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1457555

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Applications
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 proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, on whom the burden of proof will fall in relation to establishing whether a person is a group one or group two refugee.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The detail of the Government’s differentiation policy will be set out in guidance in due course. The Home Office has solicited views on the guidance from a wide range of external stakeholders, which are currently under careful consideration.</p><p>Decision makers will always be expected to consider the individual circumstances and vulnerabilities of an asylum seeker as a part of a grouping decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 154014 154015 154016 154017 154018 question first answered 27/04/2022 17:11:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66143 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457556

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Applications
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 proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, what standard of proof will apply for establishing whether a person is a group one or group two refugee.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The detail of the Government’s differentiation policy will be set out in guidance in due course. The Home Office has solicited views on the guidance from a wide range of external stakeholders, which are currently under careful consideration.</p><p>Decision makers will always be expected to consider the individual circumstances and vulnerabilities of an asylum seeker as a part of a grouping decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 154013 154015 154016 154017 154018 question first answered 27/04/2022 17:11:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66145 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457557

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Applications
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 proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, if she will make it her policy to require decision makers to make proactive enquiries into the availability, accessibility and adequacy of status determination procedures in the relevant country or countries through which the applicant has passed when deciding whether a person is a group one or group two refugee.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The detail of the Government’s differentiation policy will be set out in guidance in due course. The Home Office has solicited views on the guidance from a wide range of external stakeholders, which are currently under careful consideration.</p><p>Decision makers will always be expected to consider the individual circumstances and vulnerabilities of an asylum seeker as a part of a grouping decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 154013 154014 154016 154017 154018 question first answered 27/04/2022 17:11:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66146 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457558

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Applications
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 proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, if she will make it her policy to require decision makers to assess whether given the personal circumstances of the individual applicant they could reasonably believe that they would not be safe in the country concerned.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The detail of the Government’s differentiation policy will be set out in guidance in due course. The Home Office has solicited views on the guidance from a wide range of external stakeholders, which are currently under careful consideration.</p><p>Decision makers will always be expected to consider the individual circumstances and vulnerabilities of an asylum seeker as a part of a grouping decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 154013 154014 154015 154017 154018 question first answered 27/04/2022 17:11:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66147 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457559

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Applications
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 proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, if she will make it her policy to ensure that that decision makers have discretion to grant a more generous form of leave even to someone who does not meet the criteria for a group one refugee.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The detail of the Government’s differentiation policy will be set out in guidance in due course. The Home Office has solicited views on the guidance from a wide range of external stakeholders, which are currently under careful consideration.</p><p>Decision makers will always be expected to consider the individual circumstances and vulnerabilities of an asylum seeker as a part of a grouping decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 154013 154014 154015 154016 154018 question first answered 27/04/2022 17:11:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66148 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457560

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Applications
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 proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, if she will make it her policy that good cause must be interpreted in the context of international law including the Refugee Convention.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The detail of the Government’s differentiation policy will be set out in guidance in due course. The Home Office has solicited views on the guidance from a wide range of external stakeholders, which are currently under careful consideration.</p><p>Decision makers will always be expected to consider the individual circumstances and vulnerabilities of an asylum seeker as a part of a grouping decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 154013 154014 154015 154016 154017 question first answered 27/04/2022 17:11:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 66151 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457639

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
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 it her policy to enable people transitioning to the Ukraine Extension Scheme to be joined by family members under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK-based family member for individuals applying to the Ukraine Family Scheme must be: a British National; someone settled in the UK; someone from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland who has pre-settled status and started living in the UK before 1 January 2021; or someone with refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK. The Government has no plans to change these criteria.</p><p>However, individuals with at least six months’ permission to be in the UK can sponsor other Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, provided they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 16:47:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457640

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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, if she will make it her policy to enable (a) Ukrainians and (b) Ukrainians with a biometric passport to travel to the UK without a visa.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to enable Ukrainians to travel to the UK without a visa.</p><p>From 15 March, Ukrainians who are eligible for the Ukraine Family Scheme or Homes for Ukraine Scheme with valid passports have been able to apply and get permission to come to the UK, fully online, from wherever they are; and have been able to give their biometrics once in the UK.</p><p>Visas are an important security tool. There is a risk hostile actors or other individuals with links to serious and organised crime or corruption could exploit the arrangement to travel to the UK undetected if security checks are not in place and we will not unnecessarily put the UK’s security at risk. Already, people have presented at the border with fake documents pretending to be Ukrainian.</p><p>The visa process also allows safeguarding checks to be preformed in relation to vulnerable adults and children travelling to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/04/2022 10:42:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 66182 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457641

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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, if she will make it her policy to enable Ukrainians in the UK whose visas expired prior to January 2022 to apply for the Ukraine Extension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Ukrainian nationals will only be able to qualify under the Ukraine Extension Scheme if they were in the UK with immigration permission on 18 March 2022, or if their last permission ended after 1 January 2022. The Government has no plans to change these criteria, although those who's visas expired before this date may be eligible for other routes to regularise their status, providing they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 17:02:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1457642

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to raise awareness of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme among Ukrainians who have fled to other countries.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	154022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-03-28%2F148045&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C05e0a54e68994e30572108da279915fd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637865835685882059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3JWfQFcPx2uPiQ4kGVSX50dA7%2Fm8hVT1BMvPhBLlneQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">148045</a> on 1 April 2022.</p><p>In addition, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is also working with NGOs, charities or other third-party organisations.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 26/04/2022 16:01:48 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald