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101 records in UK in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hon. Members have had a request to visit Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre refused in the last 12 months; and on what grounds each such refusal was justified.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of women detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in the last year have (a) attempted to or (b) inflicted harm upon themselves.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the likely publication date for the independent review of Yarl's Wood, commissioned by Serco.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the officers employed at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre are male.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the likelihood of the Government's net migration target being met.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that migrant workers are not exploited or paid less than the minimum wage.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU workers hold visas to work on IT projects in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the government of Turkey measures to slow the rate at which refugees and migrants leave Turkey, and the feasibility of their having European interviews before they leave that country.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people attempting to enter the UK without valid papers were detained at UK border controls at Calais and returned to the French authorities in the last 12-month period for which figures are a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are discussing with the government of Greece ways to secure better documentation of refugees and migrants in transit through that country; and whether they intend to support any application to the EU for funds
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to make the email and telephone inquiry service within UK Visa and Immigration more user-friendly.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with other EU member states about whether the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive provides sufficient safeguards to allow regulators to assure themselves that migrant healthc
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the 34 current OECD countries include international students within their national immigration statistics, and which do not.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with other EU member states concerning the impact on NHS patients of the introduction of the European Professional Card for healthcare professionals.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans are in place to evaluate the implementation of the European Professional Card for healthcare professionals in phase 1 before it is rolled out to other professions, including doctors, in the light of changes that
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the representations from the GMC and other health regulators that the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive does not provide sufficient safeguards to ensure that doctors who pr
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to provide (a) humanitarian visas, (b) facilitated refugee family reunion and (c) other safe legal routes for migrants to enter the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals aged (a) between 15 and 64 and (b) over 65 from each non-EEA country were granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK in each year from 1997-98 to 2014-15.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals aged (a) between 15 and 64 and (b) over 65 from each EEA country were granted permanent residence in each year from 1997-98 to 2014-15.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have entered the UK as a result of successful family reunion applications in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will amend the gov.uk website to reflect the changes made by the Immigration Act 2014 to the British Nationality Act 1981; and whether they will also cause legislation.gov.uk to be updated accordingly.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made in respect of the introduction of regulations for international seafarers in the fishing industry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Germany to discourage them from creating a "pull factor" for migrants and refugees to enter the European Union.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the influx of refugees and migrants into the Western Balkans on the security situation in that region, and what discussions they have had with (1) NATO, and (2) the EU, about
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Bosnia-Herzegovina about the refugee and migrant crisis in the Western Balkans, and what provisions are in place to offer (1) UK, and (2) EU, support to the gover
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina to cope with a potential influx of refugees and migrants, in the light of the political and security situation in that country.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to ensure that it is aware of the criminal histories of all people admitted into the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 2 November (HL2703), what duty they have, if any, to enable First Tier Tribunals to deal with asylum and immigration cases fairly and within a reasonable time.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of North Korea about the comments by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea that each year more than 50,000 North Koreans are sent abroad t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2015
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules.The Rules are being changed to make clear the circumstances in which we can withdraw refugee status and leave. The changes clarify terminology...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2015
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules.The Rule...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered seeking UN authority to establish safe holding areas outside the EU, to which refugees seeking to enter the EU could be transferred.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the time taken to secure appeal hearings at the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used to decide which governments to invite to participate in the European Union leaders’ meeting of 25 October to discuss the Western Balkans migratory route.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an invitation was extended to the government of Bosnia-Herzegovina to participate in the European Union leaders’ meeting of 25 October to discuss the Western Balkans migratory route, and whether it is their policy t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women are detained at Yarl's Wood.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing parents over the age of 65 to emigrate to the UK as adult dependents.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) maximum and (b) average recorded waiting time was for an EU passport holder at customs at London Stansted airport on each day of September 2015; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) the deaths of migrant construction workers engaged on building the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup or (b) the kafala system of sponsoring migrant workers was raised by t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current level of immigration into the United Kingdom across the land border with the Republic of Ireland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many citizens of each European Union member state, other than the United Kingdom and Ireland, aged 18 or over are resident in the United Kingdom; and of those, how many have been resident in the United Kingdom for more
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that United Kingdom immigration and emigration statistics are studied as part of the core curriculum in schools.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions have taken place and (b) penalty notices have been issued under paragraphs (i) 15 and (ii) 16 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of deporting people who moved to the UK planning to work in the Scottish fishing industry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many immigration and asylum cases in the years 2013–14 and 2014–15 have involved children as claimants in their own right; of those, how many received funding for legal help or representation; and in what percentage of
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to support the governments of Italy and Greece to deal with the number of immigrants arriving in their countries.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government based on closed matters, what was (1) the total number of immigration cases (not including asylum) involving children under 18, and (2) the total civil legal aid spending on those cases in 2012–13.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases where legal aid advice or representation was granted involved children in (1) immigration, or (2) asylum cases each year for the last five years; and how much was paid out in total and on average in each such
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of German policy on working with the Turkish government to tackle migration on her Department's objective to reduce net migration to the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they give to first-tier tribunals about what is a reasonable time to hear and determine asylum and immigration appeals.