Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to negotiate bilateral youth mobility schemes with (a) the EU, (b) France, (c) Greece, (d) Italy and (e) Spain.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The UK remain open to negotiating new Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal arrangement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the details agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
No recent assessment has been made. Assessments are made on a case by case basis as individual drugs or drug harms are identified. Drug Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that parents safeguard their children from the risks associated with drinking alcohol and violence against women and girls.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
We recognise the devastating effects that VAWG crimes can have on children and young people and that home is not a safe place for all. We are absolutely clear that alcohol is no excuse for domestic abuse, violence or any other kind of abusive behaviour.
In the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 we recognised that children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right where they see, hear or experience its effects and are related to the victim or perpetrator. The Act also appointed a Domestic Abuse Commissioner, one of whose functions is to encourage good practice in the provision of protection and support for children affected by domestic abuse.
To directly support children experiencing domestic abuse this year we are providing over £3 million to services across the country providing a range of therapeutic and early intervention support to children.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether permanent residence cards for EEA nationals will remain valid if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply.
However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether permanent residence cards will remain valid for people who have those cards on the basis of being the family member of an EEA national if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply.
However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to NHS Trusts or other bodies which are registered sponsors in each month from December 2016 until April 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.
The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were declined or deferred to NHS Trusts or other bodies which are licensed sponsors in each month from December 2016 until April 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.
The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to licensed sponsors based in London for each month from December 2016 to April 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 Visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.
The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to licensed sponsors based in England for each month from December 2016 to April 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 Visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.
The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.
Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to licensed sponsors based in Scotland for each month from December 2016 to April 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 Visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.
The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.