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39732

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
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	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases were awaiting decision for travel documents on 1 February 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	189239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are unable to provide figures specific to asylum cases awaiting travel <br>documents. This information is only held within paper case files, which would <br>mean this question could only be answered through a disproportionately <br>expensive manual case search.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

114775

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Teleperformance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many countries Teleperformance operates as a commercial partner to UK Visas and Immigration.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	213459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Teleperformance are currently operating in 74 countries on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:35:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169552

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: India
	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 UK visas have been made by applicants in (a) Delhi, (b) Chandigarh, (c) Jalandhar, (d) Mumbai, (e) Pune, (f) Ahmedabad, (g) Chennai, (h) Bangalore, (i) Hyderabad, (j) Cochin, (k) Kolkata and (k) Goa in each year since January 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	218122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of applications for UK Visas in India since 2009 can be found in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>UK Visa application in India since 2009</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ahmedabad</p></td><td><p>50,539</p></td><td><p>31,660</p></td><td><p>28,261</p></td><td><p>24,474</p></td><td><p>24,012</p></td><td><p>21,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangalore</p></td><td><p>32,283</p></td><td><p>37,673</p></td><td><p>38,442</p></td><td><p>37,167</p></td><td><p>39,282</p></td><td><p>35,179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chandigarh</p></td><td><p>21,902</p></td><td><p>18,777</p></td><td><p>17,922</p></td><td><p>14,415</p></td><td><p>10,962</p></td><td><p>9,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chennai</p></td><td><p>32,041</p></td><td><p>37,043</p></td><td><p>33,417</p></td><td><p>31,085</p></td><td><p>31,729</p></td><td><p>26,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cochin</p></td><td><p>17,121</p></td><td><p>17,970</p></td><td><p>14,857</p></td><td><p>12,196</p></td><td><p>12,666</p></td><td><p>10,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goa</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>57</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyderabad</p></td><td><p>26,557</p></td><td><p>24,505</p></td><td><p>20,952</p></td><td><p>19,970</p></td><td><p>20,928</p></td><td><p>17,699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jalandhar</p></td><td><p>39,795</p></td><td><p>40,082</p></td><td><p>39,809</p></td><td><p>33,016</p></td><td><p>27,305</p></td><td><p>21,762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kolkata</p></td><td><p>17,354</p></td><td><p>19,235</p></td><td><p>20,457</p></td><td><p>19,262</p></td><td><p>19,823</p></td><td><p>16,702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mumbai</p></td><td><p>79,453</p></td><td><p>80,609</p></td><td><p>74,861</p></td><td><p>69,828</p></td><td><p>74,091</p></td><td><p>66,216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Delhi</p></td><td><p>77,895</p></td><td><p>84,351</p></td><td><p>80,248</p></td><td><p>75,794</p></td><td><p>78,913</p></td><td><p>67,229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pune</p></td><td><p>16,922</p></td><td><p>20,625</p></td><td><p>19,712</p></td><td><p>19,766</p></td><td><p>21,367</p></td><td><p>18,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p><strong>411,862</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>412,530</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>388,938</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>356,973</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>361,135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>312,069</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:24:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169553

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were granted to applicants from India in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	218121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The total number of applications submitted in India that were issued in 2013 was 323,575.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:24:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169564

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications from India were processed using the (a) normal, (b) priority and (c) super priority visa service in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	218067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There were 361,135 visa applications processed in India during 2013. This figures includes all normal, priority and super priority applications.<br><br>As detailed in the answer to PQ189241 on 24 March 2014, there were 81,755 applications in India in 2013 where applicants opted to use a priority service. A &quot;same day&quot; service was launched in India on 15 May 2013, and from that date <br>to 31 December 2013, of the 81,755 applicants that used a priority service, 454 chose to use the &quot;same day&quot; service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:25:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

172207

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations the Indian Diaspora Champion has made concerning proposed reductions of UK visa staff in Mumbai.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	219917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has no record of any representations made by the Indian <br>Diaspora Champion concerning this matter. The changes planned by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) relate to the decision making function for applications and will not affect customers applying for their visas or the service UKVI offers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:42:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

172249

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Bangladesh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were submitted in Bangladesh in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	219797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The total number of visa applications submitted in Bangladesh in 2013 was 27,250.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:41:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

386286

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many entry clearance officers were employed by her Department in Mumbai on 1 June (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	4689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Local management information shows that on 1 June 2010, there were a total of 31 Entry Clearance Officers employed in Mumbai. 18 of these staff were employed on a long-term basis and 13 were employed as seasonal relief to process increased volumes of applications in the peak period for Western Indian visa applications to the UK. On 1 June 2015 local management information shows that there were a total of 24 Entry Clearance Officers employed in Mumbai. 15 of these staff were employed on a long-term basis and 9 were employed as seasonal relief to process increased volumes of applications in the peak period for Western Indian visa applications to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:13:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

386297

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals have been granted following refusal of the granting of a settlement visa since 1 January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	4704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Until 31st March 2015, no appeal outcomes have been recorded on appeals related to in-country settlement cases where the application was refused between 1st January 2015 and 31st March 2015.</p><p>Between 1st January and 31st March 2015, 228 appeals were allowed at the First-tier Tribunal which related to an earlier in-country settlement application.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:12:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

387868

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the test centres for English language tests are in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	5705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The test centres in the UK are as follows:</p><p>1. Trinity Belfast SELT Centre - Forsyth House, Cromac Square, Belfast, County Antrim BT2 8LA</p><p>2. Trinity Birmingham SELT Centre - Lonsdale House, 52 Blucher Street, Birmingham B1 1QU</p><p>3. Trinity Cardiff SELT Centre - Temple Court, 13a Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HA</p><p>4. Trinity Glasgow SELT Centre - The Centrum Building, 38 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DX</p><p>5. Trinity Leeds SELT Centre - West One Building, 114 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1BA</p><p>6. Trinity London Hammersmith SELT Centre - 26-28 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7BA</p><p>7. Trinity London Holborn SELT Centre - 88 Kingsway, London WC2B 6AA</p><p>8. Trinity Manchester SELT Centre - Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5AN</p><p>9. Trinity Newcastle SELT Centre - Milburn House, Dean Street, Newcastle NE1 1LE</p><p>10. Trinity Peterborough SELT Centre - Stuart House, East Wing, St John’s Street, Peterborough PE1 5DD</p><p>11. British Council, Edinburgh - Basil Paterson College, 65 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 4NA</p><p>12. British Council, London West - Ealing Hammersmith &amp; West London College, Hammersmith Campus, Gliddon Road, Barons Court, London W14 9BL</p><p>13. British Council, London North - London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB</p><p>14. British Council, Chelmsford - Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ</p><p>15. British Council, London Central - University of Ulster, St James's House, 10 Rosebery Avenue, Holborn, London EC1R 4TF</p><p>16. British Council, Birmingham - Joseph Chamberlain 6th Form College, 1 Belgrave Road, Highgate, Birmingham B12 9FF</p><p>17. British Council, Manchester - Connell 6th Form College, 301 Alan Turing Way, Manchester M11 3BS</p><p>18. British Council, Cardiff - Cardiff and Vale College, Canal Parade, Cardiff CF10 5BF</p><p>19. British Council, Portsmouth - Highbury College, Tutor Crescent, Portsmouth PO6 2SA</p><p>20. British Council, Belfast - Belfast Metropolitan College, E3 Building, 398 Springfield Road, Belfast BT12 7DU</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/07/2015 14:27:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz