The Government aims to implement the Armed Forces settlement fee waiver through a planned update to the Immigration Fees and Regulations this Spring, with the changes coming into effect on 6 April.<\/p>
As set out in the Government\u2019s response to the consultation, the fee waiver will also apply to undocumented veterans currently living in the UK who served for six years or more, or were discharged due to due to an illness or injury attributable to their service, regardless of length of service.<\/p>
Non-UK veterans who have chosen not to remain in the UK after leaving the Armed Forces can apply for settlement for up to two years after their discharge. Applications for Indefinite Leave to Enter made from outside the UK by veterans will also be free of charge where they meet the same criteria.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "134359"} , {"_value" : "134360"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438143/answer/previousversion/56450", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-11T12:37:33.053Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Immigration: Veterans"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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 a fee waiver will be introduced and apply to non-UK veterans who are living outside the UK and who have not regularised their immigration status and had served for at least six years or had been discharged due to an illness or injury which was attributable to service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "134358"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438144", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438144/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government aims to implement the Armed Forces settlement fee waiver through a planned update to the Immigration Fees and Regulations this Spring, with the changes coming into effect on 6 April.<\/p>
As set out in the Government\u2019s response to the consultation, the fee waiver will also apply to undocumented veterans currently living in the UK who served for six years or more, or were discharged due to due to an illness or injury attributable to their service, regardless of length of service.<\/p>
Non-UK veterans who have chosen not to remain in the UK after leaving the Armed Forces can apply for settlement for up to two years after their discharge. Applications for Indefinite Leave to Enter made from outside the UK by veterans will also be free of charge where they meet the same criteria.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "134358"} , {"_value" : "134360"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438144/answer/previousversion/56451", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-11T12:37:33.103Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Immigration: Veterans"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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, when his Department plans to implement changes to immigration rules.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "134359"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438145", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438145/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government aims to implement the Armed Forces settlement fee waiver through a planned update to the Immigration Fees and Regulations this Spring, with the changes coming into effect on 6 April.<\/p>
As set out in the Government\u2019s response to the consultation, the fee waiver will also apply to undocumented veterans currently living in the UK who served for six years or more, or were discharged due to due to an illness or injury attributable to their service, regardless of length of service.<\/p>
Non-UK veterans who have chosen not to remain in the UK after leaving the Armed Forces can apply for settlement for up to two years after their discharge. Applications for Indefinite Leave to Enter made from outside the UK by veterans will also be free of charge where they meet the same criteria.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "134358"} , {"_value" : "134359"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438145/answer/previousversion/56452", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-11T12:37:33.15Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Immigration: Veterans"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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 a fee waiver will be introduced and apply retrospectively to non-UK veterans who are currently living in the UK who have not regularised their immigration status and had served for at least six years or had been discharged due to an illness or injury which was attributable to service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "134360"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438146", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438146/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This information is not held in the format requested. However, the following table shows count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) in English National Health Service hospitals and NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector where the primary diagnosis is related to Dupuytren's contracture for patients resident in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and England in each of the last three years.<\/p>
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Year<\/p><\/td> | Barnsley<\/p><\/td> | South Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> | England<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2018/19<\/p><\/td> | 60<\/p><\/td> | 480<\/p><\/td> | 18,269<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2019/20<\/p><\/td> | 80<\/p><\/td> | 520<\/p><\/td> | 16,679<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2020/21<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td> | 230<\/p><\/td> | 6,463<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital.<\/p> Notes:<\/p>
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