Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2016 to Question 51383, what steps her Department is taking to collect statistics on the speed of UK Visas and Immigration's implementation of decisions made by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum).
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Information relating to actions following an appeal is recorded on separate systems for in-country and overseas cases. Following analysis, improvements are now being made to internal reports on in-country cases to better reflect the way that post-appeal outcomes are recorded. For overseas cases, development of new systems is underway which will enable internal monitoring of performance in a number of post-decision activities, including the implementation of allowed appeal decisions.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the fees for naturalisation applications from EEA nationals as a result of the EU referendum.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
We keep all fees under regular review.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and improve the performance of UK Visas and Immigration's implementation of decisions made by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum).
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Details of allowed appeals which are not being contested by the Home Office are sent electronically on a daily basis to decision making centres, which arrange for appropriate follow on actions to be taken reflecting the Tribunal’s determination in each case.
My officials are currently reviewing the arrangements for monitoring performance on follow on actions to identify the scope for improvements.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of Metropolitan Police Service performance against the terms set out in its service level agreement with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Disclosure and Barring Service regularly publishes data on police force performance, which can be located through the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dbs-dataset-5-police-disclosure-unit-performance
I visited the Metropolitan Police Service disclosure unit on 2 September. I regularly receive reports from the Disclosure and Barring Service on the performance of the Metropolitan Police Service. I have made it clear that delays must be addressed. The Disclosure and Barring Service is working with the Metropolitan Police Service to reduce turnaround times as quickly as possible, which includes additional funding, staff and training, process improvement and support from other forces.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent assessment was of whether Hizb ut-Tahrir should be proscribed.
Answered by John Hayes
Hizb-ut Tahrir (HuT) is not proscribed in the UK. Decisions on proscription must be proportionate and based on evidence that an organisation is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000. Hizb-ut-Tahrir, along with other organisations which cause us concern, is kept under continuous review. As and when new material comes to light it is considered and the organisation reassessed as part of that process. Individual members of HuT are, of course, subject to the criminal law.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many standard visitor visas granted on appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) have been issued by UK Visas and Immigration (a) within one month, (b) between one to three months, (c) between three to six months, (d) between six to 12 months and (e) more than 12 months after that tribunal's judgement in each of the last three years.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The time taken between receiving a determination from the First Tier Tribunal relating to a standard visitor visa and subsequent issue of visa can be found in the table below:
| Time between notification of allowed appeal and issued decision | ||||
Period | Under 1 month | 1-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-12 Months | Over 12 Months |
YE Sep-13 | 105 | 35 | - | - | * |
YE Sep-14 | 110 | 60 | 5 | 5 | - |
YE Sep-15 | 10 | 5 | * | * | - |
All figures are obtained from local Management Information.
Figures rounded to the nearest 5.
‘-‘ represents 0 cases ‘*’ represents less than 3 cases.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many settlement visas granted on appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) have been issued by UK Visas and Immigration (a) within one month, (b) between one to three months, (c) between three to six months, (d) between six to 12 months and (e) more than 12 months after that tribunal's judgement in each of the last three years.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The information is not readily available or held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2014, to Question 187811, when she plans to publish the revised guidance relating to procedures for dispersing and accommodating pregnant women who seek asylum in the UK.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The revised guidance will be published shortly.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the immigration detention of people over the age of 65.
Answered by James Brokenshire
It is not normally considered appropriate to detain pregnant women for immigration offences unless there is either a clear prospect of their early removal, and medical advice does not suggest that the baby is duebefore the planned removal date; or as part of the asylum fast-track process in the case of women who are less than 24 weeks pregnant.
Older people are only considered suitable for detention in exceptional circumstances, especially where constant or significant supervision is required which cannot be satisfactorily managed in detention.
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the immigration detention of pregnant women.
Answered by James Brokenshire
It is not normally considered appropriate to detain pregnant women for immigration offences unless there is either a clear prospect of their early removal, and medical advice does not suggest that the baby is duebefore the planned removal date; or as part of the asylum fast-track process in the case of women who are less than 24 weeks pregnant.
Older people are only considered suitable for detention in exceptional circumstances, especially where constant or significant supervision is required which cannot be satisfactorily managed in detention.