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Written questions by Ward.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Melanie Ward this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (79)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (14)Department for Transport (10)Department of Health and Social Care (9)Department for Work and Pensions (7)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (6)Home Office (6)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (4)Ministry of Defence (4)Treasury (3)Ministry of Justice (3)Department for Business and Trade (2)

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14 Jan 2025·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many people claimed asylum by country of origin in each month of 2024.

Reply

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 latest data relates to the year ending September 2024.

10 Dec 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What the average processing time was for a (a) Skilled Worker and (b) Skilled Worker Dependent Visa in each of the last five years.

Reply

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

29 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What the acceptance rate for Adult Dependent Relative visa applications was in each of the last five years.

Reply

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...

29 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many applications for an Adult Dependent Relative visa there were in each of the last five years.

Reply

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...

29 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What the average decision-making time for an Adult Dependent Relative visa application was in each of the last five years.

Reply

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...

25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What the average processing time is for a Skilled Worker visa.

Reply

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...

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