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172313

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Nepal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 8 December 2014 (HL3326) and 18 December 2014 (HL3645), how many applications from Nepal were received in 2014 in Delhi and how many of these were approved.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL3896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>There were 7,022 Visa applications made in Nepal and processed in New Delhi between Jan - Sep 2014. Of these, 5,251 were approved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/01/2015 15:03:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

172317

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 16 December 2014 (HL3641), whether they have discussed the risk factors relating to the entry into the country of foreign citizens with the government of the United States; and if so, why their assessment of the risks posed by Israeli citizens entering the United Kingdom differs from the assessment made by the government of the United States about entry into that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL3900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government regularly discusses a range of immigration issues with the Government of the United States, including on migration. We do not disclose the details of such discussions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/01/2015 14:32:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

172318

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the counter-terrorism work carried out as part of the Prevent strategy and the Channel process.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL3901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to monitor and evaluate the Channel programme and locally delivered Prevent projects in order to ensure that they are as effective as they can be and that good practice is shared across the country. In the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, we are proposing a new statutory duty on specified authorities (including local authorities, universities, Further Education providers, schools, parts of the NHS, prisons, young offender institutions, probation providers and the police) to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. We are also putting the Channel programme on a statutory footing. These measures will enshrine this good practice and secure local cooperation and delivery in all areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/01/2015 14:31:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

172325

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 17 December 2014 (HL3283), what plans they have to introduce legislation to criminalise the purchase of sex.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The government currently has no such plans, and I refer to my answer of 17 December 2014 to question HL3283 on this matter.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/01/2015 14:56:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

172326

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Girls: Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many girls under the legal age of marriage but who had been married abroad were brought back to the United Kingdom in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in tackling forced marriage. It is child abuse, domestic abuse and a form of violence against women and men and a serious abuse of human rights.</p><p>The government does not hold data on the number of girls under the legal age of marriage who have been brought back to the UK. However, the government does hold information on the number of cases for which the forced marriage unit has provided advice and support. This information is in the table below. It is important to note that this statistic does not represent the number of forced marriage cases, but the number of calls and emails initiating contact with the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) about a victim or potential victim. Forced marriage cases are not necessarily reported to the FMU; through the unit’s outreach work, social workers and the police are becoming more skilled at dealing with forced marriage cases and so may not need to involve the unit. Where a case is being appropriately dealt with there is no obligation to inform the FMU.</p><p>To provide more information on the nature of the assistance provided in all these cases, including those which have involved repatriation, would involve a disproportionate cost.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>Forced marriage unit statistics</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases in which the Forced Marriage Unit provided advice or support related to a possible forced marriage </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1302</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2014 figures are currently being compiled.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2015 14:50:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

172353

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Horn of Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether agreements have been reached under the "Khartoum Process" launched in November 2014; if so, what is their specific subject matter; and whether they expect any significant reduction to ensue in flows of migrants and refugees from the Horn of Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>On 28 November, the Government joined EU Member States and African partners in Rome to agree a political declaration launching the new Khartoum Process, a joint initiative aimed at tackling people smuggling and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. The UK is part of the core group of countries steering the development of concrete initiatives under this new process, the first meeting of which is expected to take place in February. The European Commission has already identified substantial funding of around £4.5 million to support this work.</p><p>The Khartoum Process is a key element of wider joint efforts under the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean to tackle continuing migratory pressures in the Mediterranean, prevent further loss of life at sea, provide enhanced protection in migrants’ regions of origin, and combat the heinous activities of the criminal gangs who facilitate dangerous voyages. As such, the Government expects the new process to make a contribution to tackling the flows from the Horn of Africa, although any sustainable solution will take time to achieve.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/01/2015 14:30:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

172357

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the concept of a visa on arrival for students from outside the European Union with a confirmed place at a United Kingdom higher education institution.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The purpose of the visa system is to screen applicants before they make their journey to the UK. It is an effective tool for the UK in reducing illegal immigration, tackling organised crime and protecting national security. The current system of screening applicants before they arrive also speeds up processing at the port of arrival.</p><p>When applying for a visa, students are required to show that they have been accepted to study at an education provider in the UK. They must also demonstrate they have a sufficient level of English, funds to maintain themselves, relevant qualifications and a genuine intention to study.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/01/2015 14:30:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

172365

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money they allocate to tackling people trafficking each year; and how many people have been convicted of such crimes in the last year.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not set a specific budget for tackling different crime types. As the Government’s Modern Slavery Strategy sets out, there are a very wide range of Government-funded organisations with a key role to play in tackling modern slavery and human trafficking. It is not possible to identify the total investment in this activity.</p><p>Modern slavery is a hidden crime and a wide range of work is undertaken to not only tackle this crime through law enforcement organisations, but to also highlight it and raise public awareness. Bringing this complex crime into the open, will in turn help us stamp it out more effectively. In addition, the Government has introduced a new statutory role, the Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner, responsible for improving awareness and detection by law enforcement, as well as working with partners to increase the number of successful prosecutions of the perpetrators of modern slavery. Kevin Hyland was appointed as the designate Commissioner in November 2014.</p><p>Conviction figures for 2014 have yet to be published. In 2013, there were 68 convictions on an all offence basis. These offences were: trafficking for sexual exploitation; trafficking for non-sexual exploitation; and slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. In addition, individuals will have been convicted for conspiracy for conduct relating to modern slavery and trafficking offences, but the conviction data available cannot be disaggregated in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2015 14:34:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno