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Written Question
Immigration: Scotland
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of indefinite leave to remain were made to people in the UK on other visa routes whose place of residence was Scotland at the time of grant in 2022; and on what visa statuses they were at the time of grant.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Settlement and Citizenship grants in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the Settlement data tables and in the Citizenship data tables. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
British Nationality: Scotland
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of UK citizenship were made to people resident in Scotland in 2021.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Settlement and Citizenship grants in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the Settlement data tables and in the Citizenship data tables. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
British Nationality: Scotland
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of UK citizenship were made to people resident in Scotland in 2022.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Settlement and Citizenship grants in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the Settlement data tables and in the Citizenship data tables. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
British Nationality: Scotland
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of UK citizenship were made to people resident in Scotland in 2023.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Settlement and Citizenship grants in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the Settlement data tables and in the Citizenship data tables. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
Visas: Overseas Students
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many study visas were issued to students studying at Scottish universities in 2021.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Family, Work, and Study visas granted in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the entry clearance visa data tables.

Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
Visas: Overseas Students
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many study visas were issued to students studying at Scottish universities in 2022.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Family, Work, and Study visas granted in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the entry clearance visa data tables.

Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
Visas: Overseas Students
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many study visas were issued to students studying at Scottish universities in 2023.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Family, Work, and Study visas granted in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the entry clearance visa data tables.

Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
Immigration: Scotland
Tuesday 12th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of indefinite leave to remain were made to people in the UK on other visa routes whose place of residence was Scotland at the time of grant in 2023; and on what visa statuses they were at the time of grant.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on Settlement and Citizenship grants in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. However, this information is not broken down by place of residence or UK region.

The published statistics can be found in the Settlement data tables and in the Citizenship data tables. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
Immigration: EU Nationals
Monday 11th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU migrants (a) transferred from pre-settled status to settled status and (b) were resident in Scotland in 2022.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in ‘Immigration System Statistics’. However, data of people moving from pre-settled status to settled status is not broken down by place of residence or UK nation or region.

The published statistics can be found in the EU Settlement Scheme data tables.

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.


Written Question
Immigration: EU Nationals
Monday 11th November 2024

Asked by: Chris Murray (Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU migrants transferred from pre-settled status to settled status and were resident in Scotland in 2023.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in ‘Immigration System Statistics’. However, data of people moving from pre-settled status to settled status is not broken down by place of residence or UK nation or region.

The published statistics can be found in the EU Settlement Scheme data tables.

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2024 Q2.