Supported by Minority Ethnic Matters Overview 2 November 2020 ISSUE 680 MEMO is produced by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC) in partnership with BEMIS – empowering Scotland's ethnic and cultural minority communities. It provides an overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences, and news reports. Contents Immigration and Asylum Other News Community Relations Bills in Progress Equality Consultations Racism, Religious Hatred, and Discrimination Job Opportunities Other Scottish Parliament and Government Funding Opportunities Health Information: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Events, Conferences, and Training Useful Links Note that some weblinks, particularly of newspaper articles, are only valid for a short period of time, usually around a month, and that the Scottish and UK Parliament and Government websites have been redesigned, so that links published in previous issues of MEMO may no longer work. To find archive material on these websites, copy details from MEMO into the relevant search facility. Please send information for inclusion in MEMO to
[email protected] and click here to be added to the mailing list. Immigration and Asylum UK Parliament, House of Commons Written Answers Immigration: Coronavirus Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) [106945] To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the decision to allow biometric information submitted as part of a person’s previous immigration application to be reused in further applications will continue following the covid-19 outbreak. Reply from Kevin Foster: The Home Office has begun to reuse previously enrolled biometrics in limited circumstances where they are suitable for such use.