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1345479

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to expedite compensation for those people affected by the Windrush scandal.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	30325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Since April 2019 the Scheme has offered or paid more than £32.4 million in compensation to members of the Windrush generation. On 24 June the Home Office published the latest set of data on the Scheme which covers the period to the end of May 2021. During the month of May, the Home Office paid out £3.9 million in compensation and more than £24.4 million in compensation has been paid across 732 claims.</p><p>In December we overhauled the Scheme and the changes have had an immediate effect on the speed and value of offers of compensation. Since the end of December, we have paid more than seven times the total amount paid previously.</p><p>However, we recognise we still have more to do to speed up the processing of claims and are committed to reducing the time between submission and decision significantly over the coming months. To do this we are, amongst other things, recruiting more case workers, directing resources to where they are needed most to maximise final decision output and refining our processes so cases progress as quickly as possible. We are also improving the evidence gathering process, for instance by revising our data sharing agreements with other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/07/2021 12:01:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1337806

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have the right to work residency in the UK but do not have a National Insurance Number.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	17704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p><p>A National Insurance number is an administrative reference number used by employers to record national insurance (NINo) contributions for their employees.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2021 16:02:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1337807

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) employers, (b) financial institutions and (c) the Student Loans Company are aware that a National Insurance number is not required for a person to have the right to (i) work and (ii) access relevant services in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	17705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office has published extensive guidance for employers on how to conduct a check to establish whether an individual has a right to work. A list of acceptable documents which enable an individual to demonstrate they have the right work is set out in the Employers Guide to Right to Work Checks:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-employers-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-employers-guide</a>.</p><p>We keep our guidance under regular review and will consider whether there is more we can do to provide advice to employers on this matter.</p><p>My officials are also in regular dialogue with their counterparts in the Department for Work and Pensions, which has the lead on National Insurance Number policy.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/06/2021 16:54:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1329529

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the proposals on visa renewal processes recommended by the report entitled We Are Here: Routes To Regularisation For The UK’s Undocumented Population, published by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	10287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to improving how we meet the differing needs of the public we serve, including by ensuring our systems and processes become as simple and straightforward as possible. All our fees are kept under review and we offer several fee waivers and exceptions from the need to pay an application fee.</p><p>Given a person’s circumstances can change, we believe we have the right balance between the length of visas we issue and the need to check people still meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules. In addition, many visas are already aligned to a person’s employment or their course of study and a renewal does not need to happen until a major change in their circumstances.</p><p>We are currently analysing responses to the consultation on the new plan for immigration and will be responding in full.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/06/2021 15:08:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1329531

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: 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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the proposals on costs of visa processes recommended by the report entitled We Are Here: Routes To Regularisation For The UK’s Undocumented Population, published by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	10288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>When setting visa, immigration and citizenship fees the Home Office takes into account a number of factors set by Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014. Full details of which can be reviewed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68</a>.</p><p>These include the cost of processing the application, the wider cost of running the migration, borders and citizenship system, international comparisons and the benefits which are likely to accrue from a successful application.</p><p>The Home Office provides exceptions to the need to pay application fees in several specific circumstances to ensure the Home Office’s immigration and nationality fee structure complies with international obligations and wider government policy. Fee waivers are available on affordability grounds where the payment of a fee would be incompatible with an applicant’s Convention, (ECHR) rights. Where the immigration application fee is waived on affordability grounds, the requirement to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge may also be waived. The detailed guidance can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmentdata/file967231/Revised_fee_waiver_guidance%20-%20FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment­data/file967231/Revised_fee­_waiver_guidance - FINAL.PDF</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/06/2021 14:58:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1329532

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the proposals on responsiveness to human circumstances in the immigration system recommended by the report entitled We Are Here: Routes To Regularisation For The UK’s Undocumented Population, published by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	10289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Fairness is at the heart of Home Office’s new plan for immigration. It is also at the heart of our response to the Windrush Lessons learned review where our Comprehensive Improvement Plan sets out a more compassionate approach which sees the “face behind the case”.</p><p>Our ambition is to create a fundamental shift in the culture of the department to ensure the interests of the communities and individuals we serve underpin how we work every day. We have been improving our culture and the way we work, as well as changes to be made on, for example, the use of discretion, ethics, the burden of proof, our service standards and our approach to supporting vulnerable customers.</p><p>We are currently analysing the response to the consultation on the new plan for immigration and will be responding in full.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/06/2021 14:55:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1329533

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the proposals on entitlement to UK citizenship for children born in the UK recommended by the report entitled We Are Here: Routes To Regularisation For The UK’s Undocumented Population, published by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	10290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>A child born in the UK to a British citizen or settled parent automatically becomes a British citizen. There are registration routes available for other children born in the UK to allow them to acquire this status.</p><p>We have no plans to amend the law in this respect.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/06/2021 15:03:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1329534

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the proposals on routes to regularisation of immigration status recommended by the report entitled We Are Here: Routes To Regularisation For The UK’s Undocumented Population, published by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	10291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>There are already several options available for those in the UK without lawful leave to regularise their status.</p><p>The Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to qualify for a right to remain which provides clarity for applicants and decision makers alike. There are also discretionary policies for leave to be granted outside the Immigration Rules in exceptional circumstances.</p><p>We welcome feedback and regularly engage with our partners and stakeholders on a wide range of issues, including regularisation of undocumented migrants. We note the recommendations made by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/06/2021 15:00:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1329536

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants and Undocumented Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on (a) no recourse to public funds, (b) right to work checks and (c) the offence of illegal working under section 34 of the Immigration Act 2016, of the findings of the report entitled We Are Here: Routes To Regularisation For The UK’s Undocumented Population, published by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	10292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>No recourse to public funds (NRPF) has been a long-standing condition applied to those staying here with temporary immigration status and those without lawful status in order to protect public funds. This reflects the need to maintain the confidence of the general public migration to the UK is not based on access to public services and welfare benefits paid for by UK taxpayers.</p><p>The ability to work illegally is a key driver of illegal migration; it encourages people to break our immigration laws and provides the practical means for people to remain in the UK without status. It encourages people to take risks by putting their lives in the hands of unscrupulous people smugglers and leaves them vulnerable to exploitative employers. Right to work checks are an important part of our efforts to tackle illegal working.</p><p>We welcome feedback and regularly engage with stakeholders on a wide range of issues, including regularisation of undocumented migrants. We have therefore noted the recommendations made by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/06/2021 14:52:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1289451

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Exploitation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a statutory definition of child criminal exploitation, in terms of improving (a) sentencing, (b) probation management in the community, (c) rehabilitation in custody and (d) resettlement and probation support after release from custody.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	157983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government is determined to tackle Child Criminal Exploitation in all its forms. Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) is already defined in statutory guidance for frontline practitioners working with children. Specifically, this includes the Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children statutory guidance.</p><p>The definition used in these pieces of statutory guidance is consistent with the definition of CCE in the Serious Violence Strategy, the Home Office County Lines Guidance, the Ministry of Justice County Lines Exploitation Practice Guidance for YOTs and frontline practitioners and the Home Office Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit.</p><p>More widely, the Home Office is working across Government to ensure police and partners make full use of the powers and tools available to tackle county lines and associated child criminal exploitation and to ensure these ruthless criminals face the full force of the law.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/03/2021 13:45:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown