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1196778

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	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 implement the 14 day quarantine for people arriving into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	48300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>On 22 May, the Home Secretary announced the details of new measures at the UK border to guard against a second wave of coronavirus infections, including the requirement for arrivals to the UK to self-isolate for 14 days. The arrangements are due to come into effect on 8 June.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK moves to a situation where domestic transmission is much lower, imported cases may become a higher proportion of the overall number of infections. The requirement to self-isolate will reduce the risk of transmission from this group.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/05/2020 11:52:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1220950

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ilois: Right of Abode
	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 Department's announcement entitled, UK to extend residence rights for British Nationals (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong, published on 1 July 2020, whether she has plans to extend those rights to (a) Chagosssians and (b) descendants of Chagosssians.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	69471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Chagossians born on the British Indian Ocean Territory are British Overseas Territories Citizens, and also automatically became British citizens under the British Overseas Territories Act 2002. These individuals therefore already have the right of abode in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Under current British nationality law, citizenship is normally only passed on to one generation born abroad. British citizens can make use of existing immigration routes to bring their family members to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to extend the arrangements for British Nationals (Overseas) set out on 1 July 2020 to Chagossians.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2020 16:26:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1250062

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
	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 ensure that civil registration of marriages can continue wherever possible during the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	91852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Current regulations provide for marriages and civil partnerships to take place in England only in exceptional circumstances i.e. where one of the parties is seriously ill and not expected to recover. It is for local authorities to ensure ceremonies can be safely delivered in line with Public Health and local authority guidance.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Marriages and civil partnerships can take place in Wales where appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken and safety measures are in place</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">National restrictions in England came to an end on 2 December. Marriages and civil partnerships are allowed under each of the current four tiers of local restrictions in England, and it is for local authorities to ensure ceremonies can be safely delivered in line with Public Health and local authority guidance</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Marriages and Civil Partnerships can take place in Wales where appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken and safety measures are in place.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/11/2020 18:01:40 question first ministerially corrected 29/12/2020 12:53:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 60966 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1286281

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts the Government holds with VFS Global to run its visa centres.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	153147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The Home Department holds a single contract with VFS Global for the delivery of visa centres. This contract covers 6 of the regional lots which were part of the tender exercise carried out in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2021 12:51:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1286282

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total value of Government contract with VFS Global is.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	153148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The total value of the Home Department’s contract with VFS Global is £320m over a period of 9 years.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2021 12:52:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1286283

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK VFS Global managed visa centres are operated through sub-contracts with local companies.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	153149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>VFS Global operate 136 centres on behalf of the Home Department across the globe, 47 of these are operated through subcontracts with companies based locally.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2021 12:52:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1286284

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visa centres are operated by Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	153150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>Only one visa application centre in Beijing is operated by Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2021 12:53:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1286285

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were processed at her Department's visa centre in Beijing in the last year for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	153151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture data on the number of applications processed at the visa application centre in Beijing.</p><p>The Home Office does publish data on the number of visa applications received by nationality and region. This can be found in our published statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2020/how-many-people-come-to-the-uk-each-year-including-visitors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2020/how-many-people-come-to-the-uk-each-year-including-visitors</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2021 14:19:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1293683

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global: China
	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 Answer of 26 February 2021 to Question 153149, how many of the 46 VFS run visa centres which are subcontracted to local companies are based in China.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	160548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>16 of the 46 VFS visa centres are subcontracted in China.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/03/2021 15:13:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1293684

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company
	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 Answer of 26 February 2021 to Question 153150, whether the Government is reviewing the contract relating to Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company running the UK visa centre in Beijing.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	160549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The contract with VFS for visa services is contract managed in accordance with Schedule 8 Governance and Contract Management Schedule of the contract and performance is reviewed regularly by officials in accordance with Schedule 8 of the agreement</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c8f6f38-6f15-46ec-9954-c8571b0f1c05?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c8f6f38-6f15-46ec-9954-c8571b0f1c05?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/03/2021 15:14:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell