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registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
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 Paragraph E-ECP.3.3 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, if she will bring forward proposals to ensure that people receiving Adult Disability Payments benefit from the same provisions as those receiving Personal Independence Payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	199399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>We are aware that the Scottish Government have made changes to the benefits system in Scotland and certain benefits previously paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been amended and are now paid by Social Security Scotland, including Adult Disability payments. We keep the Immigration Rules under constant review and these changes will form part of that ongoing review process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/09/2023 15:47:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

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registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been refused entry to the UK at all ports of entry as a result of convictions for human trafficking and modern slavery or similar offences (a) in the UK, (b) in the EU and (c) in the rest of the world, in each calendar year from 2016 to 2019 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Staffordshire Moorlands
tabling member printed	Karen Bradley
uin	87540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. This is because a manual search through individual records would be required to identify individuals have been refused entry to the UK from 2016 to 2019 inclusive</p><p>We do not hold data on those refused in EU countries and the rest of the world</p><p>Tackling human trafficking and modern slavery, both in the UK and overseas, is a priority for the government. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 gives law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery and provides protection for victims. The Modern Slavery Act also includes powers which enable law enforcement officers, including Border Force, to pursue modern slavery perpetrators at sea.</p><p>Border Force has a duty of care to all crossing the border and adults with vulnerability for any reason will be dealt with respect and care.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/09/2020 12:30:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley

1136710

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to take into account the skills and qualifications of non-EEA nationals applying for entry clearance under Appendix FM; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	272790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Whilst skills and qualifications of non-EEA nationals applying for entry clearance under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules are generally not taken into account, there is provision within the Rules that they can be where there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p>Paragraph 21A of Appendix FM-SE, inserted by HC 290, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc290-20-july-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc290-20-july-2017</a>, sets out objective criteria by which decision makers will in such cases, assess an applicant’s relevant skills and qualifications within the context of previous or prospective employment or self-employment income.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/07/2019 14:08:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1121512

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Entry Clearance Officers and (b) Entry Clearance Managers are employed on a permanent and full time basis in decision-making hubs in (a) Pretoria, (b) Abuja, (c) Lagos, (d) Accra, (e) Croydon and (f) Sheffield.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	244085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 15:17:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah