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997486

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: War Crimes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to support sanctions on the leaders of the Myanmar armed forces and Government as a result of alleged recent war crimes in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	907359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary visited Burma in September, including Rakhine. The situation is grave. He met Aung San Suu Kyi and told her clear accountability for those responsible for atrocities was critical. The UK initiated the EU’s new sanctions on seven military commanders and a strengthened arms embargo. The Foreign Secretary told the Foreign Affairs Council we would likely need to take further action in response to the UN Fact Finding Mission report. We are now discussing options for further EU sanctions with member states, including whether to sanction the Commander-in-Chief and his Deputy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/10/2018 16:43:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

886030

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to help prepare Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for the monsoon season.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	904711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We are supporting a wide range of measures including improvements to shelters, water and sanitation, vaccination campaigns and prepositioning of emergency supplies. We are encouraging the Government of Bangladesh to allocate additional land at lower risk of flooding, reduce density in the existing camps and put evacuation plans in place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:37:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

968956

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadcasting: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding in relation to programming for the nations of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	906663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to the future of minority language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>The BBC Charter, agreed with government, sets out a clear commitment to Welsh and Gaelic language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>The BBC must also support the creative economies of each nation and this hugely positive impact can be seen in the world class creative hubs of Glasgow and Cardiff</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/09/2018 10:50:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

861941

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Ports: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Welsh ports of the Government’s proposed future customs arrangements with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	904288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister reiterated in her Mansion House speech, a fundamental principle of our negotiations with the European Commission is that the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:25:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029564

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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, which countries his Department has identified as a low risk of abuse of the immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be lower will not usually be subject to our visa regime and will be non-visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:42:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029563

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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, which countries his Department has identified as a high risk of abuse of the immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be higher will usually be subject to our visa regime and will be visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:41:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620002

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	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 sunset clause on her Department's use of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49895 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029561

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what occupations would be considered (a) high-skilled, (b) medium-skilled and (c) low-skilled in the context of The UK's future skills-based immigration system White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels. High-skilled roles require skills at degree level or above (RQF 6 and above); medium-skilled require skills between A-Level and Foundation Degree, or equivalent (RQF 3-5) and lower-skilled roles include those at GCSE level or below (below RQF 3).</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skill levels will be set out in codes of practice. The existing codes of practice for our current main immigration work route under Tier 2 can be found at Appendix J of the published immigration rules, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204528 question first answered 07/01/2019 12:59:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1035010

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department made of the variations in national average salaries in advance of setting a £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	205306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended “<em>maintaining the existing salary threshold for all migrants in Tier 2”</em>. The Government will engage businesses and employers as to what salary threshold should be set.</p><p>In addition, Scotland already has a separate Shortage Occupation List (SOL) and we will invite the Migration Advisory Committee to compile such a list for Northern Ireland and consider whether the composition of the SOL needs to be different for Wales.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/01/2019 16:28:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1105750

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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, what assessment he has made of the affordability of the Indefinite Leave to Remain application fee.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	237789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>An assessment of the impact of all border, immigration and citizenship (BIC) fees was published as an associated document to the Immigration and <br>Nationality Fees (Regulations) 2018. Whilst the assessment doesn’t focus on affordability, which would be a very subjective matter, it does include estimates of price elasticity.</p><p>The relevant information can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/59/pdfs/ukia_20180059_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/59/pdfs/ukia_20180059_en.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/04/2019 16:33:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan