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Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Monday 2nd September 2024

Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increase in the earnings threshold for overseas workers on the food and drink sector.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Honourable Gentlemen to the Home Secretary’s written ministerial statement on 30 July 2024.

Written Question
Visas: Sudan
Wednesday 24th April 2019

Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the safety of UK citizens who have been asked to travel to Sudan with family members as part of their visa application processes.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The FCO advise UK citizens against all but essential travel to the majority of Sudan and all travel to some parts of Sudan. They further advise that if a UK citizen is in Sudan, they should consider carefully whether their need to remain is essential and consider leaving the country by commercial means.

There is no requirement for UK Citizens to travel to another country as part of a family member’s visa application process. Furthermore, whilst some entry clearance applications should be made in the country or territory in which the applicant is living, there is discretion to allow an application to be made in another country in exceptional circumstances.

Written Question
Fife Migrants Forum: Finance
Tuesday 12th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what future funding his Department plans to provide to Fife Migrants Forum.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

According to our financial records the Home Office has never made a payment to Fife Migrants Forum. As of 28 February 2019, no decisions have been taken to provide funding to Fife Migrants Forum.

Written Question
Fife Migrants Forum: Expenditure
Friday 15th February 2019

Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding his Department has provided to Fife Migrants Forum.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

According to our financial records the Home Office has never made a payment to Fife Migrants Forum.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill

"There is one other point that we do not often hear. I am somebody who benefited from freedom of movement, which gave me career and educational opportunities. Why should anybody in here have the right to take away those opportunities for those who come after us?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Sep 2018
Salisbury Incident

"I thank the Minister for his speech, and I associate myself with the remarks about our thoughts going to the families of all those affected by these events. In particular, it is valuable for us to remember the family and friends of Dawn Sturgess, who tragically lost her life. It …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Sep 2018
Salisbury Incident

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. Obviously, I agree with my leader about RT, and I have been very clear on that in the past. I would add that there are Members of this House—in the hon. Gentleman’s party, as well as in the Labour party—who have taken …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Sep 2018
Salisbury Incident

"I know that the hon. Gentleman does, and I respect that. I would also say that RT continues to be an Ofcom-regulated broadcaster, so it should be for people’s own judgment, rather than for me to tell them, whether or not they should appear on an Ofcom-regulated broadcaster, but I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Sep 2018
Salisbury Incident

"I thank the Minister for his work on the issue. If I may gently say so, however, the one area on which I disagree with him—although I am sure that he actually agrees with me—is that I do not think it is particularly niche, given the volume of foreign transactions. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Sep 2018
Salisbury Incident

"Of course, I absolutely agree with the Minister in condemning that. The work of the British Council has been outstanding. The bravery of its employees, both Russians and UK nationals, is something for which we owe them an enormous debt. I realise that this subject is very close to the …..."
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