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1022845

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to comply with the requirements of the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	200675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>On 30 October a Written Ministerial Statement was laid setting out our current steps to comply with the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017. It is available at <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-10-30/HCWS1048/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-10-30/HCWS1048/</a> and the second annual report is available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ratification-of-the-council-of-europe-convention-on-combating-violence-against-women-and-domestic-violence-progress-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ratification-of-the-council-of-europe-convention-on-combating-violence-against-women-and-domestic-violence-progress-report</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/12/2018 17:19:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1041471

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 permanent residence documents by EU Citizens exercising treaty rights as self-sufficient people or students have been refused on the grounds of the applicant not having comprehensive sickness insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	208416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Free Movement Directive, as implemented in the UK by the Immigra-tion (EEA) Regulations 2016, requires students and self-sufficient persons to hold comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI).</p><p>The Government may waive this requirement when considering applica-tions for permanent residence documents from EEA national students who have been issued with a registration certificate confirming their residence as a student in the UK before 20 June 2011. In such cases, it is accepted that time spent in the UK without holding CSI is deemed lawful residence for the purposes of assessing whether the five-year qualifying period for permanent residence has been met.</p><p>Guidance on comprehensive sickness insurance requirements and transitional provisions for students can be found in the guidance on ‘qualified persons’ (from page 30) on Gov.uk via the link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-economic-area-nationals-qualified-persons." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-economic-area-nationals-qualified-persons.</a></p><p>The information available on grants and refusals of documents certifying permanent residence is published at a total level in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, EEA table ee_02_q, latest edition at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018.</a></p><p>Information relating to the specific reason for refusal of those applications for permanent residence is not published.</p><p>For the avoidance of doubt, comprehensive sickness insurance is not a requirement for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme, which has been established to grant UK immigration status to EU citizens as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 208417 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:07:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1041476

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds the requirement for an EU Citizen to hold comprehensive sickness insurance while exercising their treaty rights as a self-sufficient person or student may be waived in respect of applications for permanent residence documents.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	208417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Free Movement Directive, as implemented in the UK by the Immigra-tion (EEA) Regulations 2016, requires students and self-sufficient persons to hold comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI).</p><p>The Government may waive this requirement when considering applica-tions for permanent residence documents from EEA national students who have been issued with a registration certificate confirming their residence as a student in the UK before 20 June 2011. In such cases, it is accepted that time spent in the UK without holding CSI is deemed lawful residence for the purposes of assessing whether the five-year qualifying period for permanent residence has been met.</p><p>Guidance on comprehensive sickness insurance requirements and transitional provisions for students can be found in the guidance on ‘qualified persons’ (from page 30) on Gov.uk via the link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-economic-area-nationals-qualified-persons." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-economic-area-nationals-qualified-persons.</a></p><p>The information available on grants and refusals of documents certifying permanent residence is published at a total level in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, EEA table ee_02_q, latest edition at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018.</a></p><p>Information relating to the specific reason for refusal of those applications for permanent residence is not published.</p><p>For the avoidance of doubt, comprehensive sickness insurance is not a requirement for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme, which has been established to grant UK immigration status to EU citizens as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 208416 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:07:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1054625

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the EU Exit: ID Document Check app does not work on a desktop or laptop computer.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	216274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>EU citizens make a huge contribution to our economy and society, and we want them to stay. The EU Settlement Scheme is a streamlined and user-friendly service which is accessible on any smartphone, tablet or computer using an internet browser.</p><p>The ‘EU Exit: Identity Document Check’ app – which allows applicants to prove their identity remotely, without sending in their passport or national identity card – requires access to the chip in the applicant’s identity document in order to verify their identity remotely. The app uses Near Field Communication (NFC) to facilitate a secure connection between the app and the chip in the applicants Identity Document. NFC functionality is now available in the vast majority of modern smartphone devices due to the popularity of contactless payments which utilises the same core technology. NFC is a rare feature for tablets and not available on the majority of laptops and desktops.</p><p>During this test phase, applicants need to prove their identity by using the ‘EU Exit: Identity Document Check’ app, currently only available only on Android phones. The rest of their application can be completed on any computer or mobile device. This is an entirely voluntary test phase and once the system is fully open by 30 March, the app will be optional. There will be over 50 locations across the UK where applicants can have their identity document scanned. Applicants will also be able to post identity documents to the Home Office to be checked and returned quickly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/02/2019 13:42:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055888

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fees for settled status applications his Department has processed since 21 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	217647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Everyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, and has paid a fee will be reimbursed. The Home Office will set out further details shortly. The Home Office will update Parliament on the public pilot phase in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217648 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:53:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055889

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money his Department has collected in fees for applications for Settled status from (a) adults and (b) children.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	217648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Everyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, and has paid a fee will be reimbursed. The Home Office will set out further details shortly. The Home Office will update Parliament on the public pilot phase in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217647 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:53:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055890

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 an EU Citizen applying for Settled Status will be required to pay for biometric enrolment.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	217649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>There is no Home Office fee to enrol biometrics when applying to the EU Settlement Scheme and there is no requirement for EU citizens to enrol fingerprint biometrics. Where enrolment of fingerprints is required – for example, for those non-EEA citizen family members of EU citizens who do not already hold a biometric residence permit – the standard options for enrolment apply, details are published on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know</a></p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 21 January, the application fee for the Settlement Scheme will be removed from 30 March, when the scheme is rolled out in full, and any application fees already paid will be refunded.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217651 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:55:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055891

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of waiving fees for applications for (a) residence and (b) permanent residence cards.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	217650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Article 25(2) of the Free Movement Directive (Directive 2004/38/EC) permits member states to charge for residence and permanent residence documentation provided that charge does not exceed that imposed on their own nationals for the issuing of similar documents.</p><p>The Prime Minister announced on 21 January 2019 that, from 30 March 2019, there will be no fee for applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme. That does not apply to the fees payable for residence or permanent residence documentation issued under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. The Government has been clear since the 2016 referendum that it is not necessary for EEA nationals to apply for such documents.</p><p>Those who hold a valid permanent residence document or have existing indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK are already exempt from paying an application fee under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/02/2019 11:58:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055892

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of waiving biometric enrolment fees for EU citizens and their family members.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	217651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>There is no Home Office fee to enrol biometrics when applying to the EU Settlement Scheme and there is no requirement for EU citizens to enrol fingerprint biometrics. Where enrolment of fingerprints is required – for example, for those non-EEA citizen family members of EU citizens who do not already hold a biometric residence permit – the standard options for enrolment apply, details are published on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know</a></p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 21 January, the application fee for the Settlement Scheme will be removed from 30 March, when the scheme is rolled out in full, and any application fees already paid will be refunded.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217649 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:55:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1058936

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much notice an asylum accommodation provider is required to provide to a resident in advance of attending at that resident's address.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	219482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Each asylum accommodation service provider is required to provide 5 days notice before inspecting a property.</p><p><br>Accommodation providers are contractually required to take account of any particular circumstances and vulnerability of those that they accommodate and ensure that safeguards are in place. Service users are fully briefed, in a language they will understand, about what will happen at an inspection and during any maintenance work. They are also provided with a written copy of this information.</p><p><br>The statement of Requirements for the services delivered by the accommo-dation providers can be found at;</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503107/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503107/</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 219483 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:05:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady