Home Office<p><br>Cabinet Office sets guidance for officials dealing with correspondence from MPs. Details of this guidance can be found on the Home Office website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-mps-correspondences" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-mps-correspondences</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Staffordshire MoorlandsKaren Bradley2014-10-30false2014-10-30T11:44:09.445255Z1Home OfficeHome Office2014-10-27Members: Correspondence1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to officials in her Department on dealing with correspondence from hon. Members to Ministers when the correspondence is clearly marked for the Minister's personal attention; and if she will make a statement.falseIlford SouthMike Gapes212155Home Office<p> </p><p> </p><p>For 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, UK Visas and Immigration replied to <br>correspondence from hon. Members within an average of 26 days. Information on <br>the average time taken to reply to urgent visa cases is not recorded centrally <br>and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Staffordshire MoorlandsKaren Bradley2014-07-22falseOld Bexley and SidcupJames Brokenshire2014-07-22T10:21:10.9022358Z1Home OfficeHome Office2014-07-09UK Visas and Immigration1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for the Director General, UK Visas and Immigration to reply to hon. Members in (a) all and (b) urgent visit visa cases was in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.falseIlford SouthMike Gapes204979Home Office<p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance is available to all staff involved in responding to correspondence from hon. Members. This guidance explains when it is appropriate for staff to contact the business unit dealing with the case. <br><br>Additionally, the Home Office have issued an Information Fact Sheet – ‘Family Visit Visa Information Fact Sheet for Members of Parliament acting on behalf of their constituents’ to hon. Members. The Information Fact Sheet is available on the Home Office MP website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Staffordshire MoorlandsKaren Bradley2014-07-21falseOld Bexley and SidcupJames Brokenshire2014-07-21T16:57:32.9828503Z1Home OfficeHome Office2014-07-09UK Visas and Immigration1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to UK Visas and Immigration Directorate on responding to hon. Members' representations on visit visa cases.falseIlford SouthMike Gapes204977Home Office<p> </p><p> </p><p>A Home Office official responded to the hon. Member on 10 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Staffordshire MoorlandsKaren Bradley2014-07-21falseOld Bexley and SidcupJames Brokenshire2014-07-21T16:29:21.9576022Z1Home OfficeHome Office2014-07-09UK Visas and Immigration1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the hon. Member for Ilford South will receive a reply from the Director General, UK Visas and Immigration to the urgent representations he made on behalf of his constituents Mr and Mrs Mehta on 16 June 2014; and if she will make a statement.falseIlford SouthMike Gapes204976Home Office<p> </p><p>Officials within UK Visas and Immigration review all representations to the Director General and where appropriate they will liaise with the overseas post to request a review of the decision. The case that the Hon. Member recently raised has been referred to post for review.</p><p> </p>Staffordshire MoorlandsKaren Bradley2014-07-21falseOld Bexley and SidcupJames Brokenshire2014-07-21T16:26:32.7027059Z1Home OfficeHome Office2014-07-09UK Visas and Immigration1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons hon. Members' recent representations to the Director General, UK Visas and Immigration were not referred to the post for a review; and if she will make a statement.falseIlford SouthMike Gapes20497810015