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	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) the UK and (b) Bolton South East constituency have been affected by the changes made in 2014 to the right to work rules which mean that an expired travel document with a valid visa is no longer sufficient proof of right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	68180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Although the Home Office provides for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances, these exceptions do not extend to those seeking confirmation of status, such as those who apply to transfer their existing status to a biometric residence permit. If we were to waive fees on this basis, it would result in a reduction in income that would have to be made up through charging other customers higher fees. We believe this would be unfair. The exceptions ensure that the Home Office’s immigration and nationality fee structure complies with international obligations (for example, in relation to refugees and persons deriving rights under European law) and wider government policy. .</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not receive or hold data on the number of people who hold an expired travel document with a valid visa but need to provide</p><p>acceptable evidence of their right to work to a new employer. In these circumstances the individual is required to apply to the Home Office to transfer their conditions, as a result of which they will receive a biometric residence permit. While the Home Office is processing the application it provides a checking service for employers to verify someone’s right to work so that the ability to start work is not impeded. This change was introduced to simplify and strengthen right to work checks by employers to better prevent illegal working in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 68179 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:49:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711498

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether exemptions exist for fees for biometric residence permits for people affected by changes to the right to work rules made in 2014 which mean that an expired travel document with a valid visa is no longer sufficient proof of right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	68179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Although the Home Office provides for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances, these exceptions do not extend to those seeking confirmation of status, such as those who apply to transfer their existing status to a biometric residence permit. If we were to waive fees on this basis, it would result in a reduction in income that would have to be made up through charging other customers higher fees. We believe this would be unfair. The exceptions ensure that the Home Office’s immigration and nationality fee structure complies with international obligations (for example, in relation to refugees and persons deriving rights under European law) and wider government policy. .</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not receive or hold data on the number of people who hold an expired travel document with a valid visa but need to provide</p><p>acceptable evidence of their right to work to a new employer. In these circumstances the individual is required to apply to the Home Office to transfer their conditions, as a result of which they will receive a biometric residence permit. While the Home Office is processing the application it provides a checking service for employers to verify someone’s right to work so that the ability to start work is not impeded. This change was introduced to simplify and strengthen right to work checks by employers to better prevent illegal working in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 68180 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:49:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711050

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many custody suites in police stations were closed in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/04/2017 13:40:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711102

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres were closed in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2014/15 DWP closed 17 jobcentres, of which 4 were not relocated or co-located; and in 2015/16 closed 16 of which 6 were not relocated or co-located.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/03/2017 17:51:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711067

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were on leave of absence due to mental illness in 2015-16; and for how many days each such absence lasted.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2015-16, 1,405 band 3-5 prison officers took sickness absence due to mental and behavioural disorders. In accordance with the Data Protection Act, figures on the length of each sickness absence cannot be published.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS is committed to providing safe, decent and secure places of work and takes the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees extremely seriously. The Ministry of Justice is investing an extra £100m annually to boost the frontline by 2,500 officers.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS also recognises that the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of employees is paramount to attracting and retaining staff that will build a strong and capable organisation. All NOMS staff have access to an occupational health service and employee assistance programme. This includes 24 hour, 365 days a year access to signposting and counselling; trauma support services; a wide ranging health promotion website and personal wellbeing zone.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, counselling is available to staff who have experienced trauma. Fast track referrals to see an occupational health nurse are encouraged for staff who have experienced trauma and, where staff are absent as a result of a mental and behavioural disorder, an immediate referral to occupational health is recommended.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/03/2017 11:44:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi