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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on changes to the immigration rules to facilitate the entry into the UK of information technology and e-commerce specialists.

Asked by

John Wilkinson (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 April 2001

For answer on

10 April 2001

Answered on

10 April 2001

Mr. Wilkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on changes to the immigration rules to facilitate the entry into the UK of information technology and e-commerce specialists. [157695] Mrs. Roche: The Government have made a number of changes in the immigration system in order to facilitate the entry into the United Kingdom of highly skilled people. The results of a fundamental review of the work permit system, operated by the Department for Education and Employment, were announced in the 2000 Budget statement and a range of measures have been introduced to streamline the system over the last year. This has led to a number of changes facilitating the entry of information technology and e-commerce specialists. For example, the skills shortages list, which makes it easier to obtain a permit where no European Economic Area (EEA) resident is available to fill a post, has been updated to include more information technology and e-commerce jobs. Additionally, to ensure that the system responds quickly to shortages, a sector panel for the Information Technology Communications and Electronics industry has been established. Also, to be eligible for a work permit, two years' post-graduate work experience is no longer needed, thereby enabling non-EEA students with specialist skills to work immediately after graduation in the UK. Other changes include a pilot scheme, launched by the Home Office in September 2000, to attract more business innovators to the UK. It is aimed at those entrepreneurs looking to develop business ideas in the service and technology sectors, especially e-commerce, even if they do not have substantial amounts of their own money to invest. 38 applications have so far been approved. We are also developing a scheme designed to allow individuals of outstanding ability to come to the UK to seek work. This will help the UK in competing for highly skilled workers.

Date

10 April 2001

Reference

366 c567-8W;366 c568-9W; 157695

House

House of Commons

Adjournment debate on work permits - the case of Miss Aura Sabadus

Adjournment debate on work permits - the case of Miss Aura Sabadus.

Lead member

Patrick Nicholls

Answering member

Barbara Roche

Department

Home Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

22 January 2001

Reference

361 c775-80

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the Government will raise the limits on the number of overseas seasonal farm workers entering this country under approved schemes. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 8 January 2001).

Asked by

Tim Yeo (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 January 2001

Reference

361 c350W; 144324

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to amend the policy in respect of working holidaymakers employed as supply teachers.

Asked by

Colin Burgon (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 December 2000

For answer on

21 December 2000

Answered on

21 December 2000

Mr. Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to amend the policy in respect of working holidaymakers employed as supply teachers. [144125] Mrs. Roche: The purpose of the working holidaymaker scheme is not to meet skills shortages, or enable teachers to secure employment in the United Kingdom, but as a concession to the normal arrangements working holidaymakers who are qualified teachers are allowed to undertake supply teaching during their stay. In keeping with the ethos of the scheme, any teaching work should be incidental to a holiday and they should not be working for the whole of their time here. For those non-European Economic Area (EEA) nationals who wish to engage in full-time teaching employment in the United Kingdom there are already provisions under the work permit scheme, and provisions in the Immigration Rules enabling approved exchange schemes for teachers and language assistants. I have nonetheless considered representations about the particular staffing difficulties and disruption faced by schools when supply teachers in their employ leave during the course of a school term because their leave to enter or remain as working holidaymakers has expired. In the interests of schools and their pupils, and in the light of the unique considerations which apply to the completion of school terms, I have agreed to amend the policy instructions in respect of working holidaymakers. This change will enable a short extension of leave to remain in the United Kingdom to a working holidaymaker who is already employed as a supply teacher, and whom the school wishes to retain, to enable them to complete the school term during which their leave to remain as a working holidaymaker has expired. Such leave will be granted on an exceptional basis outside the Immigration Rules in order to benefit those whose leave will expire during the course of a term but will not permit extensions to cover a whole term or more. Schools wishing to employ working holidaymakers as supply teachers will be expected to take account of the date upon which such a teacher's leave to enter or remain is due to expire when planning the coverage of vacant posts over the school year.

Date

21 December 2000

Reference

360 c314-5W; 144125

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will assess the benefits of introducing a fast-track procedure at Immigration Nationality Directive for processing applications from non-EU foreign nationals for leave to remain in the UK when they are medically qualified people filling a vacancy for a...

Asked by

Phyllis Starkey (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 2000

Reference

135531; 355 c613-4W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many working holidaymaker visas were issued to overseas teachers in the last three years for which figures are available; how many working holidaymaker visas have been issued to overseas teachers and have not yet expired; and how many such...

Asked by

Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2000

Reference

354 c364W; 130779;130780

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to amend the working holiday visa scheme to allow greater flexibility in respect of the employment of overseas teachers; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2000

Reference

354 c364W; 130778

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been brought to date under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. - One.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 June 2000

Reference

126528; 352 c101W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been received by public funds in the last five years in fines levied upon foreign lorry drivers apprehended for importing asylum seekers into the United Kingdom. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Roger Gale (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 June 2000

Reference

125271; 351 c507-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 in each of the last three years; how many were successful; and what penalties were imposed in each case. - Inc figures.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 February 2000

Reference

109211; 344 c147W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people came to Britain on the Ad Hop scheme in (a) 1998 and (b) 1999. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2000

Reference

343 c748W; 107950

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to allow the employment of au pairs from Lithuania; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 January 2000

Reference

343 c364W; 106475

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of the concession to overseas domestic workers have been received by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate; how many of those applicants have now received a decision on their application;...

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 October 1999

Reference

95166; 336 c825W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which officials in his Department had discussions with representatives of GJW, and on how many occasions and on what dates concerning the wish by Cape plc to amend the Access to Justice Bill [Lords] to ban foreign workers of British companies obtaining legal...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 April 1999

Reference

329 c586W; 78746

House

House of Commons

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