Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will detail the alternative entry requirements facing EU citizens arriving in the UK after 1 November 2019 following her announcement to end freedom of movement from the EU into the UK.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
When the UK leaves the European Union (EU) on 31 October, free movement as it currently stands will end, if the UK leaves without a deal. The details of new immigration arrangements for EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit were announced on 4 September (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/).
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes his Department has put in place for an EU citizen arriving in the UK to prove to immigration officials at the point of entry that they are eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme in the event that freedom of movement between the EU and UK ends on 1 November 2019; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We are leaving the European Union on 31 October 2019 and, in a no deal Brexit, freedom of movement as it currently stands will end then.
The Prime Minister has been clear that we want EU citizens who are resident in the UK by exit to stay and they will be eligible for status under the EU Settlement Scheme to enable them to do so. In a no deal Brexit, they will have until at least 31 December 2020 to apply. Until then, they will continue to be able to use their EU passport or national identity card to prove their rights to work and rent property; and will have the same rights to work and access benefits and services as they have now.
Border crossing arrangements will not change on 1 November 2019; EU citizens will continue to cross the border as they do now, using their passport or national identity card. They will be able to use e-Gates if they are travelling on a biometric passport, and they will not face routine intentions testing.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department plans to use to require non-UK EU citizens to undertake visa clearance prior to arrival in the UK after 1 November 2019; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We are leaving the EU on 31 October and this will mean that freedom of movement as it currently stands will end on 31 October.
Whether we leave the EU with or without a deal, the Government has announced that EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips, without needing a visa.
The arrangements for people coming to the UK for longer periods of time and for work and study will change. Details of changes immediately after 31 October and improvements to the previous government’s plans for a new immigration system are being developed.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for hate crimes against people with learning disabilities in (a) 2018 and (b) 2017.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of arrests, conducted by each police force in England and Wales, on an annual basis.
Data are held at the offence group level only (for example ‘Violence against the person’ and ‘Public order’ offences). Information on the number of arrests for hate crimes against people with learning disabilities are not held centrally.
Data are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, the latest of which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet representatives of the British Muslim charities sector to discuss concerns about the level of prejudice and unfair stigmatisation they may encounter in the course of their work; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Karen Bradley
Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations and individuals. Details of these meetings are published on the Cabinet Office website on a quarterly basis.
I would be happy to consider further engagement as appropriate.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The five companies that were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Home Department in the last financial year and the total cost of these services are set out in the table below:
Supplier Name | No of Contracts | Total Cost/Value |
1. METHODS CONSULTING LTD | 241 | £15,415,826 |
2. BADENOCH & CLARK | 56 | £2,905,149 |
3. LA INTERNATIONAL | 55 | £3,574,736 |
4. ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING | 45 | £4,271,513 |
5. EXPERIS LTD | 40 | £2,011,081 |
Please note the above data is: a) Only representative of core home office and agency data, it does not include any Arms Length Body (ALBs) organisations. b) From April 13- February 14 inclusive. |
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
Answered by Karen Bradley
Information on the 10 consultancy firms that were paid the most by the Home Department for the last financial year and how much each of those firms were paid is set out in the table below:
Supplier Name | Total Cost/Value |
1. DETICA LTD | £7,220,985 |
2. PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD | £6,084,558 |
3. ERNST AND YOUNG LLP | £2,575,080 |
4. KPMG LLP | £2,259,099 |
5. DELOITTE | £855,360 |
6. PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP | £676,871 |
7. BROADCASTING SUPPORT SERVICES | £387,268 |
8. X-NET | £298,407 |
9. ROKE MANOR RESEARCH LIMITED | £94,262 |
10. iO1 LTD | £45,704 |