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1799486

registered interest
date	01/05/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 updating the published criteria for exceptional circumstances in leave to remain decisions to include (a) exceptional community work and (b) acknowledgement or honours from the British Government recognising community contribution.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	49750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 08/05/2025 14:24:51 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1794163

registered interest
date	17/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 reintroducing physical exit checks at borders.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 45478 question first answered 29/04/2025 16:35:57 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1794164

registered interest
date	17/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 completeness of the data collected under the exit checks programme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 45477 question first answered 29/04/2025 16:35:57 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1791452

registered interest
date	01/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement an entry/exit border control system to aid the identification and removal of individuals who have overstayed across all visa types.
tabling member printed	Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
uin	HL6442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2025 answer text <p>The UK has introduced Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream, and improve the customer experience. The introduction of the ETA scheme is in line with the approach many of the UK’s international partners have already taken to border security, including the European Union’s forthcoming ETIAS and EES. The UK’s scheme was extended to eligible European nationals on 5 March 2025, and will be a requirement for this cohort for travel from 2 April 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 15/04/2025 15:52:18 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Lord Mackinlay of Richborough

1787666

registered interest
date	24/03/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 introducing a statutory cap on levels of migration.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	40501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2025 answer text <p>This Government recognises and values the contribution that legal migration makes to the UK.</p><p>But under the previous Government, between 2019 and 2024, net migration almost quadrupled, heavily driven by a big increase in overseas recruitment.</p><p>A properly controlled and managed immigration system, alongside strong border security, is one of the foundations in the Government’s Plan for Change.</p><p>The work to restore order to our immigration system is already underway<strong>,</strong> and we will be setting out our approach to immigration in the upcoming Immigration White Paper which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 26/03/2025 16:20:14 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1744570

registered interest
date	26/11/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on inviting people sanctioned by foreign Governments to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules provide for the refusal of entry clearance, permission to enter and permission to stay on general grounds, regardless of the category in which an individual makes an application.</p><p>A person will usually be refused on general grounds if there is any evidence in their background, immigration history, criminal records or past behaviour which shows that they should not be allowed to enter or stay in the UK.</p><p>Guidance is published on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 02/12/2024 16:51:58 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1742001

registered interest
date	14/11/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the 2025 UK Border Strategy, published on 17 December 2020, whether they intend to publish a report in 2024 setting out progress against that strategy; and whether they will list the metrics that are being used to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the border.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL2554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2024 answer text <p>The 2025 Border Strategy was produced by the previous government. This Government is working to secure the UK’s borders, while reducing trade friction as part of the reset of our relationship with the European Union. The government will continue to provide updates in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 28/11/2024 17:35:52 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1726499

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure effective border control and management of illegal immigration.
tabling member printed	Lord Reid of Cardowan
uin	HL674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>This government is implementing a serious, practical plan for reform; the Home Secretary has taken immediate steps to strengthen our approach by launching a new Border Security Command (BSC). Capabilities from across the Home Office have come together to build the foundational operating model of BSC with over 90 staff currently in post. Wider recruitment is ongoing as part of the broader organisational design.</p><p>The BSC will provide strategic direction across several agencies and partners, drawing together the work of the National Crime Agency (NCA), intelligence agencies, police, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.</p><p>It will also work with international partners to disrupt the activity of criminal smuggling gangs and ensure those profiting from people-smuggling are brought to justice.</p><p>As set out in the King’s speech, this government will introduce new legislative measures to restore order to our border.</p><p>The proposed new legislation will include provisions to give the border security system stronger powers to disrupt, investigate and prosecute facilitators of organised immigration crime.</p><p>Furthermore, in August the Home Secretary announced new measures to provide long term security to our border which included: the deployment of 100 specialist staff to the National Crime Agency (NCA) to disrupt and smash criminal smuggling gangs, a surge in enforcement and return flights, and increased detention capacity including 290 added beds at Campsfield and Haslar Immigration Removal Centres.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 16/09/2024 12:25:18 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	617 label Biography information for Lord Reid of Cardowan

1719915

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that immigration rules will apply equally across the whole of the UK and that there will be no internal UK immigration borders.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Immigration is a reserved matter and the Government has consistently applied immigration law on a UK-wide basis.</p><p>Tackling illegal migration is a top priority for the Government and preparatory work continues to enable flights to Rwanda to begin in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:26:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1714873

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that people with indefinite leave to remain that was granted before the digitisation of his Department's records are able to prove their immigration status when travelling.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	24272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of our move to a ‘digital by default’ border and immigration system, physical immigration documents are being replaced by fully digital eVisas (an online record of the person’s immigration status).</p><p>Customers with indefinite leave to enter or indefinite leave to remain (also known as settlement) who currently prove their rights using a physical document such as a wet-ink stamp in their passport or a vignette sticker, are encouraged to make a ‘No Time Limit’ (NTL) application.</p><p>If their NTL application is successful, they will get a BRP to prove their rights. They should carry their BRP, along with their passport, when travelling internationally. Once they have a BRP, they will be able to create a UKVI account to access their eVisa later this year. By the end of 2024, ‘No Time Limit’ applicants will receive an eVisa, rather than a BRP. Further updates on this change will be available in due course.</p><p>Customers who do not create a UKVI account will be able to use their legacy physical document such as a wet-ink stamp in their passport or a vignette sticker during 2025 when travelling. However, creating a UKVI account will bring a range of benefits to customers. This includes the fact that an eVisa cannot be lost or damaged, like a vignette, and there is no need for a potentially costly replacement. Customers who replace their legacy document with an eVisa will benefit from the automated access that public bodies, including the Department for Work &amp; Pensions and the National Health Service will securely have to their immigration status, which will streamline access to key services. We are also developing technology to enable carriers to check immigration status automatically via systems checks for those with eVisas, reducing the need for carriers to make physical documentation checks and improving the passenger experience.</p><p>Further information about eVisas and future updates will be available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/evisa" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/evisa</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/05/2024 16:47:07 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West