Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral contribution of 6 February 2019 by the hon. Member for Ipswich, whether the Home Office guidance in respect of the EEA E10 residence card will be altered to allow spouses of British citizens who obtained their E10 card in other EEA countries to benefit from the tenancy of properties in the UK.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Article 10 residence cards issued by other EEA member states help to demonstrate a right of entry into the UK for a third country national family member of an EEA citizen, or the family member of a British citizen who has previously been exercising EU Treaty rights in another EEA member state. However, these cards do not provide conclusive evidence that the person has a right to reside in the UK for the purpose of statutory eligibility checks within the UK, including those conducted by landlords and lettings agents. We will review our guidance to landlords and lettings agents to ensure they have clarity on how to establish the status of prospective tenants in these circumstances.
The simplest and most effective way for a non-EEA family member to demonstrate their entitlement to a wide range of services and benefits when they are resident in the UK is to apply for a UK residence card. Once a residence card application is submitted to the Home Office, a landlord or employer can confirm the person’s right to rent or work in the UK by using the Home Office Checking Service, whilst the application is pending; confirmation is provided within two working days enabling landlords or employers to comply with statutory checks required by immigration law.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were resident in Ipswich constituency have been deported from the UK since 2011.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Home Secretary has committed to regularly updating the Home Affairs Select Committee on the results of the Department's review of all removals and immigration detentions, dating back to 2002, of Caribbean nationals now aged over 45 (i.e. born before 1.1.73), to establish whether any could have entered the UK prior to 1973 and therefore might be protected by the 1971 Act.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people deported from Ipswich constituency since 2011 were deemed to be citizens of other Commonwealth countries.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Home Secretary has committed to regularly updating the Home Affairs Select Committee on the results of the Department's review of all removals and immigration detentions, dating back to 2002, of Caribbean nationals now aged over 45 (i.e. born before 1.1.73), to establish whether any could have entered the UK prior to 1973 and therefore might be protected by the 1971 Act.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those Commonwealth citizens deported from Ipswich constituency since 2011 are now covered by the Government’s assurances in respect of the Windrush generation.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Home Secretary has committed to regularly updating the Home Affairs Select Committee on the results of the Department's review of all removals and immigration detentions, dating back to 2002, of Caribbean nationals now aged over 45 (i.e. born before 1.1.73), to establish whether any could have entered the UK prior to 1973 and therefore might be protected by the 1971 Act.