Claire Hanna MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Visas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many eVisa errors remain unresolved.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many eVisa errors were reported using the online portal in the last six months.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 264 of the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, CP 1326, published on 12 May 2025, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmigration: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) British and (b) Irish citizens emigrated from Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold this information.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for any asylum seeker to receive a decision from the date they claimed asylum.
Answer: The average time taken to process a substantive decision is not currently available from published data and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, the Home Office does publish dat...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time for a decision for any asylum seeker is once they have received confirmation that their application is receiving prioritisation due to compassionate circumstances.
Answer: The requested information is not currently available from published data and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, the Home Office does publish data on the number of asylum claim...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the forthcoming white paper on immigration (a) reflects the requirements of (i) the mushroom sector and (ii) other agricultural sectors in Northern Ireland and
Answer: The Home Office actively and regularly engages with the Devolved Governments at Ministerial level, and the Devolved Governments were invited to submit suggestions for inclusion in the Immigration White Paper (IWP), with further engagement taking place ahe...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on taking steps to ensure that the forthcoming white paper on immigration reflects Northern Ireland's border with an EU membe
Answer: The Home Office actively and regularly engages with the Devolved Governments at Ministerial level, and the Devolved Governments were invited to submit suggestions for inclusion in the Immigration White Paper (IWP), with further engagement taking place ahe...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the forthcoming white paper on immigration.
Answer: The Home Office actively and regularly engages with the Devolved Governments at Ministerial level, and the Devolved Governments were invited to submit suggestions for inclusion in the Immigration White Paper (IWP), with further engagement taking place ahe...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGraduates: VisasHome OfficeTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Migration Advisory Committee's report entitled Graduate route: rapid review, published 14 May 2024.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and other stakeholders.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGraduates: VisasHome OfficeTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will undertake a review of the Graduate route visa scheme.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and other stakeholders.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Tower of LondonHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enable access to safe protest around the Tower of London.
Answer: The management of protests is an operational decision for the police.The Government fully support the police to ensure that the right to protest can be exercised in a lawful way.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential for exploitation of migrant care worker visas being tied to individual employers; and whether she h
Answer: The Government condemns the exploitation of international care workers by rogue employers in the adult social care sector and continues to take robust action against this unscrupulous behaviour.We have recently implemented a prohibition on Skilled Worker ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of industrial action by Northern Ireland immigration practitioners; and what steps she plans to take to ensure that asylum c
Answer: All asylum claims will continue to be assessed on an individual basis, in line with published policies.The Home Office continues to invest in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives to focus on speeding up decision making, reduc...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of Electronic Travel Authorisation exemptions for tourists travelling from Dublin to Northern Ireland for one week or less.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Electronic Travel Authorisations on (a) tourism and (b) the economy in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Ireland tourism industry and (b) other stakeholders on the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisations.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has held with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Irish Government on the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisations.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will provide (a) guidance and (b) practical support to (i) charities, (ii) community groups and (iii) voluntary groups to assist them in complying with the requirements of the T
Answer: Free, dedicated guidance and support will be provided to ensure that those in scope will understand how to meet the obligations of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill. Guidance is currently being designed so that it is self-explanatory and easy to...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill on (a) charities, (b) community groups and (c) voluntary organisations that organise events.
Answer: The Government is extremely mindful of the many community, voluntary-run and charity events that occur across the UK.The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill has been designed to achieve public protection outcomes whilst avoiding undue burden on busine...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: HorticultureHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential merits of implementing a bespoke visa for for the horticulture sector in Northern Ireland.
Answer: There have been no discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential merits of implementing a bespoke visa for the horticulture sector in Northern Ireland. The UK operates a national immigration system, covering all areas of the country. Th...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the review of the impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation policy in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government keeps the operation of the ETA scheme under constant review, including its impact within Northern Ireland, and my changes to the scheme will be announced in the normal way.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Offshore well boat workers: Immigration Rules concession 2022, updated on 24 January 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of
Answer: Concessionary arrangements outside of the immigration rules are put in place where exceptional circumstances are demonstrated. They are always time limited and reviewed regularly. There are no plans to extend the existing concession beyond its original pa...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with contractors on the provision of appropriate accommodation for asylum seeker families in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Home Office officials meet regularly with our accommodation provider for Northern Ireland, Mears, who are obliged under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC) to ensure that asylum accommodation meets all statutory requirements.The ...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to grant full British citizenship to Hong Kong (a) British National (Overseas) and (b) British Dependent Territories Citizen passport holders who move to the UK.
Answer: British National (Overseas) (BN(O) passport holders may apply for a BN(O) visa which entitles them, and their dependent family members, to reside in the UK. After 5 years’ qualifying residence, and being free from immigration time restrictions for a furth...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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