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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Dec 2016
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill

"I, too, congratulate the hon. Lady on her Bill. This is a vital matter. What does she think is holding the Government back from ratifying the convention?..."
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Written Question
Deportation
Wednesday 14th December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation decisions were made against non-EEA nationals from July 2012 to July 2014.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The number of deportations of non-EEA Foreign National Offenders can be found in table: ‘rt_06_q: Returns of foreign national offenders’ at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2016/returns


Written Question
Deportation: Appeals
Wednesday 14th December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many section 94B decisions were made against non-EEA nationals from July 2014 to July 2016.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

Our records indicate that approximately 900 such decisions were made between the dates requested. Due to the operational nature of this data it can be subject to change.


Written Question
Deportation: Appeals
Wednesday 14th December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals lodged in cases where section 94B decisions were made for non-EEA nationals were allowed by the Tribunal from July 2014 to July 2016.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

HM Courts and Tribunal Service publishes appeals data on a quarterly basis which can be accessed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/550952/tribunal-and-gpc-stats.pdf


Written Question
Deportation: Appeals
Wednesday 14th December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals in cases where section 94B decisions were made for non-EEA nationals were lodged from outside the UK from July 2014 to July 2016.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

HM Courts and Tribunal Service publishes appeals data on a quarterly basis which can be accessed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/550952/tribunal-and-gpc-stats.pdf


Written Question
Deportation: Appeals
Monday 12th December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals were lodged from July 2012 to July 2014 on Article 8 grounds against deportation decisions for non-EEA nationals.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Esher and Walton on 11 November 2016, UIN 44691.


Written Question
Deportation: Appeals
Monday 12th December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals lodged between July 2014 and July 2016 on Article 8 grounds against deportation decisions for non-EEA nationals were allowed by the Tribunal under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Esher and Walton on 11 November 2016, UIN 44691.


Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Immigration Rules (International Students)

"Does the right hon. Lady agree that the contribution that EU students make is absolutely crucial and, as we approach Brexit, a particular signal of reassurance has to be given? There is already evidence that researchers and students are apprehensive about their future in the UK, post-Brexit...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Immigration Rules (International Students)

"Going back to the statistics that my hon. Friend mentioned, the proportion of overseas students at post-doctoral level in disciplines such as science and engineering exceeds 70%, so if the income and the expertise they bring were to go, there would be a real risk that those departments, or parts …..."
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Written Question
Asylum
Monday 7th November 2016

Asked by: Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the date of receipt was of the oldest outstanding further submission related to an asylum claim.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

Home Office records indicate that the oldest outstanding further submissions application related to an asylum claim is dated 12 December 2001.

In March 2015 the Home Office implemented a new policy for individuals who make new further submissions in person in Liverpool and has significantly improved the handling and processing times of applications submitted since 30 March 2015.

The Home Office is currently developing internal plans to address the older further submissions whilst deciding new applications submitted through the Further Submissions Unit in Liverpool. It is important to note there will always be exceptional cases that can not be dealt with due to circumstances outwith the control of the Home Office.