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1458787

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date	20/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Veterans
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 the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624 on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK Service Personnel, whether non-UK veterans living outside the UK with (a) spent and (b) unspent convictions will qualify under the new policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	156471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The new policy announced following the public consultation on settlement fees for non-UK service personnel implemented a fee waiver for certain non-UK veterans applying for settlement in the UK. There has been no change to the suitability criteria: those with convictions covered by Part 2, paragraphs 8 to 10b of Appendix Armed Forces will be refused.</p><p> </p><p>The fee waiver policy already applies to non-UK veterans living outside the UK who apply for settlement in the UK more than two years after discharge where the requirements of Part 3, paragraph 11 of Appendix Armed Forces are met.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 16:39:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65258 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458788

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2022 to Question 134358 on Immigration: Veterans, whether non-UK veterans living outside the UK who were discharged more than two years ago will qualify under the policy; and what support her Department plans to provide to help them regularise their immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	156472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/04/2022 11:01:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65259 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458553

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	House Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether financial support is available to people who require home insurance where their home is built above a coal mine colliery.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>There is dedicated support available for anyone whose home is damaged through historic coal mining. Utilising the powerful remedies of the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991, the Coal Authority, one of BEIS Partner Organisations, will assess and carry out repairs to any properties damaged by coal mining subsidence.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:41:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458554

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Veterans
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 the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624, on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK Service Personnel, whether people who qualify under the new policy will be able to make an application in the Visa Application Centre in Tappoo City, Suva, Fiji.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Applications for settlement from non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans under Appendix Armed Forces are made online. Applicants outside of the UK can choose, in the online form, any Visa Application Centre to attend and complete the application process. There is no requirement to pay an immigration health surcharge in a settlement application. This is also the case for those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver policy which came into effect on 6 April.</p><p> </p><p>To avoid creating a separate, bespoke application form, the existing settlement application forms have been updated with questions to identify those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver.</p><p> </p><p>Non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans who apply for settlement by themselves, whether inside or outside the UK, are not required to meet criteria on a minimum income requirement, sponsorship, or proof of accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 155750 155751 155752 question first answered 27/04/2022 14:22:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65279 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458556

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Veterans
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 the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624, on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK Service Personnel, whether non-UK veterans who qualify under the new policy living outside the UK will be required to pay the immigration health surcharge to regularise their immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Applications for settlement from non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans under Appendix Armed Forces are made online. Applicants outside of the UK can choose, in the online form, any Visa Application Centre to attend and complete the application process. There is no requirement to pay an immigration health surcharge in a settlement application. This is also the case for those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver policy which came into effect on 6 April.</p><p> </p><p>To avoid creating a separate, bespoke application form, the existing settlement application forms have been updated with questions to identify those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver.</p><p> </p><p>Non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans who apply for settlement by themselves, whether inside or outside the UK, are not required to meet criteria on a minimum income requirement, sponsorship, or proof of accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 155749 155751 155752 question first answered 27/04/2022 14:22:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65278 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458557

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Veterans
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 the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624, on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK Service Personnel, whether her Department has plans to introduce a bespoke application form for people who qualify under the new policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Applications for settlement from non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans under Appendix Armed Forces are made online. Applicants outside of the UK can choose, in the online form, any Visa Application Centre to attend and complete the application process. There is no requirement to pay an immigration health surcharge in a settlement application. This is also the case for those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver policy which came into effect on 6 April.</p><p> </p><p>To avoid creating a separate, bespoke application form, the existing settlement application forms have been updated with questions to identify those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver.</p><p> </p><p>Non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans who apply for settlement by themselves, whether inside or outside the UK, are not required to meet criteria on a minimum income requirement, sponsorship, or proof of accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 155749 155750 155752 question first answered 27/04/2022 14:22:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65277 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458558

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Veterans
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 the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624, on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK Service Personnel, whether non-UK veterans who qualify under the new policy living outside the UK will be required to meet criteria on (a) minimum income requirement, (b) sponsorship and (c) proof of accommodation; and whether her Department plans to offer support to help people to meet qualifying criteria.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Applications for settlement from non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans under Appendix Armed Forces are made online. Applicants outside of the UK can choose, in the online form, any Visa Application Centre to attend and complete the application process. There is no requirement to pay an immigration health surcharge in a settlement application. This is also the case for those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver policy which came into effect on 6 April.</p><p> </p><p>To avoid creating a separate, bespoke application form, the existing settlement application forms have been updated with questions to identify those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver.</p><p> </p><p>Non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans who apply for settlement by themselves, whether inside or outside the UK, are not required to meet criteria on a minimum income requirement, sponsorship, or proof of accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 155749 155750 155751 question first answered 27/04/2022 14:22:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65276 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1455226

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support research and development in South Yorkshire as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	906355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We are growing R&amp;D clusters around the country and I recently had the pleasure of visiting the BioYorkshire cluster. The Levelling Up White Paper set a new mission to increase domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East by at least one third over the Spending Review period and at least 40 percent by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/03/2022 11:56:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1455407

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the written evidence, AFG0015, submitted by the Sulha Alliance to the Defence Committee’s inquiry into the Withdrawal from Afghanistan, published on 14 October 2021, how many of the 183 Afghan GardaWorld contractors are considered eligible under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	149266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>On 6 January the Government announced the opening of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). Under the third pathway, and in the first year, the Government will consider for resettlement British Council and Gardaworld contractors and Chevening alumni who are at risk. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be in touch with those eligible to support them through next steps.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/04/2022 16:32:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1455408

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many interpreters the UK evacuation team employed during Operation Pitting through WorldWide Language Resources in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	149267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>During Op PITTING, the Ministry of Defence contracted 16 interpreters, all of whom were employed by WorldWide Language Resources.</p><p>All interpreters used during Op PITTING were UK nationals. Once Op PITTING had been completed all interpreters returned home to the UK. No Afghan nationals were employed as interpreters as a part of the UK evacuation team during Op PITTING.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 149268 question first answered 19/04/2022 10:14:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis