Melanie Ward MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
AsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum by country of origin in each month of 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims, by nationality, is published in table Asy_D01 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’. The...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for a (a) Skilled Worker and (b) Skilled Worker Dependent Visa in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office does not publish the requested data.But, the latest Transparency Data, which does provide data on applications for various routes processed within service standards, can be found at: Visas, status and immigration data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: DependantsHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average decision-making time for an Adult Dependent Relative visa application was in each of the last five years.
Answer: Current processing times for Adult Dependent Relative applications applying for entry clearance to the UK are 12 weeks. Processing times for Adult Dependent Relative applications applying from within the UK are 8 weeks.Further information on family visa p...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: DependantsHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the acceptance rate for Adult Dependent Relative visa applications was in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on Family visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D01’ whilst data on the outcomes of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the de...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: DependantsHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for an Adult Dependent Relative visa there were in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on Family visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D01’ whilst data on the outcomes of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the de...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a Skilled Worker visa.
Answer: Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).The Home Office also publishes information on visa processing times for applications insi...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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