Mark Francois MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Asylum: British Indian Ocean TerritoryHome OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the British Indian Ocean Territory and subsequently transferred to the UK (a) has been or (b) are the subject of an investigation into foreign espionage activitie
Answer: All migrants who have arrived in the UK have undergone the required security checks in line with the appropriate immigration rules.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChagossiansHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chagossians moved to the UK from (a) Mauritius and (b) Seychelles in each year since 2019.
Answer: An individual can apply for British citizenship if they believe they meet the requirements. Those wishing to naturalise will need to meet the statutory requirements set out in the British Nationality Act 1981, including to be of good character. Applicatio...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people arrested for illegal working in January 2025 were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted.
Answer: The priority with individuals found to be working illegally in the UK is to secure their removal from the country, in line with our normal procedures for returns and deportations.The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statist...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people arrested for illegal working in January 2025 have been (a) cautioned, (b) charged with an offence and (c) released without further action?.
Answer: The priority with individuals found to be working illegally in the UK is to secure their removal from the country, in line with our normal procedures for returns and deportations.The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statist...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people arrested for illegal working in January 2025 have since been deported; and what proportion this represents of total arrests.
Answer: The priority with individuals found to be working illegally in the UK is to secure their removal from the country, in line with our normal procedures for returns and deportations.The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statist...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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