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1132235

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 258941, on Visas: Migrant Workers, what guidance his Department has provided to Sopra Steria on managing the anticipated increase in the number of student visa applications in September 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	264713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>UKVI hasset out clear expectations to Sopra Steria on the provision of the service during the student surge from September. UKVI are working closely with Sopra Steria to ensure that any additional services are delivered at the appropriate times and location in order to meet demand. This preparation work has included providing Sopra Steria with historical data on student applications volumes to support their planning.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/06/2019 13:37:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1132247

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Fees and Charges
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 Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report, An inspection of the Home Office Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System’s relating to charging and fees, published on 4 April 2019, what progress has been made on assessing the potential merits of tapering the fee for repeat applications.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	264714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is still considering its approach with regard to fee tapering for repeat settlement applications, which was recommended for review in the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report. The Home Office keeps all its fees under review and any future changes will be dependent upon the outcome of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/06/2019 13:38:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1132118

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the membership was of the group set up by his Department to support students alleged in 2014 of cheating in the Test of English for International Communication.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	264298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office did not set up a group to support the students alleged in 2014 to have cheated in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 264299 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:40:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1132119

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many occasions the group set up by his Department to support students alleged in 2014 to have cheated in the Test of English for International Communication met in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017 and (e) 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	264299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office did not set up a group to support the students alleged in 2014 to have cheated in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 264298 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:40:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1132121

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the information his Department sent education institutions on students accused of cheating in the Test of International Communication distinguished between students who has (a) definitely and (b) probably cheated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	264300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office provided a list of students to some licensed institutions which distinguished between those students with ‘invalid’ and those with ‘questionable’ TOEIC scores. The lists provided only related to students associated with those institutions.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2019 13:41:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1131747

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 effectiveness of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy in reducing the prevalence of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK and throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	263663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has had an ambitious Modern Slavery Strategy in place since 2014 and continues to focus on implementing this Strategy. Significant progress has been made in delivering the actions in the Modern Slavery Strategy and this work is detailed in the 2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery.</p><p>This report also provides an assessment of performance across a range of indicators and future plans to build on this. The 2018 Annual Report can be found here:<br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attach-ment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf%20" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attach-ment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf </a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 263664 question first answered 17/06/2019 16:52:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1131748

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	263664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has had an ambitious Modern Slavery Strategy in place since 2014 and continues to focus on implementing this Strategy. Significant progress has been made in delivering the actions in the Modern Slavery Strategy and this work is detailed in the 2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery.</p><p>This report also provides an assessment of performance across a range of indicators and future plans to build on this. The 2018 Annual Report can be found here:<br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attach-ment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf%20" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attach-ment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf </a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 263663 question first answered 17/06/2019 16:52:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1130676

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
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 whether test centres have submitted the same voice recording clips for all students even when the Toeic English language test was taken in test conditions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	261462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The criminal investigations into the fraud carried out by the Home Office uncovered evidence of the use of proxy test takers, the type of fraud also shown in the Panorama documentary. Whilst there have been suggestions of other methods of fraud, no material evidence has been uncovered during the course of the criminal investigation to support these scenarios.</p><p>Furthermore at the time the Home Office commissioned an independent expert from the respected firm Kroll Ontrack to consider this issue. They found no evidence in the information made available to them to suggest the substitution of recordings in this way.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/06/2019 14:56:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1129217

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sopra Steria in handling UK visa applications for migrants living and working in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	258941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service Centres are run by Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL) on behalf of UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI). The new service offered by SSL provides a modernised, digital and more secure process for customers to submit key evidence and personal information.</p><p>UKVCAS also provides an opportunity for migrants living and working in the UK to opt for priority services to speed up their application decision and purchase additional, optional services from SSL to enhance the overall experience. UKVI regularly monitor SSL performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within the contract. Currently SSL are experiencing some demand issues, but I can reassure you that SSL continue to assess customer demand, working closely with UKVI.</p><p>As a result SSL have recently opened three additional service points in Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester to meet the demand in the surrounding areas. In addition, to increasing the number of service points, SSL are working with the existing network of UKVCAS centres to increase the number of appointments offered to customers to increase overall capacity.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/06/2019 15:52:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1123558

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial settlement his Department reached with ETS after terminating in 2014 its licence to deliver the TOEIC test in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	248562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that a financial settlement was reached with ETS Global BV in early 2018. The terms of this settlement prevent release of further details at this time.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/05/2019 15:39:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms