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928758

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	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 has made of the change in the number of student visas issued to applicants from India between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	156473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>We welcome Indian students who want to come to the UK to study at our world-leading educational institutions and there remains no limit on the number of genuine international students who can come to study in the UK.</p><p>We issue more visas to students from India than any other country, except China and the USA.</p><p>In the year ending March 2018, the number of Indian student visas granted increased by 30% to 15,171 from the previous year.</p><p>Over 90% of Indian students who apply for a UK visa get one. This is up from 86% in 2014 and 83% the year before that. In addition, the proportion of Indian students coming to study in the UK at a university has increased from around 50% in 2010 to 93% in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 16:43:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

964097

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Pakistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, HC1154, published on 15 June 2018, for what reasons Pakistan was not included, and what plans he has to include students from Pakistan in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	169564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The addition of new countries and competent authorities to Appendix H is based on objective data. As stated in my previous response to UIN 160204 and UIN 157145, the factors which are considered include the volume of students from a country and their Tier 4 immigration compliance risk.</p><p>Information on risk profiles is sensitive and cannot be disclosed.</p><p>We will keep Appendix H under review, adding and removing countries and competent authorities from this list based on objective criteria at each refresh.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 169563 question first answered 06/09/2018 15:46:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

964096

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, with reference to the Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, HC1154, published on 15 June 2018, for what reasons India was not included; and what plans he has to include students from India in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	169563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The addition of new countries and competent authorities to Appendix H is based on objective data. As stated in my previous response to UIN 160204 and UIN 157145, the factors which are considered include the volume of students from a country and their Tier 4 immigration compliance risk.</p><p>Information on risk profiles is sensitive and cannot be disclosed.</p><p>We will keep Appendix H under review, adding and removing countries and competent authorities from this list based on objective criteria at each refresh.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 169564 question first answered 06/09/2018 15:46:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

984498

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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 steps the Government to ensure that people with a temporary status are not discriminated against by (a) banks, (b) employers and (c) landlords.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	177353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 prohibits unlawful discrimination against persons with protected characteristics, including on grounds of nationality. The Equality Advisory Support Service (<a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/</a>) is provided to offer advice to people who may have experienced discrimination in England, Scotland or Wales, and an equivalent service is provided by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (<a href="https://www.equalityni.org/Individuals/I-have-a-work-related-problem" target="_blank">https://www.equalityni.org/Individuals/I-have-a-work-related-problem</a>).</p><p>The Home Office has published statutory codes of practice for employers and landlords on how to avoid unlawful discrimination whilst conducting statutory right to work and right rent checks under immigration legislation on GOV.UK. These can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-code-of-practice-on-avoiding-discrimination" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-code-of-practice-on-avoiding-discrimination</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/10/2018 15:59:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

984497

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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, whether his Department plans to provide (a) legal advice and (b) assistance to anyone whose application for settled status is refused or rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	177352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme application process is being built around a presumption to grant rather than refuse, and we expect any issues with applicants to be resolved before a decision is made. Where an application is refused applicants will be able to contact the EU Settlement Resolution Centre to discuss the outcome of their application. There will also be an administrative review mechanism to quickly resolve any caseworking errors.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice are conducting an evidence-based assessment of the impact of the legal aid changes and are committed to publishing their findings by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/10/2018 13:28:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

971302

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
	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 benefits of all birth registrations being conducted in a sure start centre or equivalent family support centre; and whether it is his Department's policy to have all registrations take place in those centres.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	172501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 provides for every child’s birth to be recorded in a register kept for the sub-district in which the child was born.</p><p>Related legislation allows for the registration to take place in a wide range of premises such as Town Halls, hospitals, libraries and children’s centres. It is a matter for local authorities to determine the locations in which births are registered and to tailor their services to best meet the needs of their local community.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/09/2018 16:29:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

928756

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, HC1154, published on 15 June 2018, what Memorandum of Understanding agreements his Department has with each of the other 26 countries on facilitating the return of unlawful migrants.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	156472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Of the 26 countries listed in the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, HC1154, the Home Office has a Memorandum of Understanding on facilitating the return of unlawful migrants with one country, South Korea.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 16:43:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

984499

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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, whether his Department plans to contact an applicant's landlord to terminate a rental agreement in the event that an application for (a) settled and (b) temporary status is rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	177354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>EU nationals currently have an automatic right to rent by reason of their nationality under section 21 of the Immigration Act 2014. Any changes to this position, including to bring EU nationals within scope of the Immigration Act 2016 powers of eviction, will be considered as part of the design of the new global immigration system to be introduced after the EU-exit implementation period. The powers in the 2016 Act enable landlords to evict an individual where the Home Office has served a notice that they are letting to a disqualified person. These notices will only be served where an individual has failed to regularise their stay, leave the UK or comply with directions, and only after a careful examination of the individual’s circumstances and where there are no genuine obstacles to them leaving the UK.</p><p>The EU Settlement Scheme has been designed to make it easy for EU citizens to get the status they need and to evidence it digitally when accessing work, housing, benefits and services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

984496

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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 the (a) process and (b) definition is of a security check in respect of settled status application.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	177351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>As agreed with the EU, criminality and security checks will be carried out on all applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme. Applicants are required to declare whether they have convictions in the UK or abroad and whether they have had any involvement in terrorist activities, war crimes, crimes against humanity or given support to an organisation concerned with extremism. They will then be checked against UK police databases as well as watch-lists.</p><p>In line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement, conduct (including any criminal convictions relating to it) before the end of the implementation period will be assessed according to the current EU public policy tests for deportation, as set out in the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. Conduct (including any criminal convictions relating to it) after that period will be considered against UK deportation thresholds<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 177350 question first answered 15/10/2018 16:05:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

984495

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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 his Department's policy is on what will be considered as (a) criminality and (b) security issues when deciding on applications for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	177350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>As agreed with the EU, criminality and security checks will be carried out on all applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme. Applicants are required to declare whether they have convictions in the UK or abroad and whether they have had any involvement in terrorist activities, war crimes, crimes against humanity or given support to an organisation concerned with extremism. They will then be checked against UK police databases as well as watch-lists.</p><p>In line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement, conduct (including any criminal convictions relating to it) before the end of the implementation period will be assessed according to the current EU public policy tests for deportation, as set out in the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. Conduct (including any criminal convictions relating to it) after that period will be considered against UK deportation thresholds<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 177351 question first answered 15/10/2018 16:05:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day