Written questions

873 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of suspected fraud and related offences were identified by HM Passport Office in each year since 2010; and how many such cases led to enforcement action by the relevant authorities.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper, New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy, published by her Department on 20 July 2022, what estimate she has made of the potential cost

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper, New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy, published by her Department on 20 July 2022, what estimate she has made of the potential cost

20 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals has the United Nations Human Rights Council made to the Government concerning the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme since 15 June 2022; and how many Afghans have arrived in the UK

19 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Skilled Workers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on plans to commission a review of the Shortage Occupation List by the Migration Advisory Committee; what the expected timescale is for that review; and whether the findings

18 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the passport advice service provided by Teleperformance under the terms of her Department’s contract with that organisation; what recent discussi

18 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff employed by her Department in roles primarily focussed on processing applications for UK passports as of 1 April in each year since 2010.

18 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many applications for (a) new passports, (b) replacement passports and (c) emergency travel documents were received by UK embassies and consulates overseas in (i) 2019, (

18 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals were issued with (a) new passports, (b) replacement passports and (c) emergency travel documents by UK embassies and consulates overseas in (i) 2019, (i

18 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turkey: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Turkish Government on sending people seeking asylum in the UK from the UK to Turkey.

18 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Turkish Government on sending people seeking asylum in the UK from the UK to Turkey.

15 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Immigration Removal Centres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of full time equivalent staff that worked in Detention Engagement Teams in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

15 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Immigration Removal Centres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent staff work in Detention Engagement Teams; and how many of those staff are based at each Immigration Removal Centre.

15 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, published on 1 July 2022, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her Department’s po

15 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Memorandum of understanding between the UK and the Philippines on healthcare cooperation, published by his Department on 11 November 2021, when he expects the next regular ann

15 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Memorandum of understanding between the UK and the Philippines on healthcare cooperation, published by his Department on 11 November 2021, whether any (a) special meetings or

14 Jul 2022 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies there are for roles within UK Visas and Immigration; and what proportion of those vacancies are being advertised for.

14 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff have been appointed to asylum decision maker roles since 1 May 2022; and how many existing staff have left asylum decision maker roles since 1 May 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Home Office

HM Passport Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff her Department plans to appoint to roles within HM Passport Office in (a) July 2022 and (b) August 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Memorandum of understanding between the UK and the Philippines on healthcare cooperation, published by his Department on 11 November 2021, what recent assessment he has made o

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Bilateral agreement between the UK and Kenya on healthcare workforce collaboration, published on 11 November 2021, what progress his Department has made on the establishment o

13 Jul 2022 · Home Office

HM Passport Office: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies there were within HM Passport Office; and how many of those vacancies were advertised as of 13 July 2022.

13 Jul 2022 · Home Office

HM Passport Office: Recruitment and Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) new staff have been hired by and (b) existing staff have left HM Passport Office since 1 May 2022.

12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Bilateral agreement between the UK and Kenya on healthcare workforce collaboration, published on 11 November 2021, if he will make an assessment of the level of compliance by

12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which countries his Department is in negotiations with on Government-to-government agreements on health and social care workforce recruitment as of 12 July 2022.

12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many employment agencies supply workers to the social care sector in England from overseas as of 12 July 2022; and if he will make an assessment of how many and what proportion of those agencie

12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received reports of activities by recruitment agencies supplying workers to the UK health and social care sector from overseas in breach of his Department’s code of practice on the r

12 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of charges for NHS care on the availability of maternal health care for migrant women; and whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for He

11 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on the (a) prevalence and (b) implications for her policies of the exploitation of workers recruited to the care sec

8 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Employment Agencies: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received reports of unlawful activities by recruitment agencies bringing care workers to the UK under the new immigration rules announced by her Department on 24 January 2022.

Source: official written-questions record.