Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to answer Question 143223, on Undocumented Migrants: Deportation, tabled by the hon. Member for Ceredigion on 11 May 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The response for UIN 143223 was answered on the 13 August 2018.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department first implemented a policy for imposing targets for deportation of illegal immigrants; and whether the Home Secretary had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on that policy at that time.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The background to targets for removals and my Department’s current approach is set out in Sir Philip Rutnam’s letters to the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, dated 14 May and 25 June 2018 that are deposited in the House Library.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas under Tier 2 were made in each month in each of the last five years.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 2 visas for doctors to work in Wales were (a) accepted, (b) rejected and (c) pending in each of the last five years.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The available information on applications and outcomes (i.e. grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) of entry clearance visas in the ‘Tier 2 & pre-PBS equivalent’ category are published quarterly in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/list-of-tables#visas.
Neither a breakdown by profession, or applications and outcomes by region of employment, is available in the published entry clearance visas data.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 2 visas for jobs in Wales were (a) accepted, (b) rejected and (c) pending in each of the last five years; and in which sectors those applications were for.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The available information on applications and outcomes (i.e. grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) of entry clearance visas in the ‘Tier 2 & pre-PBS equivalent’ category are published quarterly in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/list-of-tables#visas.
Neither a breakdown by profession, or applications and outcomes by region of employment, is available in the published entry clearance visas data.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas under Tier 2 were made in each month in each of the last five years.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been refused entry into the UK in each of the last three years; and if he will group that data by grounds for refusal.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The information of those refused entry into the UK can be found on the Gov.uk website and a link is provided below.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what compensation his Department provides to people who experience delays with their spousal visa applications.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific data requested is not available. Information on the employer of those individuals sponsoring visa applicants is not collected by the Home Office as it is not required as part of visa application processes.
Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas & Immigration’).
Should a customer wish to seek compensation they are advised to contact UKVI and they will be dealt with on a case by case basis in accordance with the complaints procedure:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is for his Department to process spousal visas.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific data requested is not available. Information on the employer of those individuals sponsoring visa applicants is not collected by the Home Office as it is not required as part of visa application processes.
Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas & Immigration’).
Should a customer wish to seek compensation they are advised to contact UKVI and they will be dealt with on a case by case basis in accordance with the complaints procedure:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of universities have applied for visas for their (a) spouses and (b) families in each of the last five years; and how many of those applications have (a) been accepted, b) been rejected and (c) are still pending.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific data requested is not available. Information on the employer of those individuals sponsoring visa applicants is not collected by the Home Office as it is not required as part of visa application processes.
Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas & Immigration’).
Should a customer wish to seek compensation they are advised to contact UKVI and they will be dealt with on a case by case basis in accordance with the complaints procedure:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure