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458825

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: France
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that take charge requests relating to the transfer of asylum claims from French to British authorities under the Dublin Regulations are processed quickly and efficiently.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015 committed the two governments to establishing a permanent official contact group focussed on ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively, including the provisions on family unity.</p><p>As a result a Home Office official has recently been seconded to the Interior Ministry’s Dublin Unit in Paris in part to assist with the identification of potential requests for the UK to take charge of an asylum seeking child in France and to bring them into the Dublin Regulation procedure without delay.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/03/2016 14:30:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

458826

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define the "best interests of the child" under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Consistent with Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, we define the “best interests of the child” as those factors which contribute to a child’s well-being and which are to be considered in light of the evidence as a primary consideration alongside other factors in making immigration decisions and carrying out immigration functions.</p><p>These include, but are not limited to, taking account of the child’s health, age and maturity, and the child’s family and social relationships. We remain committed to giving due consideration to the Articles in the Convention when developing policy and legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2016 13:11:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

458828

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in immigration cases, who decides whether a case is "exceptional".
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The decision as to whether a case is “exceptional”, according to the type of application and the circumstances of the case, will be made by an Immigration Officer, an Entry Clearance Officer, an official acting on behalf of the Secretary of State or a Minister.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/03/2016 14:31:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

458829

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: France
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the rationale behind their decision to appeal the judgment in <i>R (on the application of ZAT and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Article 8 ECHR - Dublin Regulation - interface - proportionality) IJR</i> [2016] UKUT 00061 (IAC).
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for the Home Department’s (SSHD) rationale for appealing the judgment is that the Tribunal erred in law in making its decision. The Tribunal accepted that the issues in dispute in the case should be considered by the Court of Appeal and so granted the SSHD permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal on 29th January 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/03/2016 14:31:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455955

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what qualifications are required for Immigration Officers who decide the success or failure of asylum applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not employ Immigration Officers to assess asylum claims. Staff employed to make asylum decisions are either Executive Officers or Higher Executive Officers with a minimum educational requirement of 2 GCE A Level passes A-C and 5 GCSE passes including Mathematics and English.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455956

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many initial asylum application decisions have been overturned on appeal in the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Figures on asylum appeal determinations are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The following table gives annual figures for asylum appeals that were allowed, from 2011 to 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Asylum appeals allowed, from 2011 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Appeals Allowed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,779</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,208</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,078</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,758</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,234</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Source: Table as_14, volume 4 of Asylum data tables, <em>Immigration Statistics</em> October to December 2015, Home Office</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455957

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum applications by those aged 18 to 25 have been overturned on appeal in the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The table provided gives annual figures for the number of appeals allowed from applicants aged between 18 and 25 at the time of applying for asylum. This is a subset of published data.</p><p><strong>Asylum appeals allowed, for applicants aged 18 to 25 at the time of asylum application, 2011 to 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals allowed, age 18 to 25 (1)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>949</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Home Office, subset of published appeals allowed figures in table as_14, volume 4 of the Asylum data tables, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015</p><p>(1) Age relates to the age at initial asylum application</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:27:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455959

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the 20,000 refugees promised to be accepted in the UK will have arrived by May.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with local authorities, international delivery partners and the voluntary sector, putting in place the plans and structures to deliver this and ensuring the system is scaled up in a way that protects the interests of all concerned. The number resettled in a particular period will depend on a range of factors. This includes the number of referrals we have received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the number of confirmed places we have received from local authorities that are suitable for the specific needs of those who have been accepted for resettlement. Progress on resettlement will be indicated in quarterly immigration statistics - the last set were published in February 2016 and showed 1,085 people resettled between October and December 2015.</p><p>The Government remains on track to resettle 20,000 refugees by the end of the Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6540 question first answered 07/03/2016 17:49:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455960

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what timetable is proposed to ensure that their promise to welcome 20,000 refugees by 2020 is fulfilled.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with local authorities, international delivery partners and the voluntary sector, putting in place the plans and structures to deliver this and ensuring the system is scaled up in a way that protects the interests of all concerned. The number resettled in a particular period will depend on a range of factors. This includes the number of referrals we have received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the number of confirmed places we have received from local authorities that are suitable for the specific needs of those who have been accepted for resettlement. Progress on resettlement will be indicated in quarterly immigration statistics - the last set were published in February 2016 and showed 1,085 people resettled between October and December 2015.</p><p>The Government remains on track to resettle 20,000 refugees by the end of the Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6539 question first answered 07/03/2016 17:49:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

450647

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have initiated any discussions in the past decade on global migration issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government undertakes extensive engagement on global migration issues with international partners through multilateral and bilateral discussions. The frequency of engagement has increased since the migration crisis in summer 2015 and focuses on the root causes of the crisis and its consequences. UK participation in the Valletta Summit and the Khartoum Process are key parts of this engagement.</p><p>In order to tackle the unprecedented levels of illegal migration to the EU, we are prioritising interventions upstream in countries of origin and transit to reduce the need for migrants to leave their country of origin or move on from a safe third country. Action is being taking through regional initiatives, including Regional Development and Protection Programmes and overseas aid, including £1.12 billion of support to Syria. We are supporting work to strengthen the EU’s external border and joint action on human trafficking to crack down on those who profit from this vile trade. The Government recently announced that it will work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to lead a new initiative to resettle unaccompanied children from conflict regions. We have asked the UNHCR to make an assessment of the numbers and needs of unaccompanied children in conflict regions and advise on when it is in the best interests of the child to be resettled in the UK and how that process should be managed. This new initiative builds on the Government’s existing commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees during this Parliament. More than 1,000 vulnerable Syrians refugees - around half of them children - have already been resettled through the scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5949 question first answered 12/02/2016 09:56:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno