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1108599

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect on low-paid workers of the minimum income requirements for non-EEA residents to bring family members to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	910144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The level of the minimum income threshold was set after considering advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court has endorsed the lawfulness of this approach and agrees that the minimum income requirement strikes a fair balance between the interests of UK citizens wishing to sponsor a non-EEA spouse and of the community in general.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/04/2019 15:53:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1535569

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the graduate visa route, introduced in 2021, remains his Department's policy objective.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	69755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Our offer to international students is extremely competitive and ensures that we continue to attract the best and brightest students from around the world.</p><p>The Government’s International Education Strategy set out a target of attracting 600,000 international Higher Education students to the UK by 2030, which we have achieved almost a decade early.</p><p> </p><p>The public also rightly expects us to control immigration and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>As the Growth Plan set out, the Government is looking at how immigration contributes to growth and will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 69756 question first answered 02/11/2022 11:01:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29600 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1287705

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to standardise policies on body worn cameras on a national, rather than force-by-force, basis.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	155294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The use of imagery captured by Body Worn Video is subject to a number of national standards through the Data Protection Act 2018, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (Management of Police Information) and the Surveillance Camera Code.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/03/2021 16:31:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1608337

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether international students with Tier 4 visas who wish to switch to a dependant's visa based on their spouse's Tier 2 skilled worker visa are permitted to (a) continue their studies, (b) maintain their student status and (c) retain their studentship, including that under Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	175617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Skilled Worker dependants can study, subject to the ATAS requirement, and guidance on applying as a Skilled Worker dependant is here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children</a></p><p> </p><p>A migrant cannot hold permission as a student and as a dependant at the same time. They will need to decide which type of permission is more suitable for them.</p><p> </p><p>A migrant’s visa status will not affect their status as a student with regard to financial sponsorship and bursaries. The continued eligibility for those depends on the terms and conditions of the specific schemes and is a matter for the student and scholarship/bursary provider to discuss between them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 175619 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:04:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1104993

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Nurses
	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 extend the the salary exemption for international nurses under the Tier 2 visa process to citizens of the EEA in the event of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	236576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/04/2019 15:48:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1519028

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dahua Technology and Hikvision: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using or procuring (a) Hikvision or (b) Dahua surveillance technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not government policy to comment on the security arrangements of government buildings. Specific details regarding the make and model of security systems procured and used by the Government are withheld on national security grounds.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure provide guidance on the use of IP-connected cameras and cyber-connected physical security systems.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/10/2022 09:19:32 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat previous answer version 24434 answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1519267

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the yearly change was in numbers of staff working in the Passport Office from (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-2017, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-2019, (e) 2019-2020, (f) 2020-21 and (g) 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the data held for full-time equivalent staffing numbers at His Majesty’s Passport Office on 31 March, for each year from 2015:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4,376</p></td><td><p>4,059</p></td><td><p>3,879</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td><td><p>3,947</p></td><td><p>3,704</p></td><td><p>4,466</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/10/2022 14:34:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1519303

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total budget for the Passport Office (a) was in financial year 2021-22 and (b) is in financial year 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The annual budget of the Passport Office is published every year as part of Customer Services Capability within the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>For financial year 2021-22, refer to pages 128-129, published as part of the Statement of Outturn against Parliamentary Supply (SOPS), in the 2021-22 Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. See:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090460/Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf" target="_blank">Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>With regards to the 2022-23 budget, you can find the information required in the published Main Supply Estimates. Refer to page 84 (page 87 on the PDF reader). See:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1084761/E02762396_HC_396_HMT_Main_Supply_Estimates_22-23_WEB.pdf#:~:text=2022-23%20Main%20Supply%20Estimates%206.%20The%20total%20resource,881.8%20billion.%20This%20spending%20is%20broadly%20consistent%20with" target="_blank">Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23 – Main Supply Estimates (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2022 15:58:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1580619

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the mean average UKVI Family Visa application processing time is.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	132420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>An applicant applying for a family visa at entry clearance should get a decision within 24 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk#join-family-in-the-uk" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>An applicant applying in the UK to extend a family visa (spouse or partner on a 5-year route to settlement) should get a decision within 8 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#switch-to-or-extend-a-family-visa" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>An applicant applying in the UK for settlement should get a decision within 6 months.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#applying-for-settlement" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Mean average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for Spouse/Partner applications and are not published.</p><p>The transparency data does, however, include a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldFamily.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C68baeb4cb470480dc90608da47a2e699%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637901062213241689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pD9T%2Bmx2%2FMyxOHRWsrOirYLvh1pmqYgqjTuQnf%2FAjH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/01/2023 12:47:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

984882

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres: Overcrowding
	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 plans to take to tackle overcrowding in immigration detention centres.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	177779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The health and welfare of detainees is of upmost importance. Although there is no statutory time limit on immigration detention under Immigration Act powers, the law does not allow indefinite detention.</p><p>Under the adults at risk in immigration detention policy – which is part of the Government’s response to Stephen Shaw’s review of the welfare of vulnerable people in immigration detention - the consideration of any vulnerability, including mental health, is based on a case-by-case assessment of the appropriateness of detention for each individual. All individuals detained also have ready access to medical professionals and health care, including mental health services. In all cases, detention is kept under regular review to ensure that it is necessary, appropriate and takes into account the welfare of those detained.</p><p>The Home Office has published guidelines on acceptable room capacity in immigration removal centres, which build on requirements set out in secondary legislation. Capacity across the detention estate is kept under regular review.</p><p>In line with the Home Secretary’s statement on immigration detention on 24 July, the practice of accommodating three detainees in rooms designed for two has now ceased.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 177778 question first answered 19/10/2018 11:51:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse