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909487

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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, whether he plans to review the grounds for people applying for leave to remain (family and private life) to be able to expedite that request.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	146769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>We will consider requests to expedite family and private life applications in the most serious circumstances, such as serious family illness or bereavement abroad or other exceptionally compassionate circumstances, if such requests are supported by documentary evidence.</p><p>The criteria against which we will expedite is under constant review.</p><p>The Home Office receives requests from MPs and their offices for the expediting of their constituents’ family and human rights applications. Such requests are considered as a priority. I am not aware of any correspondence the Home Office has had recently with civil society organisations about our expedite criteria.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 146768 146770 question first answered 30/05/2018 13:42:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

845593

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what translation arrangements her Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	128565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that the needs of Welsh language speakers are recognised and met, in accordance with the requirements of our Welsh Language Scheme.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to providing an equally high standard of service in Welsh and English. The Department’s Welsh Language Scheme states:</p><p><br> ‘Members of the public who deal with the Home Office will be able and welcome to do so in Welsh as well as English. If a member of the public in Wales writes to the Department in Welsh, the Department will:</p><ul><li>reply in Welsh; and</li><li>do so within the same target date for replies as for those who write in English.’</li></ul><p>This principle is applied to all correspondence that is received by the department, including e-mail as well as paper correspondence.</p><p>Should an MP correspond with the department in Welsh, the department will respond in Welsh and will do so within the same target date for those who write in English.</p><p> </p><p>All of our Welsh translations are provided by a specialist external service.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2018 18:26:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

896388

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	140632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to raising the capability of its staff around devolution and intergovernmental working. Training packages broadly fall into three categories: those tailored to specific business areas; those focused on specific groups of officials, such as fast streamers and those working on legislation; and as part of broader campaigns such as <em>Devolution Learning Week</em>. Devolution training can also be incorporated into broader training products.</p><p>The Home Office is also an active participant in the <em>Devolution and You</em> campaign. <em>Devolution and You</em> was established in 2015 following a Civil Service Board commission. The Board recognised the need for greater understanding of devolution among civil servants and for better intergovernmental working across the different administrations in the UK. The program is led by Cabinet Office in partnership with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. It aims to build devolution awareness and civil servant networks across the One Civil Service through shared learning and knowledge exchange throughout the year.</p><p>Providing exact numbers of those trained would be at disproportionate cost</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/05/2018 14:29:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823037

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, what the average time taken by her Department to contact people who were incorrectly sent an IS.96 notice in each of the last five years was.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	122720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of IS.96 notices sent in error, and average timescale taken to contact those issued incorrectly, are not recorded in a way which can be reported on without breaching the disproportionate cost threshold.</p><p>If an applicant is unhappy with parts or all of the immigration process there is a complaints procedure which is available on the Home Office web site</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/complaints-procedure</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122717 122719 122722 question first answered 23/01/2018 16:56:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

847719

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Stadium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to the families of Hillsborough disaster victims.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	129395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The points of learning made by Bishop James Jones in his report span a number of government departments and organisations who are considering their respective responses. The Home Office is coordinating those responses and the Government will therefore provide a full response in due course. In doing so we must be mindful that nothing is done which might prejudice the ongoing criminal proceedings.</p><p>With those proceedings underway, it is important that the Hillsborough families continue receiving support and arrangements are in place to allow this to be maintained.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service will keep the families informed regarding developments with trials and court hearings. Hillsborough families will also be entitled to support offered by the Government-funded court-based Witness Service, which provides emotional and practical support, advice and information, regardless of whether or not they are witnesses.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 129394 question first answered 01/03/2018 19:23:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823029

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of procedural errors occurring in applications for leave to remain.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	122712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration continually reviews its operation to improve performance and accountability. Customer feedback, including complaints, are taken into account to ensure we offer value for money; which includes improving the services we offer, the quality of the decisions we make and the provision of an excellent customer service. When we are informed of errors we work promptly to rectify them.</p><p>More widely, we have assurance regimes which aim to increase consistent quality and identify good and weak practice within the department. We utilise three regimes; operational oversight, independent business reviews and third party reviews, in conjunction with the wider Home Office, in order to develop and ensure best practice.</p><p>Data on performance against service standard in relation to replies to customer complaints for UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force can be found at table MP 03 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/01/2018 15:39:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823039

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of IS.96 notices that are sent in error.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	122722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of IS.96 notices sent in error, and average timescale taken to contact those issued incorrectly, are not recorded in a way which can be reported on without breaching the disproportionate cost threshold.</p><p>If an applicant is unhappy with parts or all of the immigration process there is a complaints procedure which is available on the Home Office web site</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/complaints-procedure</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122717 122719 122720 question first answered 23/01/2018 16:56:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

650280

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Telecommunications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that proposed new Government funded sites, built as part of the emergency services network, are multi-occupancy sites and not single-occupancy sites.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	55964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>In delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the mobile network operator EE will deliver up to 291 new mast sites. Government will deliver approximately 230 further sites (known as the “Extended Area Services” (EAS) sites) in the most remote and rural areas of Great Britain.</p><p>For EAS sites, the principal objective is to provide coverage to meet the needs of the emergency services, but the Home Office is working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and DCMS to identify any proposed mast locations which could improve mobile coverage in future, with a view to ensuring these are built to a specification which could accommodate multiple operators.</p><p>EE has indicated that it is delivering around 200 new sites in Scotland as part of ESN. In addition there are 104 sites in Scotland that are being considered as part of the Extended Area Services (EAS). Delivery of these sites is subject to planning permission and the acquisition of land. There are currently no new sites proposed in the constituency of Inverclyde, either by EE or the EAS as part of ESN.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 55963 question first answered 21/12/2016 10:05:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

720618

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Visitors: Zimbabwe
	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 applications for visitor visas from nationals of Zimbabwe were granted in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	70586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of all visit visa applications, grants, refusals, withdrawals and lapsed cases is published quarterly; latest data in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, October - December 2016’, Visa data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, and volume 3 (grants broken down by nationality) table vi_06_q_o , available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/04/2017 13:36:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

677055

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	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, what progress her Department has made on bringing vulnerable refugee children to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	908297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, we transferred over 900 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the UK from Europe. More children will be transferred under the Immigration Act and we will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation.</p><p>Outside of Europe, approximately half of the 4,400 Syrians resettled under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme are children, and we will resettle up to 3,000 vulnerable children and their families to the UK by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/01/2017 16:37:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams