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HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI thank the hon. Member for her comments and join her in paying tribute to the staff at the Glasgow passport office, who are working hard to deal with applications, including more…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogWe continue to get through a very large number of applications. We get through 1 million a month, which speaks volumes about where we are going, and 98.5% of people get their…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogIt is an absolute pleasure to respond to what we just heard. From the motion and the opening speech, it is obvious that this debate is focused on not the practical or even items…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogEven though this is not an Adjournment debate, I will give way to the hon. Member.14 Jun 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme: Launch Pathways 2 and 3My noble Friend the Minister of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Home Office, Lord Harrington of Watford, has today made the following written…13 Jun 2022HANSARDChild Citizenship Registration FeesToday I am laying before the House an amendment to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018, which includes changes in respect of applications made by children…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Cummins, as always. Before I…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022I thank my two shadows, the hon. Members for Croydon Central and for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, for the overall constructive nature of their remarks. Perhaps I…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022People have not made the application, if they do not show up—we have no application to consider, but they have just wasted a slot. In particular for showing up in person to make…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022For example, someone might have glued themselves to the road outside or to the door, or witnessed a crime on the way. Again, we could get a very long list of reasons why people,…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022The regulations will come into force 20 days after they are made. It is only fair that we make that clear so that people can book appointments. At the moment, we can say that…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022Perhaps I should go on to point out what HMPO staff are doing. At the moment, they are working hard to process approximately 250,000 applications per week, and have been doing so…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022What “summer” means? Well, it is a time of year when it is nice and warm. In terms of the backlog, we are getting more applications every day, and the sheer volume of passports we…26 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI hear what the hon. Lady says, and I will not go into the specific differences in respect of children travelling without their parents or closest relatives, but I am certainly…25 May 2022HANSARD Asylum Reception Centre: Linton-on-OuseI will take one more intervention, but, given the time, I do want to respond to some of the other points made.24 May 2022HANSARD Asylum Reception Centre: Linton-on-OuseWe can look at what will be provided on the site. For example, it is fully catered, so there will be three meals a day for those accommodated there. We will provide a number of…24 May 2022HANSARD Asylum Reception Centre: Linton-on-OuseAgain, it is worth pointing out that people are not detained on the site. Transport will be provided to York, and they will also have access to legal aid and migrant help…24 May 2022HANSARD Asylum Reception Centre: Linton-on-OuseAs my hon. Friend will be aware, we already have a consultation under way about a major reform to the dispersed accommodation system. As he will know, we are moving to a full…24 May 2022HANSARD Asylum Reception Centre: Linton-on-OuseIt is clear from what we have heard that my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) is a strong champion for his constituents. It will come as no surprise…24 May 2022HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesThe Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel) is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration…11 May 2022