Blake Stephenson MP: written questions
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ImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what operational indicators are used by her Department to determine whether the immigration system is being effectively controlled and enforced.
Answer: In March 2026, the Departmental Board confirmed the Home Office’s commitment to regular monitoring of performance and delivery through the Home Office Performance System. The Board forms the collective strategic leadership of the Home Office with a broad ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk that visa holders may remain in the United Kingdom in breach of the conditions attached to their leave without being detected.
Answer: UKVI uses HMRC data as part of a broader intelligence driven compliance approach to help identify potential concerns about sponsor compliance. HMRC information provides an initial indicator of whether sponsored workers appear to be receiving the salary re...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assurance she can provide that her Department is able to identify visa holders who have ceased complying with the conditions attached to their leave.
Answer: The Home Office assesses the effectiveness of its visa compliance and enforcement activity through intelligence, operational outcomes, data analysis and compliance activity. Immigration Enforcement has Immigration Compliance and Enforcement teams across t...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department assesses the effectiveness of its compliance and enforcement activity in relation to visa holders.
Answer: The Home Office assesses the effectiveness of its visa compliance and enforcement activity through intelligence, operational outcomes, data analysis and compliance activity. Immigration Enforcement has Immigration Compliance and Enforcement teams across t...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what operational checks her Department undertakes to satisfy itself that visa holders remain compliant with the conditions attached to their leave throughout the duration of that leave.
Answer: It is a core duty of Sponsor Licence holders to report any material change of circumstances relating to their sponsored workers / students. If these denote that a visa holder has not been compliant with their visa conditions their status will be reviewed ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current enforcement measures in deterring breaches of visa conditions.
Answer: The Home Office assesses the effectiveness of its visa compliance and enforcement activity through intelligence, operational outcomes, data analysis and compliance activity. Immigration Enforcement has Immigration Compliance and Enforcement teams across t...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances a person who has breached visa conditions may subsequently obtain settlement.
Answer: Appendix FM and Part Suitability of the Immigration Rules sets out the grounds for refusal which apply to settlement applications, depending on the route. Decisions on refusals are either mandatory or discretionary. All decisions must be compatible with t...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors are taken into account when deciding whether to curtail leave following a breach of visa conditions.
Answer: When a visa holder is found to have breached the conditions attached to their leave, the Home Office has the power to cancel the person’s permission to enter or stay in the UK, under the Immigration Rules. The ground on which the person’s permission is ca...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the Department's standard process when a visa holder is found to have breached the conditions attached to their leave.
Answer: When a visa holder is found to have breached the conditions attached to their leave, the Home Office has the power to cancel the person’s permission to enter or stay in the UK, under the Immigration Rules. The ground on which the person’s permission is ca...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms her Department uses to identify visa holders who may no longer be complying with the conditions attached to their leave.
Answer: Immigration Enforcement has Immigration Compliance and Enforcement teams across the UK that identify suspected breaches and take proportionate action. This activity supports both the detection of non-compliance and the deterrence of future breaches.A comb...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how immigration records are used alongside information held by other government departments to identify potential breaches of visa conditions.
Answer: UKVI uses HMRC data as part of a broader intelligence driven compliance approach to help identify potential concerns about sponsor compliance. HMRC information provides an initial indicator of whether sponsored workers appear to be receiving the salary re...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks her Department undertakes to establish whether visa holders remain employed in accordance with the conditions of their leave.
Answer: Immigration Enforcement has Immigration Compliance and Enforcement teams across the UK that identify suspected breaches and take proportionate action. This activity supports both the detection of non-compliance and the deterrence of future breaches.A comb...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of visa holders whose whereabouts are easily identifiable.
Answer: No estimate of the proportion of visa holders whose whereabouts are easily identifiable is held.All sponsors of migrants coming to the UK in order to work and study are required as part of their licensing arrangements to report to the Home Office on chang...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes when a visa holder changes residential address.
Answer: People applying for UK visas may provide an address on their application. People with a UKVI account who are living in the UK are advised that they should update their account if their home or postal address changes. People without an account are advised ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of family migration on levels of net migration beyond the original principal applicant.
Answer: The Government's Immigration White Paper, published last year, highlighted the growth in work visas in recent years, particularly in medium-skilled roles, and the associated growth in dependent visas. That is why the Government acted to restrict workers s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Family and Dependent Visa arrangements on incentives for chain migration.
Answer: The Government's Immigration White Paper, published last year, highlighted the growth in work visas in recent years, particularly in medium-skilled roles, and the associated growth in dependent visas. That is why the Government acted to restrict workers s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what analysis is undertaken of the long-term immigration consequences of granting Family and other Dependent Visas linked to work and study routes.
Answer: The Government's Immigration White Paper, published last year, highlighted the growth in work visas in recent years, particularly in medium-skilled roles, and the associated growth in dependent visas. That is why the Government acted to restrict workers s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conditions her Department considers about the a) necessity and b) genuineness of work when making decisions on applications for Religious and Charity Worker visas.
Answer: All Religious and Charity Workers applications are considered on their individual merits against the Immigration Rules that are relevant to the routes. Should a concern be identified during the consideration of the application, then an assessment of their...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what circumstances would trigger enforcement action against sponsors operating under the Religious Worker and Charity Worker routes.
Answer: All Religious and Charity Workers applications are considered on their individual merits against the Immigration Rules that are relevant to the routes. Should a concern be identified during the consideration of the application, then an assessment of their...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the activities of successful asylum applicants.
Answer: We do not routinely monitor those who are granted asylum or leave to remain but refugees, and those granted protection in the UK, have equitable access to the resources and support necessary to fully integrate into life here, achieve self-sufficiency, pro...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims have relied on paperwork from the same judge and magistrate since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained through examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost.All asylum claims are considered on their individual merits, and decision makers assess the cre...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether they carry out checks to assess whether Bangladeshi asylum seekers claiming to have been a member of the Awami League held membership of that party.
Answer: All asylum claims are considered on their individual merits, and decision makers assess the credibility and reliability of evidence submitted in support of a claim in accordance with published asylum guidance.In line with established case law and Home Off...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful asylum seekers have claimed to have been (a) President, (b) Vice President and (c) General Secretary of the Awami League since July 2024.
Answer: This information is not published and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.All asylum claims are considered on their individual merits, and decision makers assess the credibility and reli...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims of asylum have been granted to Bangladeshi nationals on the basis of their membership of the Awami League since July 2024.
Answer: This information is not published and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.All asylum claims are considered on their individual merits, and decision makers assess the credibility and reli...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful asylum claimants have claimed to have the same partner since July 2024.
Answer: This information is not published and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.All asylum claims are considered on their individual merits, and decision makers assess the credibility and reli...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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