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420183

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel Information: Eritrea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the report of (a) the United Nations Office Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, published in June 2015 and (b) the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information Eritrea, published in May 2015, was taken into account in drafting her Department's country information and guidance on Eritrea.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	11028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office considered these reports and they are reflected in the updated country information and guidance on Eritrea. This was published on 9 September and is available online. This includes reference to the IAGCI report, material taken from the UN Commission on Inquiry report on Eritrea and other relevant country information.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2015 16:29:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416642

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
	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 possible for an individual or prospective employer to appeal or ask for a review of a determination by the Employer Checking Service on an individual's right to work in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	8940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no appeal process for an Employer Checking Service decision, but if correspondence is received from a representative or employer confirming new/additional information i.e. a new application was not showing on the system at the time the decision was made, then a revised response will be issued directly to the employer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 14:09:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

457076

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Greece
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is giving to (a) the government of Greece and (b) civil society organisations in Greece to assist the response to the arrival of migrants and refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	29552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK has contributed over £19 million in humanitarian support to Greece: almost £8 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), almost £7.5 million to Non Governmental Organistions (NGOs), over £1.6 million to the Red Cross, over £1 million to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and almost £1 million of essential supplies (blankets, sleeping mats, tents, solar lanterns, generators). We are assessing how best to target further humanitarian support in 2016, including through EU routes.</p><p>Through UK aid in Greece, UNHCR expects to support approximately 250,000 migrants and refugees with life-saving humanitarian aid through: reception, protection, accommodation, water and non-food Items. UNHCR and the IOM are also working with the government of Greece to improve their capacity to receive and manage refugees and migrants.</p><p>In bilateral support to the Government of Greece the UK Government is providing direct support to the Hellenic Coast Guard in the Aegean Sea. The UK Border Force hired offshore patrol vessel, VOS Grace, is currently deployed in the Aegean.</p><p>In addition, the Government is funding a voluntary returns programme (£2 million over 2 years 2014-2016) and asylum programmes (totalling £600,000 over 3 years) in Greece through NGOs. The Home Office has a long-term secondee to the Greek Government based in Athens, supporting improvements in Greek asylum system capability.</p><p>In 2016, the UK Government has committed to provide 34 months of staff deployment to Frontex operations in Greece. Debriefing and screening support has also been offered bilaterally to the Hellenic Police. And the UK Government has provided five month-long secondments to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for deployment at Hotspot sites in both Greece and Italy.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/03/2016 16:18:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

417696

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on (a) receiving representations and (b) entering into correspondence with Members of the Scottish Parliament on behalf of constituents who are seeking asylum in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Visas &amp; Immigration responds to enquiries on immigration cases raised by all levels of elected representatives and peers. The Home Office recommends that constituents with immigration enquiries use their Member of Parliament for the speediest response through one of UKVI’s six MP Account Management teams across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:25:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

483053

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts her Department has entered into with charter flight companies for the deportation of non-UK citizens to their country of origin.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	31805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has a contract for the delivery of Travel Services with Carlson Wagonlit Travel Limited, which includes the provision of charter flights. The contract runs from 1st May 2010 and expires on 30th April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2016 13:33:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416644

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances the Employer Checking Service will review or revisit a determination it has made on an individual's right to work in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	8942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Employer Checking Service will review or revisit a decision after a complaint or after receiving further information regarding an individual’s immigration status. If an error is found it is rectified immediately.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:24:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

434017

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	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 issue a response to Early Day Motion 676, British Women and the New British Passport.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	18676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The theme for the latest design is ‘Creative United Kingdom’ and celebrates 500 years of creativity in the United Kingdom. It features well known images from artists, landmarks and architecture, iconic British innovations and the performing arts and represents all four countries in the UK.</p><p>The images of Ada Lovelace, for her continued importance to modern day computing, and Elisabeth Scott, as a pioneer for women in architecture, are rightly deserving of their place within this celebration of creativity.</p><p>The new passport design has been in development since February 2013 and it has been necessary to secure the appropriate consents in order to use particular images. Narrowing the image choices down to a final number was an extremely difficult decision. The images chosen within the new passport design have enabled the use of evolving security technology to make it even more difficult to commit passport fraud. Passports featuring the new design have started to be issued.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/12/2015 15:01:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 34337 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

517221

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Non-binary People
	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 issue a response to Early Day Motion 660, Legal recognition for people who do not associate with a particular gender.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	36284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>UK passports currently recognise only male and female genders. To introduce a third category, such a denoted by an ‘X’ in the passport, would require a change in UK primary legislation.</p><p>The Government is currently considering this issue as part of its response to the report on Transgender Equality by the Women and Equalities Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/05/2016 16:22:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 59653 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420193

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Eritrea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visitor visas have been (a) granted and (b) refused to citizens of Eritrea in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	10827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the attached table.</p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, April-June 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2015 16:28:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 10827 Table Patrick Grady Eritrean Visitors Final.xlsx title Entry clearance visitor applications resolved
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384611

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: East Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas were received from citizens of (a) Malawi and (b) Zambia in each month since January 2010; and how many such applications were rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The available information is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas, are published quarterly in the ‘Immigration Statistics, January-March 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/06/2015 14:39:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Table for PQ 3415.xls title Applications for visas: Malawi & Zambia
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady