Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of new metro rolling stock for the southeastern network on performance and costs.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Southeastern is currently engaged in a live rolling stock procurement. The conclusion of this process will result in the full business case, with a recommended solution, being taken through stringent Department for Transport governance approvals required for investment decisions. This process is expected to take place over the summer.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Kent’s Communities of Schools model complies with her Department's guidance.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

The department is seeking a meeting with Kent County Council officers to understand more about its Communities of Schools model.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the her Department has taken to establish whether individuals convicted of serious people-smuggling offences overseas are present in the UK; and whether these individuals will be prevented from obtaining immigration status or protection in the UK.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

We take the issue of preventing foreign criminals entering the UK extremely seriously, and we continue to strengthen our borders so that we can prevent crime and protect the public, delivering on this Government’s commitment to tackle foreign criminality.

All applications for a visa or Electronic Travel Authorisation are checked against a range of police, security and immigration databases for details of any UK or overseas criminal record. All applicants are required to provide details of their criminal history. Where it is found that they failed to declare relevant offences/convictions, their application will be refused, and they will be subject to a ten-year ban from applying to enter the UK.

Anyone convicted of a particularly serious crime who is considered a danger to the UK will be excluded from protection and considered for removal from the UK.

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