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151 records in UK in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that assessments of applications for leave to remain in the UK provide sufficient personal consideration to meet the individual needs of applicants.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the cuts in the budget of the Ministry of Justice on the ability of first-tier tribunals to hear and determine immigration and asylum appeals.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the results of the Family Test applied to the policies proposed in the Immigration Bill.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to attract high-skilled migrants and international students to the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for a bail address under section 4 of the Immigration Act 1999 have been (1) made, (2) granted, and (3) refused, in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of her Department's procedures and adequacy of the end-to-end timescale in relation to applications for no time limit and biometric immigration documentati
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on employment in Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust of proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area mu
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many European Union and non-European Union nurses were given registered status by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each of the years 2010–11 to 2014–15.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what occasions Ministers or officials of her Department discussed the Immigration Bill with (a) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and (b) the Justice Minister in the Nor
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their proposal that nurses who are not United Kingdom citizens be deported if they are not earning £35,000 per annum after five years in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days any of the ePassport gates at Stansted Airport were not fully functioning at any point during the months of June, July, August and September 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ePassport gates are in operation at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Luton and (d) Stansted airports.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Migration Advisory Committee's recommendation that nurses should not be added to the shortage occupation list, what they expect will be the impact of changes to the immigration rules on the running of h
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the ePassport gates at Stansted Airport were fully functional on the evening of Monday 12 October 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to respond to a new application for indefinite leave to remain in the last 12 months.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many errors made by staff of her Department in recording details such as addresses and country of birth on applications for (a) naturalisation and (b) indefinite leave to remain forms have had to
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for family reunion made by Syrian nationals have been (a) received, (b) decided, (c) granted and (d) refused in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) mean period of time was for deciding applications for family reunion in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on amending the immigration system to increase the supply of non-domiciled seafarers to the UK shipping industry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on amending the immigration system to increase the supply of non-domiciled shore-based workers to the UK maritime sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct a review into the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative handling of cases.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to clarify the administrative requirements on applicants for indefinite leave to remain (a) in general and (b) in respect of whether the date on a letter from her Department on
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in setting up "hotspot" screening centres for refugees and migrants in Italy and Greece; and where those centres will be located.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the Home Secretary potential means to increase the number of visas from non-EU countries for essential workers within the NHS.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct a review of the process for applying for leave to remain in the UK to improve it for applicants.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Islamic doctrine of hijrah for the United Kingdom and Europe in the context of increased migration from the Middle East and North Africa; and whether in the light of
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses from non-European Economic Area countries granted Tier 2 visas between 6 April 2012 and 5 April 2013 and employed on an annual salary of less than £35,000 are employed by (a) Southend University Ho
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people employed by Southend Hospital under Tier 2 visas from outside the European Economic Area are earning less than £35,000; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses from the Philippines are currently employed in NHS hospitals on salaries of £35,000 or more; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nurses from the Philippines have been recruited to work in the NHS under Tier 2 visas in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area must be earning £35,000 or more to qualify for indefinite leave to remain
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department was consulted by the Home Office on the impact assessment for the proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area must be earning £35,000 or more to qualify for
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area must be earning £35,000 or more to qualify fo
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from the government of the Philippines on proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area must be earning £35,000 or more to qualify for in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of the Philippines about the potential effects on the NHS of proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area must be
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on nurses from the Philippines working in the NHS of proposals that Tier 2 visa immigrants from outside the European Economic Area must be e
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to distinguish between the number of overseas students with Tier 4 visas and the number of migrants in all other categories in immigration statistics.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the past five years, what percentage of applicants aged between 18 and 25 have been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom on compassionate grounds; and how many applicants are still waiting for a decision.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to offer to those waiting in the immigration and asylum appeal process (1) the right to work after six months, and (2) an automatic right to engage in voluntary work at the beginning of the process.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define the term "very significant obstacles", as used in paragraph 276ADE(1)(vi) of the immigration rules, especially in relation to applicants who have lived in the United Kingdom for more than half their life.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the Government's target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle abuse of the immigration system.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether distinguishing between overseas students and other migrants in published statistics would help to promote the United Kingdom as a destination for international students.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to change their net migration target to exclude international students; and what assessment they have made of whether the current system of including international students in the target is havin
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the armed forces have had their application for relocation to the UK rejected in the last year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 14 July (HL1075), whether a non-EU citizen in possession of (1) a temporary, and (2) a permanent, residence permit issued by the government of Germany may enter the United Kin
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne, on 11 September (HC8462), which states that the government of Pakistan has publicly recognised "the problems facing mino
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of nurses not born in the EU employed by the NHS in England in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to exclude overseas students in institutions of further education from their net migration target.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 September 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK EU citizens residing in the UK who were previously refugees granted citizenship in another EU member state in the most recent period for which figures are availa