under section 67 and transfers are ongoing. On 10 March, the Government published the basis on which further transfers under section 67 will take place:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632633/Dubs_policy_statement_-_update.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632633/Dubs_policy_statement_-_update.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible, children need to have been present in Europe before 20 March 2016, and it be determined, following individual assessment, that it would be in their best interests to be transferred to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is for participating Member States to refer children; there is no process for children to lodge an application for consideration under section 67. Member States have been asked to prioritise those likely to qualify for refugee status and the most vulnerable. Vulnerability may include, but is not restricted to UNHCR’s <em>Children at Risk </em>individual risk factors. These risk factors include: child victims of trafficking and sexual abuse; survivors of torture; survivors of violence; and, children with mental or physical disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children with the authorities of the Member State in which they are present. The UK cannot operate on the territory of another sovereign nation without a specific request to do so, and this includes providing legal assistance to children not currently on UK territory.</p><p> </p><p>Once in the UK, unaccompanied asylum seeking children are placed into the care of local authorities and are provided with specialised legal advice and support which is available from their social worker, the Refugee Council Children’s Panel of Advisors for children in England and the Scottish Guardianship Service for children in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 112311 112316 112318 question first answered 02/05/2018 10:05:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

886176

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's Case Information Database retains copies of (a) landing cards and (b) microfilm numbers on an electronic database in cases where the Landing Card Unit destroyed physical landing cards.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	136371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2018 answer text <p>Physical landing cards are not retained. These are routinely disposed of once statistical and biographic data has been recorded.</p><p>Landing cards that were previously scanned onto microfiche, are now scanned onto PDF format and DVD. The statistical and biographic data is then entered onto the Home Office’s Case Information Database. Scanned data is retained for 15 years.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/09/2018 14:56:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

886173

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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 her Department took steps in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) since 2016 to implement the recommendations of the October 2014 Legal Action Group report on Chasing Status (i) on the creation of a specialist casework unit to fast-track cases of those living in the UK on 1 January 1973, (ii) on restoring legal aid for such cases, (iii) on maintaining applicants’ ability to work, claim social security benefits and access essential services such as the NHS and (iv) revising Home Office standards of evidence for proving residency.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>No specific action was taken as a result of this report. On 21 June, the Home Secretary announced Wendy Williams will have independent oversight of the Windrush lessons learned review. This review will seek to draw out how members of the Windrush generation came to be entangled in measure designed for illegal immigrations; why that was not spotted sooner; and whether the corrective measures are now in place.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/07/2018 15:07:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

884917

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide free legal advice to Commonwealth citizens who have lived in the UK since before 1971 and who now may face deportation because of a lack of documentation.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	135905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2018 answer text <p>There will be no charge to obtain new documents or a residence permit. The simple process and the dedicated team assigned to help resolve individual cases should mean that individuals will not need to seek legal advice.</p><p>Those who arrived in the UK before 1 January 1973 are protected by virtue of their status provided by the 1971 Immigration Act. They will not be liable for deportation and will be able to regularise their stay.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/08/2018 13:41:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

828855

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 27 July 2017, Home Office reference J267471, on an immigration case within Brighton, Pavilion.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	124476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the Honourable Member. I will respond separately.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/05/2018 15:56:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

882693

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	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 tier 4 visa applications for students have been processed within the service level agreement timescales in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	135755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2018 answer text <p>The available information on processing of Tier 4 out of country visa (and in-country visa) applications against service standards is published in the transparency data at <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>The latest available data indicates the vast majority, 98.1% (and 99.8%) of straightforward cases were dealt with within service standards.</p><p>Information on students who may have missed their university start date is not collated for publication on Home Office visa case-working systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 135756 question first answered 13/08/2018 13:46:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr