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1204701

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Health Services: EU Nationals
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 5 March 2020 to Question 23401 which states that confirmation of settled or pre-settled status is not required to access NHS care, for what reason get hospital treatment is listed as a reason on the online EU settled status scheme form for proving one’s status to a requesting organisation/individual from 1 January 2021 onwards.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	60875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>It is correct European Economic Area and Swiss citizens do not require Home Office confirmation of settled or pre-settled status granted under the EU Settlement Scheme to access National Health Service care.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals may wish to rely on the fact they have been granted status under the Scheme as part of demonstrating their ordinary residence in the UK. The online View and Prove service therefore offers this as an option, should users wish to share their status for this purpose. It is entirely optional.</p><p> </p><p>EEA and Swiss citizens continue to be able to use their passport or national identity card to evidence their right to access services and this will not change until 30 June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From 2021, when the new immigration system is introduced, EEA or Swiss patients will be required to demonstrate they are ordinarily resident in the UK, as is already presently the case for non-EEA nationals who are not the family member of an EEA citizen. They can do this by relying on the status they have been granted under the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>EEA nationals who do not have protected rights will be bound by the new global immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 15:09:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1204725

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking during the covid-19 outbreak to improve the (a) provision and (b) accessibility of Government guidance and information on asylum to people seeking asylum.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	60876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>In March, we set up a dedicated engagement channel with key stakeholders to cover the impact of Covid-19 on asylum and resettlement, and to ensure that the necessary guidance and information was reaching asylum seekers across the UK. The British Red Cross were nominated by the sector as the single point of contact; officials speak to them on a regular basis and calls are often accompanied by written updates, which the British Red Cross share with the wider sector, and onto asylum seekers. We have also set up a similar engagement channel with the Strategic Migration Partnership, which also includes a weekly call and regular written updates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our liaison with British Red Cross as a single point of contact has successfully ensured that asylum seekers have the information they require in recent months. We are now in the process of drafting additional guidance, which will be published on GOV.UK, on asylum interviewing and decision-making during the period in which our operations are still affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK. This will provide greater provision of information to asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/06/2020 15:51:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1204726

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 have been waiting more than six months for an asylum decision; and if she will grant those people the right to work and access education.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	60877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release). Data on the number of asylum applications awaiting an initial decision or further review are published in table Asy_D03 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets). Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2019. Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the ‘summary tables’ (attached). The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’ (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=release-date-oldest).</p><p>Asylum seekers can work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months, through no fault of their own. Those allowed to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which is published by the Home Office and based on expert advice from the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing, and we are considering the evidence put forward on the issue.</p><p> </p><p>There is nothing in the Immigration Rules to prevent asylum seekers studying. However, asylum-seekers who wish to access higher education courses can expect to be charged the full cost of their course by the university concerned.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/06/2020 15:54:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of asylum-summary-sep-2019-tables.xlsx title Asylum summary tables
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1204188

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what systems are being considered to replace the two-week quarantine period for those arriving in the UK; whether any such systems are on trial elsewhere; and what discussions they have had with other Governments about related quarantine trials undertaken by airport operators.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL5776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Following implementation of the health measures on the 8th June 2020, they will be continuously reviewed, including any systems issues with the first formal statutory review point due on 29th June. The review will be informed through continuing regular engagement with international partners and industry as well as through the monitoring of international comparators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/06/2020 16:06:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1204212

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Israeli Settlements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure that Israeli settlers living illegally on Palestinian land do not receive preferential treatment in the requirements for travel to the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>All visitors to the UK are assessed against a set of suitability and eligibility criteria, under the Immigration Rules. The rules apply to all visitors, whether they are applying for a visa in advance of travel or are applying for entry at the UK border. Applications for visit visas or for entry as a visitor are considered on their merits, regardless of where the visitor lives.</p><p>In addition, all applicants seeking to stay for more than 6 months (e.g. for work, study, settlement) are required to obtain an entry clearance in advance of travel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/06/2020 16:06:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1204220

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of UK Visa and Immigration services to process applications, following the suspension of the priority service and the closure of Sopra Steria and some VFS global visa application centres; what consideration they have given to the need to process applications from NHS staff before the suggested changeover date of 5 August; and when they expect a full service will resume.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>As UK Visas and Immigration begins to reopen its Visa Application Centres both in the UK and overseas, we are working closely with our partners to maximise the available capacity to service applicants in line with social distancing rules in each location.</p><p> </p><p>For those applicants who are due to start work in the NHS but who are unable to make their application from overseas due to the temporary closure of the Visa Application Centres, they should contact the UKVI NHS Team by emailing UKVINHSTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk and the team will seek to assist them.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants sponsored by the NHS who lodge an application in the UK under Tier 2 can begin work immediately while their application is under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak, full details of which are published on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents. The department continues to monitor the situation closely and takes these exceptional circumstances into account.</p><p> </p><p>These are unprecedented times and further adjustments may be made to requirements where necessary and appropriate, to ensure people are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/06/2020 15:59:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1204273

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Opioids: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the level of illegal use of (a) fentanyl and (b) other opioids in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	59687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>59687: Information relating to the number of illicit opiate users in England is provided in these data tables, published by Public Health England: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/opiate-and-crack-cocaine-use-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations. Equivalent data for the other countries of the UK is not available.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made by the Home Office of illegal use of fentanyl in the UK.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/06/2020 14:49:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1204274

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the extension from six months to 12 months of the rights of BN(O) passport holders to work in the UK in the event that China imposes its national security law on Hong Kong will be conditional on having a sponsor and a job offer that meets a minimum-salary threshold.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	59784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 59785 59786 59787 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:08:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1204278

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests for acquisitive crimes there have been where the arrested person cited debts from gambling as the reason for that crime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	59908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 59909 question first answered 24/06/2020 14:49:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1204279

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of (a) cash and (b) goods stolen from acquisitive crime where the arrested person cited debts from (i) gambling and (ii) gambling addiction as the reason for their criminal activity in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	59909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 59908 question first answered 24/06/2020 14:49:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden