Kate Osamor MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Immigration: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the absence of service standards on all applications under the (a) family and (b) private life routes on applicants accessing (i) wor
Answer: Family and private life applications based on exceptionality are not subject to a service standard, however we do update GOV.UK with our average processing times and information is available in the published transparency data around consideration times.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to introduce service standards for all applications for settlement made under the (a) family and (b) private life route.
Answer: Applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain based on Family or Private life will be decided within six months.Full details of current service standards can be found here:Settlement: customer service standards - GOV.UK
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to use data from the eVisa system to aid immigration enforcement operations.
Answer: Immigration Enforcement already uses information contained in relevant visa applications and interactions when taking enforcement action against suspected immigration offenders – this will continue to be the case with eVisas.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency measures are in place for people who are unable to access their eVisa due to (a) technical issues and (b) administrative errors.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that the transition to eVisas is as smooth as possible for all status holders. The Home Office has a significant support model in place to facilitate the transition to eVisas.Our online immigration status services are designed...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBalochistan: Human RightsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support UK citizens with relatives impacted by the human rights situation in Balochistan.
Answer: Any application for a UK visa will be assessed against the requirements of the Immigration Rules. We advise people to consider the most appropriate visa route for their own circumstances.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the ten year route to settlement to five years.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders, and we will set out our overall approach to reforming the immigration system in our upcoming white paper.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting migrants from the Immigration Health Surcharge after their second Leave to Remain application.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders, and we will set out our overall approach to reforming the immigration system in our upcoming white paper.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting migrants in employment from the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders, and we will set out our overall approach to reforming the immigration system in our upcoming white paper.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Health and SafetyHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect the safety of home delivery drivers.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling retail crime. Through our Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.Our definition of a ‘retai...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: FraudHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that buy now pay later schemes protect consumers from fraud.
Answer: This Government is continuing to work closely with industry, including payment service providers, to prevent fraud and we welcome the actions of the financial services industry to date.We committed in our manifesto to introduce an expanded Fraud Strategy....
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: FraudHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle fraud through buy now, pay later schemes.
Answer: This Government is continuing to work closely with industry, including payment service providers, to prevent fraud and we welcome the actions of the financial services industry to date.We committed in our manifesto to introduce an expanded Fraud Strategy....
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32013 on Asylum, whether she has commissioned any reports on expanding (a) safe and (b) legal routes for people seeking asylum within the last twelve
Answer: This country will always play our part, alongside others, to help those fleeing war and persecution, but we need a proper system where rules are enforced.The UK welcomes refugees through our global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Sc...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: VisasHome OfficeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Public and Commercial Services Union and Care4Calais report entitled, Safe and Secure Routes: Refugee Visa-to-Trave
Answer: This country will always play our part, alongside others, to help those fleeing war and persecution, but we need a proper system where rules are enforced.The UK welcomes refugees through our global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Sc...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of third sector organisations on support for refugees outside the UK.
Answer: This country will always play our part, alongside others, to help those fleeing war and persecution, but we need a proper system where rules are enforced.The UK welcomes refugees through our global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Sc...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of Border Force on the potential impact of channel crossings on staff wellbeing.
Answer: We recognise the work of Border Force staff in relation to channel crossings and continue to ensure support is in place for them. All Border Force colleagues have access to peer support on a 24/7 basis, allowing them to speak to a volunteer who is trained...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of expanding safe and legal routes available to asylum seekers on the numbers of small boats crossing the Channel.
Answer: The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through our existing global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. Safe and legal routes will continue to pla...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of families that have no recourse to public funds.
Answer: The availability of data in respect of the number of families that have No Recourse to Public Funds condition is currently limited, while the Home Office transitions its casework operations to a new management information system until the transition proce...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme have died while waiting for a decision on their application.
Answer: As at the end of June 2024, in line with the latest published Transparency data, out of the 8,607 claims received by the Windrush Compensation Scheme, we are aware of 56 claimants* who have unfortunately passed away after having submitted a claim.The Wind...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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