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791016

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: 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 criteria were used to verify the TOEIC system for visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	113572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Education Testing System (ETS) TOEIC test was admitted to the list of approved test providers following a project to produce a new list of English language test providers. The project was launched on 9 December 2010 and ran until 31 January 2011. The criteria for inclusion on the list was published on the UK Border Agency website on 9 December 2010, and is available on the National Archives at:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110413094211/http:/www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/esol-providers/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110413094211/http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/esol-providers/</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:57:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

791017

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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 much her Department has spent on (a) internal investigations, (b) court fees and (c) deportation in cases involving TOEIC students.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	113573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is unavailable because Home Office data systems are unable to disaggregate costs in line with the categories in the question.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:56:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

791030

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children have had their claims certified in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of certified refusals for applications made by Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in tables as_09 and as_09_q of immigration statistics April to June 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:55:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

791031

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children who have had their claim certified have subsequently been removed from the UK in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of certified refusals for applications made by Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in tables as_09 and as_09_q of immigration statistics April to June 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>However, the number of those who are refused and certified, who are then removed from the UK is not recorded in a reportable format. Statistics on general asylum and non-asylum removals are available in table 02 of Immigration Statistics April to June 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638602/returns1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638602/returns1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:55:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

790070

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the matter of arms smuggling into Yemen with his Iranian counterpart during his forthcoming visit to that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	113415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has longstanding concerns about Iranian involvement in Yemen, which we have raised with the Iranian Government. The Foreign Secretary will discuss a variety of regional and bilateral issues with his counterparts on any future visit to Iran. I made a statement on 9 November expressing concerns about reports that Iran has provided the Houthis with ballistic missiles, which threaten regional security and prolong the conflict.​​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2017 17:59:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 23765 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

790081

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Aman Vyas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made, by whom within his Department, to which organisations in relation to the extradition hearings in India of Aman Vyas between May and November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	113179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>British Officials in the High Commission in New Delhi, and in London, regularly engage with the Indian authorities on this case. Officials in the British High Commission in New Delhi have also attended court sessions on the case and will continue to do so. Ministers will raise the case with the Indian Authorities where the opportunities ​arise.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/11/2017 17:53:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

790084

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israeli Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance by the Israeli Government with UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) on urging an end to Israeli settlements.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	113199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>​UN Security Council Resolution 2334 addresses settlements while also calling for an end to incitement and terror. The resolution was passed on 23 December 2016 and asks the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three months on the implementation of its provisions. We are gravely concerned by the increased pace of settlement advancement by the Israeli government in 2017, including plans for the first new settlement deep in the West Bank in more than 25 years, the first new housing units in Hebron for 15 years, and legislation to retroactively approve unauthorised settlement outposts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2017 17:57:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 23755 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

790085

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support he has given to EU proposals to provide sea access to Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	113201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>There have been no formal proposals from the European Commission on this matter. The UK continues to urge Israel and Egypt to ease movement and access restrictions on Gaza, stressing the damage the restrictions are doing to the living standards of ordinary Gazans. The UK remains committed to supporting vulnerable Gazans, through funding for basic service delivery through the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and private sector development programmes. We will continue to urge the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary practical steps to ensure Gaza’s reconstruction and economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2017 17:58:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 23757 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

790086

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government means by a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine; and how it plans to help achieve that solution.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	113202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK’s longstanding position on the Middle East Peace Process is clear: we support a negotiated settlement leading to a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state, based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, Jerusalem as the shared capital of both states, and a just, fair, agreed, and realistic settlement for refugees. We will continue to press Israel and the Palestinians strongly on the need to re-enter direct negotiations and refrain from taking actions which make peace more difficult. The Foreign Secretary reiterated the UK’s support for a two-state solution and urged renewed progress on the Middle East Peace Process when he met Prime Minister Netanyahu in London on 2 November.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2017 17:58:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 23758 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

790115

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration applications made via the premium service at UK Visas and Immigration have been completed within the service standard time in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	113391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>UKVI transparency data provides details of how the Premium Service Centres perform against that service standard.</p><p> </p><p>Links to the most recent available quarterly data are provided here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-november-2016</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-may-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-may-2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The data in table InC07 is the closest match to the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:57:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft