Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme in each of the past five years from (1) Andorra, (2) Iceland, (3) Japan, (4) Monaco, (5) San Marino, and (6) Uruguay; and how many UK citizens entered each of those states under that scheme in the same period.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]
Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]
Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.
The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.
Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality
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Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.
[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]
Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme in each of the past five years from (1) Australia, (2) Canada, (3) New Zealand, and (4) South Korea; and how many UK citizens entered each of those countries under that scheme in the same period.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]
Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]
Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.
The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.
Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality
|
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.
[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]
Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme in each of the past five years from (1) Hong Kong, and (2) Taiwan; and how many UK citizens entered each of those countries under that scheme in the same period.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]
Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]
Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.
The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.
Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality
|
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.
[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]
Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the India Young Professionals Scheme in each of the past five years, or since the implementation of the scheme; and how many UK citizens entered India under that scheme in the same period.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]
Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]
Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.
The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.
Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality
|
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.
[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]
Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial arrangements, if any, they have agreed with the Crown Dependencies in recognition of the assistance that UK police and intelligence services provide to such Dependencies.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applicants for (1) British citizenship, and (2) long-term residence in the UK, took the Life in the UK test in (a) Welsh, and (b) Scots Gaelic, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
In the last 3 years, there has been one Life in the UK test taken in Welsh, and no tests have been taken in Scots Gaelic.
The test taken in Welsh was a customer applying for British Citizenship.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they calculate the fees for (1) British citizenship, and (2) long-term residence in the UK, applications; and whether those fees are used (a) only to cover the direct expenses incurred from such applications, and (b) to defray the overall Home Office budget.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
All immigration and nationality fees are set taking account of the criteria set out at Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68
These criteria include the cost of processing the application; the benefits and entitlements provided by a successful application; and, the wider cost of running the Border, Immigration and Citizenship (BIC) System.
Fees from immigration products and services contribute to funding a sustainable BIC System and ultimately reduce the reliance on tax-payer funding. The Home Office keeps fees for immigration and nationality applications under review and ensures they are within the parameters agreed with Parliament.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many successful applicants for Tier 1 (Investor) visas, between 2008 and 2015 inclusive, have been classified then or since as politically-exposed persons.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
I am sorry but the Home Office does not hold the specific information in the format requested.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many residence permits granted to Tier 1 (Investor) visa applicants have been rescinded since 2008; and on what grounds.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
I am sorry but the Home Office does not hold the specific information in the format requested. To obtain it would involve interrogating individual case records, incurring disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Tier 1 (Investor) visa applications have been rejected since the tightening of conditions for acceptance in 2014–15.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Information on the numbers of grants, refusals, withdrawals and lapsed cases for Tier 1 (Investor) visa applications is published quarterly, latest data in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, July – September 2016’, table vi_01_q (visa data tables volume 1), available from the GOV.UK website and attached to this answer.