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1142824

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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, pursuant to the Written Statement of 23 July 2019 on Immigration, HCWS1803, when the update of operational guidance to ensure no further action is taken in cases where there is no evidence an ETS certificate was used in an immigration application will take effect; and if she will publish that updated guidance.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	284264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>New guidance for decision makers is currently being drafted. My expectation is that the guidance, once finalised, will be published on gov.uk</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 15:26:40 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1170392

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Musicians: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status will be of visiting musicians from EEA countries on 1 January 2021 in the event that the UK does not reach an agreement with the EU by the end of 2020.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	2410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced that, at the end of the transition period, EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips, without needing a visa.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is currently engaging with other government departments, including DCMS, to ensure that the future immigration system continues to support the thriving cultural sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 2411 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:15:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1170393

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Musicians: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the immigration arrangements for visiting musicians from EEA countries after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	2411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced that, at the end of the transition period, EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips, without needing a visa.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is currently engaging with other government departments, including DCMS, to ensure that the future immigration system continues to support the thriving cultural sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 2410 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:15:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1179365

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	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 are banned from the UK as a result of accusations of cheating by ETS in relation to its Toeic test in the period 2011-14.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	18485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The exact information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office in a way that allows us to answer this question without manually checking individual case records which could only be undertaken at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2020 16:00:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1179366

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent from the public purse on defending (a) appeals and (b) judicial reviews in cases where applicants were refused leave to remain on grounds of cheating in a Toeic English language test.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	18486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The exact information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office in a way that allows us to answer this question without manually checking individual case records which could only be undertaken at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office took commercial action against the provider which resulted in them agreeing, after negotiations, to pay a contribution of £1.6 million towards the Home Office’s costs incurred as a result of this issue.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2020 17:08:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1181509

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department’s (a) budget and (b) expenditure was on immigration litigation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	22349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office Annual Report and Accounts each year report details of certain Immigration litigation costs under the Parliamentary Accountability Disclosures section, specifically Losses and Special Payments. This disclosure does not show separate, full details for Immigration Litigation nor details of associated budgets. Refer to the links below for published information that relates to immigration litigation in the previous five financial years.</p><p>2018-19 pages 104-105</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF</a></p><p>2017-18 pages 96-97</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF</a></p><p>2016-17 pages 88-89</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf</a></p><p>2015-16 pages 107-108</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf</a></p><p>2014-15 pages 153-154</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 05/03/2020 18:01:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1187065

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
	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 support people whose leave to remain in the UK will expire during the period of travel bans due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	33393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>We are taking steps to ensure foreign nationals will not be penalised as a result of coronavirus and related travel restrictions outside of their control, which may prevent them departing the UK before their leave to remain expires.</p><p>A mailbox <a href="mailto:CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk</a> has been set up for individuals to ask Home Office staff coronavirus immigration related questions and to seek an extension to their leave to remain if needed due to travel restrictions or self-isolation. There is also a freephone number 0800 678 1767 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) for those who wish to discuss their individual circumstances. A pragmatic and compassionate approach will be taken to each case.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/04/2020 15:49:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1187491

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	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 have leave to remain in the UK and are permitted to work but have no recourse to public funds.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	34306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested other than on individual case files.</p><p>Wider population data and information on the UK’s resident population is a matter for the independent Office for National Statistics. The no recourse to public funds condition is, however, applied to the leave of most migrants in the UK as a legitimate means of maintaining and protecting our economic resources, public services and taxpayer’s funds.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/04/2020 15:43:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1187492

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to support people with no recourse to public funds who need to self-isolate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	34307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is working closely with other government departments to support people, including migrants with no recourse to public funds, through this crisis. We are taking a compassionate and pragmatic approach and will continue to review the situation to consider if more can be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will help firms continue to keep people, including workers with no recourse to public funds, in employment with the government paying 80% of furloughed workers wages up to a cap of £2,500.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of measures in relation to rent and mortgage protections, food vouchers, and protections for the homeless, all of which are not considered public funds.  Local Authorities may also provide basic safety net support if it is established that there is a genuine care need that does not arise solely from destitution, for example, where there are community care needs, migrants with serious health problems or family cases.</p><p> </p><p>Covid-19 has been added to the list of infectious diseases so anyone experiencing symptoms, regardless of their immigration status, will be treated for free.</p><p> </p><p>People granted leave under the family and human rights routes can apply to have a condition lifted or for access to benefits if their financial circumstances change.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/04/2020 14:33:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1192075

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
	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 letter dated 28 April 2020 to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions and Home Affairs Select Committees, what evidence her Department is considering in keeping under review whether the no recourse to public funds condition should be suspended.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	41881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is working closely with other government departments, including the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care to support people, including migrants with NRPF, through this crisis. Departments are sharing what they are learning from other bodies and charities with each other to ensure we continue to take a compassionate and pragmatic approach to an unprecedented situation</p><p>Many of the wide-ranging Covid-19 measures the Government has put in place are not public funds and are available to migrants with NRPF as described in the Home Secretary’s letter of 28 April to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions and Home Affairs Select Committee. Furthermore, the Government has published advice and information about the support available to migrants living here, including where they are subject to NRPF. This information covers statutory sick pay, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-get-support-if-youre-a-migrant-living-in-the-uk</p><p>Local Welfare Assistance Schemes are classed as public funds and so not available to migrants with NRPF. Local authorities can, however, provide basic safety net support if it is established there is a care need which does not arise solely from destitution, for example, where there are community care needs, migrants with serious health problems or family cases where the wellbeing of a child is in question. The Government has provided more than £3.2 billion of funding to local authorities in England, and additional funding under the Barnett formula to the devolved administrations to enable them to respond to Covid-19 pressures across all the services they deliver, including services helping the most vulnerable.</p><p>In addition, on the 8th April the Chancellor announced an additional £750m package of support for charities across the UK to ensure they can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>In light of the support available, we do not believe it is necessary to suspend the NRPF condition. We will keep the situation under review and consider further measures if needed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 41882 41883 41884 41885 question first answered 06/05/2020 16:39:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms