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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will operate the New Workers Registration Scheme; what (a) budgetary and (b) staffing resources are to be allocated to the New Workers Registration Scheme; when the New Workers Registration Scheme will commence operations; what target is to be set...

Asked by

Annabelle Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

10 March 2004

For answer on

17 May 2004

Answered on

17 May 2004

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who will operate the New Workers Registration Scheme; [161408] (2) what (a) budgetary and (b) staffing resources are to be allocated to the New Workers Registration Scheme; [161409] (3) when the New Workers Registration Scheme will commence operations; [161410] (4) what target is to be set concerning the average time for the processing of work registration applications; [161411] (5) whether specific arrangements are to be made for Scotland under the New Workers Registration Scheme. [161412] Mr. Browne: [holding answer 15 March 2004]: The Worker Registration Scheme, announced by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary in his statement to the House on 23 February 2004, Official Report, columns 23-25, will be administered by the Home Office through its Work Permits (UK) operation in Sheffield. A dedicated team of 42 staff is being deployed initially to administer the scheme, the resources for which will form part of the WP (UK) budget for 2004-05. The Worker Registration Scheme has been operational since 1 May and applications have been accepted from this date onwards. Further guidance for applicants, including the application form and guidance, are available on the "Working in the UK" website (www.workingintheuk.gov.uk). My hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) indicated to the House on 2 March 2004, Official Report, columns 877-80, that the Worker Registration Team will aim to process 80 per cent. of applications within 24 hours of receipt, following payment clearance. Incomplete applications will take longer to process. Citizens of the new member states (with the exception of Malta and Cyprus) who take up employment in Scotland will need to apply to register with the Home Office when they start a job, in the same way as those taking up employment in the rest of the UK. Employers in Scotland will be required to satisfy themselves that accession country nationals in their employment have received registration under the scheme.

Date

17 May 2004

Reference

421 c780W; 161408;161409;161410;161411;161412

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are undertaken by Work Permits (UK) to ensure that people whose work permits have expired leave the country.

Asked by

David Davis (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c1317W; 166552

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets have been set for numbers of applications for work permits processed by Home Office officials in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004; and how targets are allocated among departmental offices. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 12 March 2004).

Asked by

Lord Lilley (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

420 c120-1W; 161127

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the India Business Group was asked to join the Work Permits Panel; and if he will make a statement on the balance of its membership (a) inside and (b) outside the UK.

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 September 2003

Reference

128314; 410 c948W;410 c946W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget is of Work Permits UK; how many staff it employs; how much it will spend this year on marketing its services within the UK; and how many work permits it is empowered to issue each year.

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 June 2003

Reference

116885; 406 c827W

House

House of Commons

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