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1736132

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
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 plans to increase the salary threshold for skilled worker visas.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	James McMurdock
uin	10589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The Home Secretary confirmed on 30 July that we will be retaining the salary threshold increase brought in by the previous government. Further details can be found in her Written Ministerial Statement here: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-30/hcws51" target="_blank">Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a></p><p>The Government keeps all routes under regular review to ensure they are operating in the best interests of the UK when it comes to future recruitment. Salary thresholds are updated annually so that they continue to reflect salaries paid to occupations according to the latest actual data from Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 30/10/2024 11:57:04 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	5361

1735395

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
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 granted visas to work in the United Kingdom in the last three years without passing criminal record checks.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	9901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office undertakes thorough checks to prevent serious criminals from entering the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Overseas Criminal Record checks are conducted on all nationals within the Skilled Worker route along with other security checks to ensure that those entering the UK for the purpose of employment are suitable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We are unaware of any cases whereby an individual who has not met our requirements for suitability has been granted leave and subsequently entered the UK.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 28/10/2024 17:13:23 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1141383

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the requirements are for an organisation to qualify to sponsor Tier 2 and Tier 5 visas; and how many organisations meet those qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	281086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The requirements to become a sponsor and maintain this status are set out in the Tiers 2 and 5: guidance for sponsors. Currently, there are more than 30,000 organisations that are licenced sponsors.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 31/07/2019 15:05:38 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1140373

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of applications received in each of the last twelve months for Leave to Remain extension application as a Tier 1 Highly Skilled general migrant; and how of those cases were concluded within eight weeks.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	279030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (General) route closed to Leave to Remain extension applications on 6 April 2015. Therefore, no Tier 1 General extension applications were received in the last twelve months.</p><p><br>The data regarding exceeding the eight-week service standards in current application routes can be found using the link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2019 </a></p><p><br>The statistics specific to service standards can be found on tab InC_02.</p><p>Historical data regarding service standards can be found via the following link:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#previous-data-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#previous-data-releases</a></p><p>Complexity is identified on a case by case basis and will also vary depending on the application route. Therefore there is not an exhaustive list of the circumstances in which particular types of application might be deemed to be complex. Where an application is defined as non-straightforward, due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard service, and to explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 279031 279032 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:19:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1135426

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the cost of intra-company transfer business visas for staff and their families applying to work in the UK for more than three years; what is the typical cost for an employee, their spouse and two children to apply for such visas; and what representations they have received about the impact of those costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL16747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>It is the government’s policy that those who use and benefit most from the immigration system should contribute towards the cost of operating the system and reduce the burden on the UK taxpayer.</p><p>The fees charged by the Home Office are governed by the charging principles set out in the 2014 Act and can only be increased with the approval of Parliament following collective government agreement.</p><p>The Home Office keeps its fees for immigration and nationality under regular review. The cost (fee) for an employee to apply for an intra company transfer, as the main applicant, for a period of more than three years is as follows:</p><p>Overseas £1220</p><p>In country extension £1408</p><p>The same fee applies for each application made by a dependant.</p><p>We are actively engaging with business about the future Borders and Immigration System and the cost of visas (and the impact this has) is part of this engagement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/07/2019 16:27:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

1132256

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
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 extend the proposed transitional measure of a time-limited route for temporary short-term workers from 12 months to three years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	264763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government published its White Paper “The UK’s future skills-based immigration system” on 19 December 2018, which proposed a new route for short-term workers to come to the UK for up to 12 months. This will be subject to a full review by 2025.</p><p><br>In the interim, we have launched a year-long programme of engagement to enable businesses and other stakeholders to shape the final details of policy and processes contained within the White Paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/06/2019 13:41:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1129217

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sopra Steria in handling UK visa applications for migrants living and working in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	258941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service Centres are run by Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL) on behalf of UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI). The new service offered by SSL provides a modernised, digital and more secure process for customers to submit key evidence and personal information.</p><p>UKVCAS also provides an opportunity for migrants living and working in the UK to opt for priority services to speed up their application decision and purchase additional, optional services from SSL to enhance the overall experience. UKVI regularly monitor SSL performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within the contract. Currently SSL are experiencing some demand issues, but I can reassure you that SSL continue to assess customer demand, working closely with UKVI.</p><p>As a result SSL have recently opened three additional service points in Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester to meet the demand in the surrounding areas. In addition, to increasing the number of service points, SSL are working with the existing network of UKVCAS centres to increase the number of appointments offered to customers to increase overall capacity.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/06/2019 15:52:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1056882

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department uses to define low risk countries for participation in the 12 month short-term work visa proposed in the immigration White Paper published on 19th December 2018, The UK's Future Skills-Based Immigration System; and when his Department plans to publish a list of those countries.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	218323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>To determine low-risk countries as set out in the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System White Paper, the Home Office will consider a range of relevant factors such as returns agreements, reciprocal mobility agree-ments, cooperation on border security and prosperity. These measures and the countries concerned will be reviewed regularly, and further information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/02/2019 11:47:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1051372

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the consultation on his 19 December 2018 White Paper entitled The UK’s future skills-based immigration system will include the two proposed short-term work visas described in chapter 6 of that paper; and when that consultation will (a) begin and (b) conclude.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	214634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published its White Paper “The UK’s future skills-based immigration system” (Cm 9722) on 19 December 2018. The Home Office is launching a 12-month engagement process to enable businesses and other stakeholders to shape the final details of policy and processes contained within the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2019 16:54:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1036914

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the proposed time-limited visa route for temporary short-term workers described in The UK's future skills-based immigration system (Cm 9722), published on 19 December 2018, which countries they consider to be "low risk".
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL12556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>To determine low-risk countries as set out in the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System White Paper, the Home Office will consider a range of relevant factors such as returns agreements, reciprocal mobility agreements, cooperation on border security and prosperity. These measures will be re-viewed regularly, and further information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2019 17:10:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington