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1035010

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department made of the variations in national average salaries in advance of setting a £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	205306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended “<em>maintaining the existing salary threshold for all migrants in Tier 2”</em>. The Government will engage businesses and employers as to what salary threshold should be set.</p><p>In addition, Scotland already has a separate Shortage Occupation List (SOL) and we will invite the Migration Advisory Committee to compile such a list for Northern Ireland and consider whether the composition of the SOL needs to be different for Wales.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/01/2019 16:28:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1105750

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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 assessment he has made of the affordability of the Indefinite Leave to Remain application fee.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	237789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>An assessment of the impact of all border, immigration and citizenship (BIC) fees was published as an associated document to the Immigration and <br>Nationality Fees (Regulations) 2018. Whilst the assessment doesn’t focus on affordability, which would be a very subjective matter, it does include estimates of price elasticity.</p><p>The relevant information can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/59/pdfs/ukia_20180059_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/59/pdfs/ukia_20180059_en.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/04/2019 16:33:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1105751

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons a waiver from Indefinite Leave to Remain fees was granted to the 150 Afghan Interpreters who aided the British Army during Operation Herrick.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	237790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>In May 2018, the Home Secretary announced that Afghan interpreters, who worked alongside British Forces in Afghanistan, and their family members who relocate to the UK can apply for settlement free of charge after five years’ residence here.</p><p>It was never our intention to expect Afghan local staff who relocated to the UK to return to Afghanistan. The changes to the Immigration Rules pro-vide reassurance that they can continue to build their lives and future in the UK. In addition, given the risks that Afghan interpreters faced, includ-ing threats to safety, as a direct result of their work alongside UK forces on the front line, we believe it was appropriate to provide a fee exemption.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/04/2019 16:30:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199717

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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 plans she has to extend the graduate work visa to students who currently hold a Tier 4 Visa.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	53481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Graduate route will be launched in the Summer of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible for the route, students must successfully complete a degree at undergraduate level or above at a Higher Education Provider with a track record of compliance and hold valid leave as a student when the route is introduced. Students who complete their courses prior to the introduction of the route will not be eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Current Tier 4 students can benefit from the route, if their leave expires after the route is introduced, regardless of when their courses commenced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2020 13:38:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1222549

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources her Department is providing to Visa Application Centres throughout the World to help them tackle backlogs that have developed as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	71815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Following initial closures as a result of global Covid-19 restrictions, Visa Application Centres (VACs) overseas and UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) centres in the UK have started reopening in a phased way, with social distancing and other public health measures in place which has resulted in reduced appointment capacity.</p><p> </p><p>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is continuing to work with our commercial partners to ensure there is sufficient appointment availability so customers waiting for an appointment are able to enrol their biometrics and submit supporting documents safely and quickly.</p><p> </p><p>Customers who have applied since services were suspended are being contacted and offered appointments in a phased way. For customers in the UK, in order to increase capacity and reduce customer contact UKVI will be reusing fingerprint biometrics for some customers who have supplied their fingerprints since July 2015. These customers do not need to attend a UKVCAS or an SSC service point appointment to provide biometric information.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2020 16:29:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1222883

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further extension for people on a temporary visa due to the covid-19 pandemic, particularly where those people have underlying health conditions that may make international travel more hazardous.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	72226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further extension for people on a temporary visa due to the covid-19 pandemic, particularly where those people have underlying health conditions that may make international travel more hazardous. 72226</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further extension for people on a Tier 4 General Student visa due to the covid-19 pandemic.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The latest information in respect of advice for visa holders can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>. This is kept under review.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak. We recognise that further adjustments are likely to be required to cater for all scenarios, and we are working through these, to ensure people are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control.</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/07/2020 16:15:35 question first ministerially corrected 16/07/2020 10:22:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 37520 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1222884

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further extension for people on a Tier 4 General Student visa due to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	72227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further extension for people on a temporary visa due to the covid-19 pandemic, particularly where those people have underlying health conditions that may make international travel more hazardous. 72226</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further extension for people on a Tier 4 General Student visa due to the covid-19 pandemic.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The latest information in respect of advice for visa holders can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>. This is kept under review.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak. We recognise that further adjustments are likely to be required to cater for all scenarios, and we are working through these, to ensure people are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control.</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/07/2020 16:15:35 question first ministerially corrected 16/07/2020 10:22:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 37521 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1230287

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Loss of Access to Benefits award under the Windrush Compensation Scheme does not include circumstances where decisions by her Department have made an applicant ineligible for an award from the Department for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	83855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for determining eligibility for benefits, including decisions on whether to reinstate benefits or recompense for lost benefits. The Windrush Compensation Scheme will not make any payment in relation to DWP administered benefits but will work with DWP in order to facilitate the processing of claims in accordance with their usual rules. To the end of March, the Vulnerable Persons Team have made 364 referrals to DWP in relation to fresh claims and reinstatement of benefits.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2020 14:54:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1280612

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to make the process of applying for indefinite leave to remain more (a) straightforward and (b) affordable for Commonwealth veterans.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	143823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government hugely values every member of our outstanding Armed Forces and we are humbled when non-UK nationals choose to serve our country. It is for these reasons we explicitly provide for non-UK veterans discharged from HM Forces to obtain settlement in the UK via the online form SET(AF):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-settle-in-uk-as-former-member-of-hm-forces-setaf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-settle-in-uk-as-former-member-of-hm-forces-setaf</a></p><p>The Home Office is engaging with MPs, campaigners and members of the public to assess whether those who have served in the Armed Forces should continue to pay settlement fees.</p><p>The Home Secretary recently met the Defence Secretary to consider how we can offer greater flexibility and support for such people, and their families, in future. Subject to collective agreement, the Ministry of Defence will be launching a public consultation on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/02/2021 15:14:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1282955

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Resettlement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for the continuation of refugee resettlement after the conclusion of the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	147914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK will continue to welcome refugees through resettlement following the completion of the VPRS. This commitment, alongside a future firm and fair asylum system, will ensure we continue to offer safe and legal routes to the UK for vulnerable refugees in need of protection. Our focus will remain on helping people directly from regions of conflict and instability.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2021 16:23:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan