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1341495

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider implementing a secure QR code system for proof of settled status for EU citizens resident in the UK.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>We continue to welcome feedback on how we can improve our services.</p><p>Home Office officials have met with the 3million group to discuss the use of a QR code system and are now considering the feasibility of the suggested approach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/07/2021 15:31:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1139550

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make phone calls free of charge for applicants seeking advice from the EU Settlement Scheme Resolution Centres.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL17197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office are not charging for this service, calls to the Settlement Resolution Centre from within the UK will cost the same as dialling any 01 or 02 number.</p><p>The charges will vary depending upon the provider and using landlines or mobiles. Applicants may get free calls to some numbers as part of their call package. We also have an 02 number available for those calling from overseas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/07/2019 15:24:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1064598

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 14 February (HL Deb, col 1934), what is the minimum necessary documentation required from EU citizens applying for settled status in order to (1) prove residency, and over what period; (2) prove identity; and (3) prove the absence of criminal convictions.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL13917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme provides a simple, streamlined process for resident EU citizens and their family members to obtain the UK immigration status which they will need in order to remain here permanently.</p><p>Continuity of UK residence for settled or pre-settled status will be established, where possible, by automated checks of employment and benefits records, if the applicant chooses to provide their National Insurance number. This will minimise the extent to which applicants need to provide documentary evidence of residence. Where they do, a wide range of documents can be used, as set out in the guidance at:<br> https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence</p><p>The applicant can prove their identity remotely through the identity verification app which has been developed for the scheme and which can also be accessed at what will be a wide range of locations across the UK. From the full opening of the scheme by 30 March 2019, they will also be able to post their identity document to the Home Office to have this checked and returned to them as soon as possible.</p><p>In respect of criminality, applicants aged 18 or over are required to provide information about previous criminal convictions in the UK and overseas, and are only required to declare past criminal convictions which appear in their criminal record in accordance with the law of the State of conviction at the time of the application. All applications are subject to a check against the Police National Computer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/03/2019 17:22:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1064600

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of whether EU self-employed workers are experiencing particular difficulties in applying for settled status in the UK; and if so, what they are.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL13919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. Applicants will only need to complete three key steps - prove their identity, show that that they live in the UK, and declare any criminal convictions. Where an applicant provides a National Insurance Number, we will conduct an automated check of residence based on tax and certain benefit records.</p><p>The checks with HMRC caters for those who are self-employed and where a self-assessment is submitted with a profit, this counts as a year’s residence. <br>However, the tax year for self-assessment is up to a year behind a person’s potential residence. For instance, the tax return for the financial year 2017/ 2018 is completed in January 2019. This means there will be no data to confirm residence for the current tax year but applicants can upload supplementary evidence to fill in any gaps in the data.</p><p>We will accept a range of documents as evidence and the documents can be submitted digitally through the online application form.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/03/2019 17:17:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1064599

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will be providing (1) a live helpline, and (2) an email address, for EU applicants for settled status in the UK to contact for support with their application.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL13918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. There is a broad range of support in place including the Settlement Resolution Centre (SRC) which provides assistance to applicants who need additional information or support about the scheme. If an applicant has a question they can call the Settlement Resolution Centre or complete the standard email template available on GOV.UK which is then sent to a central inbox within the Settlement Resolution Centre.</p><p>The SRC is open from Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm, excluding public holidays, and on Saturday and Sunday between 9.30am and 4.30pm. We will have up to 300 SRC staff in place when the scheme launches by the 30 March.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/03/2019 17:12:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty