Robert Jenrick: The Home Office publishes data on returns and asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Annual data going back to 2004 for enforced and voluntary returns by return type and back to 2010 for enforced and voluntary asylum-related returns are published in tables Ret_01 and Ret_05 of the ‘Returns summary tables’. Unfortunately, data going back to 1993 is not...
Robert Jenrick: Since 2011, the Home Office has published data on the processing of applications for British citizenship on the Gov.uk website. The link to the latest Migration Transparency Data can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-dat a-q2-2023 Data relating to earlier applications can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-syst...
Robert Jenrick: Provisional data indicates that between the end of November 2022 and October 2023 the legacy backlog reduced by 64% and we remain on track to clear the legacy backlog by the end of the year as per the Prime Minister’s commitment last year. We will continue the steps we are already taking to speed up asylum processing whilst maintaining the integrity of the system. This includes better...
Robert Jenrick: All asylum claims admitted to the UK asylum system, including those from Palestiniansare given careful consideration. Asylum claims are prioritised in line with published policy, rather than in response to international incidents, including those who have waited the longest or those with acute vulnerabilities.
Robert Jenrick: During 2023, straightforward applications were delivered within published Service Standards. My department introduced technology for a fully digital application process for EEA customers, and customers of any nationality applying in the UK using a UK residence permit. We are continually making improvements to processes, working closely with the education sector to support students to apply...
Robert Jenrick: Provisional data indicates that between the end of November 2022 and October 2023 the legacy backlog reduced by 64% and we remain on track to clear the legacy backlog by the end of the year as per the Prime Minister’s commitment last year. We will continue the steps we are already taking to speed up asylum processing whilst maintaining the integrity of the system. This includes better...
Robert Jenrick: Provisional data indicates that between the end of November 2022 and October 2023 the legacy backlog reduced by 64% and we remain on track to clear the legacy backlog by the end of the year as per the Prime Minister’s commitment last year. We will continue the steps we are already taking to speed up asylum processing whilst maintaining the integrity of the system. This includes better...
Robert Jenrick: We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to requests for exemption from the Life in the UK Test.
Robert Jenrick: The Home Office does not record the reasons for the visit visa in a reportable format and to obtain the information requested could not be done without disproportionate cost.
Robert Jenrick: To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication. Information about the number of Enforcement Visits conducted by Immigration Enforcement in relation to employers in each employer sector is not available in our published data. Our published...
Robert Jenrick: The treaties the Government wishes to ratify are subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG) 2010. As provided for under CRaG, Parliament has a statutory period of 21 days to scrutinise and potentially debate the treaty prior to ratification. We will set out further details in due course.
Robert Jenrick: Having reviewed the system we are satisfied that this error is not part of a wider systemic issue. The majority of all requests for Biometric Residence Permits are successfully processed, however, the case in question was part of a very small number of failures, usually because of a data entry error rather than a system issue. We are taking steps (like postcode lookup and enhanced...
Robert Jenrick: All asylum claims admitted to the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our legal obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of relevant case law and the latest available country of origin information. Our assessment of the situation of a given group in a given country is set out in the relevant country policy and information...
Robert Jenrick: The Migration and Economic Development Partnership has not yet been operationalised.
Robert Jenrick: The Home Office publishes data on returns and asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum appeals lodged and determined (including those dismissed) by year are published in tables Asy_D06 and Asy_D07 of the ‘Asylum appeals lodged and determined detailed datasets’. The data are not broken down by how many people remain in a constituency followed a...
Robert Jenrick: The incidences of technical issues preventing Biometric Resident Permit (BRP) card production are very low. Where issues are encountered, operational case working teams and IT Support endeavour to resolve the issue swiftly without any adverse impacts for the applicant. For the very small proportion of cases that could not be resolved immediately, the Employer Checking Service (ECS) and...
Robert Jenrick: This approach was taken following discussions over financial years 22-23 and 23-24 with Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) as the NI SMP host and The Executive Office of Northern Ireland.
Robert Jenrick: The Home Office publishes data on detention in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum seekers in detention is published in table Det_01 of the ‘detention summary tables’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to September 2022. More recent data on asylum seekers in detention is...
Robert Jenrick: Since 2015, over half a million people were offered safe and legal routes into the UK. This includes over 28,600 individuals resettled to the UK under our global resettlement schemes. We continue to provide the most vulnerable refugees in need of protection a route to safety directly from regions of conflict and instability through these schemes, which include the UK Resettlement Scheme,...
Robert Jenrick: The Home Office publishes data on Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) grants in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data covering the period 2011 onwards are published in table se_06 of the Settlement summary tables. Earlier data are available in table se_06 at Settlement data tables. (Downloads new file). The Home Office does not produce information on the UK...
