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1667779

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
	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 minimum staff presence ratio requirement for the operation of e-gates at UK border points.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office’s priority is to deliver a safe and secure border and we will never compromise on this. Border Force maintain 100% checks for all scheduled arriving passengers into the UK and this will be continued during any period.</p><p>To maintain border security we do not comment on the details of operational deployments. Border Force keeps its resourcing and staffing numbers under constant review in light of passenger arrival data provided by carriers and port operators.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2023 16:33:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1437141

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Zimbabwe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the deportation flight to Zimbabwe scheduled for 2 March 2022 in the context of violence against political opposition supporters in that country in recent days.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	132291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>We make no apology for seeking to remove those with no right to remain in the UK and foreign criminals. That is why we regularly operate charter flights to different countries - to remove foreign criminals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes here, and those who have no right to be in a country, but refuse to leave voluntarily.</p><p>Individuals are only returned to their country of origin where claims have been unsuccessful, and the Home Office and, where applicable, the Courts deem it is safe to do so, with a safe route of return. By definition, those persons do not need protection and are not at risk on return.</p><p> </p><p>We are monitoring the situation there, working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Our general assessment of risk for political opponents to the government remains set out in our published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fzimbabwe-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLinda.Tedder%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1f2edd75aaf447f3914a08d9fc381539%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637818140060513447%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=XjAJ%2F4xone%2Fmjm7HealhSUmmY8p2P8NroA8CaaFAQ0w%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">country policy and information note of September 2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/03/2022 12:44:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1452174

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide the same (a) support and (b) rights to people feeling violence in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	142014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Since 2015, we have resettled more than 27,000 refugees through safe and legal routes directly from regions of conflict and instability - more than any other European country. Every conflict and threat situation is unique and requires a unique and tailored response.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the Afghanistan crisis, this Government helped over 15,000 people to safety in the largest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, W have also continued to bring people to the UK, with around 1,500 people helped to enter since the evacuation. This UK Government has two schemes to facilitate resettlement in the United Kingdom of Afghan nationals at risk: the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6 January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK. Those resettled through the ARAP and ACRS receive fee-free indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government maintains a constant review of all resettlement schemes to enable a flexible response.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/03/2022 15:55:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1460128

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers from Rwanda arriving in the UK on small boats will be sent to Rwanda to claim asylum under the terms of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	158989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>In line with our international obligations a Rwandan who fails their asylum claim or becomes a foreign national offender can be removed under the usual process.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/04/2022 07:42:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1454128

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of Department’s spending in response to the Ukraine crisis will be accounted for as Official Development Assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	146658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK has now pledged around £400m of ODA grant aid (counted as part of the 0.5% Gross National Income) for economic and humanitarian support in response to the crisis, to help ensure the continued running of vital services for Ukrainians and contribute to the international humanitarian response.</p><p>The Home Office have launched the Ukraine Family Scheme which allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK. The Home Office is working closely with departments across government on the design and funding of these new routes, this includes ODA eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/04/2022 15:57:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1458258

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department had discussions with representatives of the UN High Commission for Refugees on the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership before its publication.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	155799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government works closely with UNHCR on a whole range of issues and as such the Home Office is in regular contact at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>The UK/Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership was negotiation between two states.</p><p> </p><p>Representatives from across Government have since met with the UNHCR regarding the partnership with further engagement also planned.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 27/04/2022 17:22:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66705 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1491075

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Delivery Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the service delivery standards are for the companies contracted by her Department to deliver passports to applicants; and what recent assessment she has made of whether those standards have been met.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	40831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The service delivery standards and recent performance against these are as per below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Fed Ex</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SLA Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Performance June 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-hour delivery (Urgent services)</p></td><td><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48-hour delivery (Standard service)</p></td><td><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.76%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>DHL UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SLA Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Performance June 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempted delivery within 2 working days after collection, for addresses in mainland UK.</p></td><td><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempted delivery within 3 working days after collection, for addresses in all other UK locations.</p></td><td><p>99.5%</p></td><td><p>99.96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>DHL Global Forwarding (International)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>SLA description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Performance May 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dispatched packages that delivery/redelivery was attempted to the correct address and within the timeframe agreed.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:49:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1667778

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
	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 monitor waiting times for (a) UK and (b) non-UK passport holders to clear the UK Border at (i) Heathrow and (ii) Gatwick Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports including Heathrow and Gatwick to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.</p><p>Border Force is committed to ensuring passengers wait times are kept to a minimum, however this must be balanced with our duty to Border Security, checking 100% of passports and making sure that anyone or anything that might cause harm to the UK is correctly dealt with.</p><p>Resource and staffing requirements at every port are continually reviewed by Border Force who work closely with port operators to ensure resources are deployed flexibly as and when they are required.</p><p>The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fborder-force-transparency-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C82ad7b5d9bfa4d53e3bd08dbe0672489%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638350505816176675%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JIURU1TdXjvOO%2FlyUa%2BK8SpmsTDltLTemfMcu9qVQBs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2023 15:34:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1504405

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: General Practitioners
	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 has taken to ensure that immigration rules are not a barrier to international trainee GPs remaining in UK general practice after completing training.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	45885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office have already delivered a range of measures to support the health and care sector. The Home Office launched the Health &amp; Care visa in 2020, which makes it easier, cheaper, and quicker for health workers – including GPs - to come to the UK to work compared to other immigration routes.</p><p>International medical graduates may use the time between the end of their training and the end of their visa to apply for work and are eligible for the skilled worker route. The sector and its membership bodies are best placed to help match these individuals with those vacant positions, so should focus on identifying even more effective methods to improve this mechanism.</p><p>We strongly encourage more GP surgeries to become Home Office approved sponsors, as this is the best way for the sector to retain international medical graduates as GPs, providing them with the ability to continue to renew their visa while living in the UK and to qualify for permanent settlement in due course.</p><p>Sponsorship is straightforward and business-friendly, the majority of sponsors on our register are SMEs, much like GP surgeries are likely to be. The Government is working to increase the number of GP Practices registered as Home Office sponsors.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/09/2022 09:02:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 17278 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1455101

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
	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 support people from Ukraine wishing to apply to come to the UK who face a language barrier and require assistance with (a) translation and (b) interpreting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	148250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office and its commercial partners have translated and published local guidance into Ukrainian for those requiring it. In addition, we have deployed several Ukrainian speaking staff to our operation in Poland.</p><p>Furthermore, the webpage for the Ukrainian Family scheme and the factsheet for Ukrainians looking to apply for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are available in English, Russian and Ukrainian.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/04/2022 13:37:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady