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524540

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Immigration Rules on facilitating family reunification.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	905362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules support the principle of family unity and allow the spouse or partner and children of those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK to reunite with them here, if they were part of the family unit before their sponsor fled their country. Under this policy we have reunited around 22,000 refugees with their immediate family over the past five years and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/06/2016 08:49:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620002

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a sunset clause on her Department's use of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49895 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620007

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on its plans to close Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and to establish a new detention facility at Glasgow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49896 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620006

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	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 her Department's policy to reserve the right to continue to use Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in the event that the plan to establish a new detention facility at Glasgow Airport does not go ahead.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49895 49896 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

751396

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was accrued to the public purse from the premium visa service in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	4553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>The statement of accounts for the Home Office is published on the .GOV.UK website. The annual accounts provide a financial and narrative summary of the activities of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 4550 question first answered 03/08/2017 14:06:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

751397

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was accrued to the public purse from the premium visa service in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	4550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>The statement of accounts for the Home Office is published on the .GOV.UK website. The annual accounts provide a financial and narrative summary of the activities of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 4553 question first answered 03/08/2017 14:06:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

731408

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was generated by the premium visa service in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	41
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Premium income generated overseas in 2016/2017 was £124,198,444.07. This represents the Premium element only and does not include the standard application fee. In-country Premium income for the same period was £133,851,555.00. This represents the combined income from the Premium fee and the standard application fee.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/06/2017 16:47:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

524280

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees currently housed in the refugee camp in Calais have immediate family members already resident in the UK; and what steps are being taken to reunite those families.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	40098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The French NGO France Terre d’Asile (FTDA) has carried out a survey of children in the camps in the Calais area, which identified, within the scope of the survey, 43 children with claimed family links to the UK. We are working closely with the French Government and FTDA to ensure that where family links are established, transfers take place efficiently under the Dublin Regulation.</p><p>The transfer of cases deemed the responsibility of the UK on the basis of family unity provisions contained in the Dublin Regulation can take place relatively quickly and we have resources in place to facilitate this. An individual must first, however, claim asylum in France or another European state participating in the Regulation for the process to begin.</p><p>Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and we seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process.</p><p>The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which inform unaccompanied children and others of their right to claim asylum in France and of the family reunion process.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40095 question first answered 16/06/2016 16:46:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 3874 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

524278

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees currently housed in the refugee camp in Calais are unaccompanied children; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the asylum applications of those children are prioritised.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	40095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The French NGO France Terre d’Asile (FTDA) has carried out a survey of children in the camps in the Calais area, which identified, within the scope of the survey, 43 children with claimed family links to the UK. We are working closely with the French Government and FTDA to ensure that where family links are established, transfers take place efficiently under the Dublin Regulation.</p><p>The transfer of cases deemed the responsibility of the UK on the basis of family unity provisions contained in the Dublin Regulation can take place relatively quickly and we have resources in place to facilitate this. An individual must first, however, claim asylum in France or another European state participating in the Regulation for the process to begin.</p><p>Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and we seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process.</p><p>The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which inform unaccompanied children and others of their right to claim asylum in France and of the family reunion process.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40098 question first answered 16/06/2016 16:46:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 3873 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

731407

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was generated from visa applications that were denied in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	40
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this information as a matter of course, and therefore no data is held to enable us to provide a response.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/06/2017 10:52:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan