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1465572

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to bring forward a foreign influence registration scheme as part of the National Security Bill.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme will be brought forward by Government amendment to the National Security Bill as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/06/2022 14:11:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1464212

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Patrol Craft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is responsible for the contract for the procurement of Border Force vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>I can confirm that the procurement of Border Force vessels remains the responsibility of the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2022 11:06:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1464219

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Imports
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 adequacy of the current UK customs arrangements tackling the importation of illegal botox substitutes.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care is responsible for policy on the importation of Botox and Botox substitutes.</p><p>In February 2022, the department published plans to crackdown on unregulated cosmetic procedures and introduce a licence for non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers, the scope and details are yet to be determined.</p><p>Border Force does not currently carry out any specific customs controls on the importation of Botox and its substitutes as there are no specific controls that we are aware of on this substance.</p><p>Once any policy is passed into legislation Her Majesty’s government would look at the merits of implementing import controls on any such products.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 15:37:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3535 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1463231

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Shipbuilding Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met with the National Shipbuilding Office since the start of the 2022 calendar year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) and other government departments on the procurement of new Border Force vessels as referenced within the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Home Office Ministers attend the strategy’s Inter-Ministerial Group on Shipbuilding supported by Home Office officials attending wider bilateral events. The NSO are similarly represented on the programme’s governance which further supports close ongoing engagement.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/05/2022 15:15:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1462493

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
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 ensure travel permission permits for Ukraine citizens are issued prior to the issuing of visas.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The process for issuing visas and permission to travel letters is different and distinct.</p><p> </p><p>A visa is issued after the applicant has applied online and gone to their local visa application centre to submit their biometrics.</p><p> </p><p>Permission to travel letters are issued for applicants who have a valid Ukrainian passport who can apply online to come to the UK from wherever they are and they then give their biometrics once in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Both visas and permissions to travel letter cannot be issued until after a decision has been made on a customer's application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/05/2022 16:35:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1462494

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine 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 ensure applications for Ukrainian citizens under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are grouped effectively to allow family members to enter the UK together.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Where we have applications from family groups we would look to group these decisions together so families receive decisions wherever possible at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/05/2022 15:22:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1462495

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for telephone calls made from 1 May 2022 to the dedicated advice line for hon. Members for UK Visas & Immigration.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that during peak periods waiting times can be considerably longer than that. This is due to an increase in call demand since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis.</p><p>As a result of the increased demand the Department has more than doubled the number of staff operating the helpline. MPs can also contact the Home Office via the MPs Urgent Enquiries inbox or in person at the Portcullis House walk-in hub.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/05/2022 16:37:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1461323

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for telephone calls made from 1 May 2022 to the dedicated advice line for hon. Members at HM Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	74
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Average wait times for the dedicated HM Passport queries on the MP enquiry line have been unacceptable.</p><p>From 9 May, a new additional team of dedicated HMPO staff began operating the helpline. As a result, we have seen wait times halve and we expect to see much lower wait times in the coming weeks.</p><p>MPs can also contact the Home Office via the MPs Urgent Enquiries inbox and request a call back<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/05/2022 10:10:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones