Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will establish a high-level working group on business visas. [164345]

Mr Harper, Minister of State for Immigration: The Home Office has regular engagement with business users and has mechanisms in place to receive customer feedback. This feedback is used to refine processes and requirements to improve the business visa customer experience while maintaining immigration controls. I am satisfied that these arrangements are delivering improvements and therefore do not propose to set up a high-level working group specifically for business visas.

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will review the content and length of business visa application forms. [164346]

Mr Harper, Minister of State for Immigration: We are working to improve the online application process for all visa application categories—including business visit visa applications—to make it a more intuitive and customer friendly process. The improved system should be ready for implementation in the autumn. All applications will be made online and system improvements are under way to make the application process easier and more user-friendly.

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