Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 20201 to Question 25865 on Overseas Visitors: EEA Nationals, what the reciprocal arrangements are for UK citizens travelling to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The EU has legislated to allow British Citizens visa-free travel in the Schengen area for short-stays, such as for tourism, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This is the standard length of stay the EU offers to nationals of eligible third countries, in line with existing EU legislation.
The EU’s Schengen Borders Code governs the rules for entry and exit in the Schengen area.
The arrangements outlined in the Answer of 8 July 20201 to Question 25865 apply to those arriving in the UK under the Visitor Route regardless of their nationality. The only difference between visa and non-visa nationals being where the assessment against the rules takes place.
The generosity of these arrangements reflects the UK Government’s desire to welcome visitors who are key to Scotland’s hospitality and cultural sector, students taking short courses and those wishing to make visits of up to 6 months in length to see relatives here in the UK.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum duration is that (a) EU, (b) EEA and (c) Swiss citizens can stay within the UK without a visa over a 365 day period.
Answered by Kevin Foster
EU, EEA and Swiss nationals are non-visa nationals. This means that they can visit the UK as a Standard visitor without needing to apply for a visa in advance of travel and can seek entry at the UK border. Standard Visitors are able to stay in the UK for up to six months.
There is no specified maximum period which an individual can spend in the UK in any period such as ‘6 months in 12 months’ (as long as each visit does not exceed the maximum period for the visit, which is normally 6 months). However, each case is assessed on its individual merits and visitors may be refused entry if it is clear from their travel history they are seeking to remain in the UK for extended periods or making the UK their home via repeated visits.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many live EU settled status applications from Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency are waiting to be resolved.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme in the ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’. It is published on the basis of local authority, rather than constituency areas.
Data on the number of applications and concluded applications by UK local authority are published in Tables EUSS_LA_01 and EUSS_LA_03 of the quarterly EUSS statistics local authority tables, which can be found at:
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2020
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens have had their settled status applications rejected.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The latest published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications concluded by outcome type and nationality can be found on the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ quarterly publication at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2020
Specifically, in table EUSS_03_UK available at:
Total applications concluded by type and month of decision to 31 December 2020 can be found in table EUSS_MON also available at:
EUSS statistics by nationality and outcome type to 31 March 2020 will be published in May 2021 in ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, March 2021’ which will be available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics.
Monthly summary figures of total applications received by UK nation and conclusions by type to 31 January 2021 can be found at the link above. Data to 28 February 2021 will be published on 11 March 2021.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens have been awarded settled status (a) in total and (b) in each month since that scheme was launched.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The latest published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications concluded by outcome type and nationality can be found on the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ quarterly publication at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2020
Specifically, in table EUSS_03_UK available at:
Total applications concluded by type and month of decision to 31 December 2020 can be found in table EUSS_MON also available at:
EUSS statistics by nationality and outcome type to 31 March 2020 will be published in May 2021 in ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, March 2021’ which will be available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics.
Monthly summary figures of total applications received by UK nation and conclusions by type to 31 January 2021 can be found at the link above. Data to 28 February 2021 will be published on 11 March 2021.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of EU citizens still to apply for settled status; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The latest published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications received can be found on the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ web page available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics
The total number of applications received up to 31 January 2021 was 5.06 million (5,060,600).
The published figures refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK.
The published figures include non-EEA family members, Irish nationals, and eligible EEA citizens not resident in the UK, none of whom are usually included in estimates of the resident EU population.
Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle permanently in the UK
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what live PFI contracts her Department has; and for each of those contracts (a) what service is provided, (b) when the contract became live, (c) what the remaining term of the contract is and (d) what the annual repayments are.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The most recent published information for live PFI contracts available is as at 31 March 2018 and can be found at the following link: