Asked by: Lord Woolley of Woodford (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many highly skilled Tier 1 (general) migrants who have been refused indefinite leave to remain have been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number of highly skilled Tier 1 (general) migrants who have been refused indefinite leave to remain and have been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK.
The Home Office does publish data on how many Tier 1 applications have been refused or granted. These can be found in our published statistics under ‘Extensions’ at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets
Asked by: Lord Woolley of Woodford (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that at least one member of New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group has expert knowledge of the dental profession.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) is an advisory group that advises on the threats posed by new and emerging respiratory virus threats and options for their management. Membership is decided by the Chair and signed off by the Chief Medical Officer.
Currently there is no specific dental expertise among NERVTAG membership, as the group cannot have representation from every occupation it covers. However, it frequently brings in experts for meetings on specific topics.
Asked by: Lord Woolley of Woodford (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the zero rating for personal protection equipment to include air purification systems and other equipment used by the dentistry profession to remove ambient airborne particulates.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
As part of the response to the pandemic, in April 2020 the Government introduced a temporary zero-rate of VAT from 1 May 2020 to 31 July 2020 on all sales and imports of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for protection from infection. This temporary zero-rate has now been extended to 31 October 2020, and benefits all users of PPE, including dentists. The Government has no plans to review the scope of this relief at this time.