Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) visa applications, (b) asylum claims and (c) indefinite leave to remain applications are still outstanding (i) nationally and (ii) in the High Peak constituency as at 23 November 2020.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The available data on entry clearance visa applications are published in table Vis_D01 of the Entry clearance visa detailed datasets. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets Data on decisions, including whether this was a grant or refusal, are published in table Vis_D02. All data can be broken down by nationality.
The available data on indefinite leave to remain applications are published in settlement tables https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2020/list-of-tables#settlement se_02_q and se_03.
The available information on other data on processing times are published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data .
The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release Data on asylum applications are published in table Asy_D01 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement of the Asylum and resettlement detailed datasets. Data on initial decisions, including whether this was a grant or refusal, are published in table Asy_D02. Data on the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision are published in table Asy_D03. All data can be broken down by nationality.
Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2020. Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-statistics-data-tables-year-ending-september-2020#asylum-and-resettlement. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement.
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2020
The Home Office has no published data to answer part (ii) of the questions regarding the High Peak constituency. The information is not readily available nor held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to process all applications for the EU Settlement Scheme before 30 June 2021.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
We are fully committed to ensuring that we have the flexible resources required to run an efficient and effective migration system; including the continued delivery of the EU Settlement Scheme until 30 June 2021 and beyond.
Administration of the Scheme will not cease on 30 June 2021; that is the deadline that EEA citizens and their family members resident in the UK have to apply for status. There will be some instances were applications made after 30 June 2021 will be accepted and guidance on that will be published in due course.
EEA citizens and their family members who have already been granted pre-settled status will be able to make a subsequent application for settled status once they meet the criteria of being resident in the UK for a continuous year five-year period.
EEA citizens who hold Scheme status may also bring close family members to join them in the UK after the 30 June 2021 deadline. Such family members will be able to make an application to the Scheme, provided they meet the relevant criteria.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to ban gay conversion therapy.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
It is a fundamental principle of this Government that everyone should be free to live their lives as they wish. People must feel safe at home, out on the street and online.
Conversion therapy is a very complex issue. There are a wide range of practices which may fall within its scope and we want to ensure we have a thorough understanding of the situation in the UK to inform an effective approach. Before any decision is made on proposals for ending conversion therapy we must understand the problem, the range of options available and the impact they would have.
We will work to deepen our understanding and consider all options for ending the practice of conversion therapy.