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1235905

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: USA
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 decision by the government of the United States to impose visa restrictions on Nigerians they claim have undermined the democratic process in Nigeria; and what plans they have to impose similar such restrictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government notes the decision of the United States to impose visa restrictions on certain Nigerian citizens.</p><p>The Home Secretary can exclude a non-European Economic Area national where it is conducive to the public good. The UK Immigration Rules also provide for the refusal of a visa application if a person’s character, conduct or associations make it undesirable to permit them entry to the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 allows the UK to impose autonomous sanctions, including travel bans, for a number of reasons, including to promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and good governance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/10/2020 14:35:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1235952

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether migrants crossing the English Channel who are detained by the UK Border Agency receive a COVID-19 test.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Since we introduced quarantine measures in June, those who have come to the UK in illegally facilitated crossings have been placed in facilities where they must self-isolate for 14 days, given we cannot be certain which countries they have travelled through.</p><p>Anyone who is symptomatic will be taken to designated accommodation and tested according to Public Health England guidance.</p><p>All immigration removal centres have communicable disease contingency plans, based on guidance by Public Health England (PHE). Measures such as protective shielding, improved hygiene and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being used to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading to vulnerable groups in IRCs.</p><p>On 26 March the High Court ruled that the Home Office was taking sensible, precautionary measures in relation to COVID-19 and immigration detention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/10/2020 14:37:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1235824

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking over reports that French Navy patrol boats have been aiding asylum seekers to enter UK waters illegally.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL8268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a duty both to prevent loss of life and protect the integrity of our border. In doing so we have domestic and international laws to comply with. Search and Rescue (SAR) legal provisions derive from a number of international conventions, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS) and the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue 1979 (the SAR Convention). Under these provisions both the UK and France both have a duty to save lives, and if a boat encounters difficulty and is in distress then there is a need to protect life.</p><p>French authorities and vessels do attempt to persuade migrants to abandon their journey and allow themselves to be rescued but are at times met with extreme hostility from migrants. French assets will generally remain with the migrant vessel to ensure they are on-hand in case a rescue is required. The French do not believe forcible interceptions would be safe or permitted under SOLAS or SAR operations.</p><p>We are doing everything we can to stop these dangerous Channel crossings and bring to justice the criminals behind this organised immigration crime.</p><p>We are also continuing to engage with our French counterparts both on an operational and political level, exploring all options to reduce the number of people attempting this dangerous crossing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/10/2020 12:40:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1235825

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have paid (1) to the government of France, and (2) organisations based in France, in the last five years to limit asylum seekers crossing the English Channel illegally; and what assessment they have made of whether the government of France has met the commitments of any agreements in place to limit such crossings.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL8269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK and France maintain a longstanding relationship on tackling illegal migration at the shared border and the UK has committed several funding packages to supporting this work in recent years. These include:</p><p>o In September 2019 the Joint Action Plan on Combatting Illegal Migration Involving Small Boats (‘Small Boats Action Plan’) was signed. The UK committed €3.6m (£3.25m) to tackling the issue. These funds were utilised for the delivery of strategic communications campaigns and the provision of equipment to improve detection of small boats crossings. This was later supplemented with a further €2.5m (£2.25m) in the 19/20 Financial Year, which was dedicated to the deployment of Gendarme Reservists and further strengthening preventive security measures at the French coast.</p><p>o In January 2018 both countries signed the Sandhurst Treaty, under which the UK made a commitment of €50 million (£45.5m) for activity to prevent illegal migration.</p><p>The UK and France are committed to ensuring value for money in investment. The UK and France carried out a joint review of bilateral cooperation under the Sandhurst Treaty, which concluded that this programme of work has made a difference to illegal migration. France also continues to invest significant resource into tackling this issue as part of a joint response with the UK.</p><p>In addition to the above sums outlined, we have also invested the following:</p><p>o The September 2014 Joint Declaration committed £12m for security improvements at Calais, Dunkirk, and the Eurotunnel terminal at Coquelles. This was supplemented by £1 million for fencing and by £1.7 million to support an enhanced secure freight zone at Calais.</p><p>o In 2015, both countries signed a Joint Declaration which committed £45.96 million (majority to Eurotunnel) towards security enhancements of the juxtaposed controls and to moving migrants into reception centres across France.</p><p>o This was followed by payments in 2016 (£17 million) and a further (£36 million) to strengthen the border and maintain the operation of the juxtaposed controls.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/10/2020 12:41:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1235702

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about rental problems faced by British National (Overseas) citizens who are currently in the UK on leave outside the Immigration Rules; and when they expect to be able to reply to any such representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>We are not aware of any representations made on this issue.</p><p>British National (Overseas) citizens currently in the UK with Leave Outside the Rules should not experience any problems when renting property. A person whose passport has been endorsed with a stamp showing they have been granted six months’ leave to enter will be able to prove their right to rent to a landlord in England.</p><p>The Home Office would like to know of any issues in this regard and encourage anyone with information regarding this to pass it onto the Department.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/10/2020 15:19:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1235719

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 July (HL6581), whether their paper on group-based child sexual exploitation will include any consideration of the religious characteristics of offenders.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary announced on 19th May that the Government intends to publish a paper on group-based child sexual exploitation. This work is currently ongoing, and we will publish the paper by the end of this year.</p><p>We intend this paper to present the available evidence on this form of offending, bringing together all of the insights gathered in the course of the Home Office’s work on this issue. We are not excluding any characteristics from our consideration, and conclusions will be drawn from the demographic data that is available.</p><p>The paper will set the direction for future work to tackle this form of offending.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/10/2020 15:19:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1235726

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Commonwealth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord True on 9 September (HL Deb, col 758), on what date Ministers will complete their discussions on visa fees for Commonwealth nationals who have served in the Armed Forces and want to remain in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL8251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government highly values the service of all members of HM Forces, including Commonwealth nationals.</p><p>It is for these reasons we explicitly provide for non-UK veterans discharged from HM Forces to obtain settlement in the UK after having served for four years or more or having been discharged for medical reasons due to their service.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence make clear to foreign and Commonwealth recruits into the Forces the process by which they and their families can attain settlement in the UK and the costs involved.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/10/2020 15:20:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1235736

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Au Pairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what immigration rules will apply to au pairs from EU countries who (1) are currently living with families in the UK, (2) wish to commence residency in the UK after 1 January 2021, or (3) are currently living with families but wish to return to their country of origin for the Christmas period and return to the UK after 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL8261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>EU citizens resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 can apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme, to enable them to continue living and working in the UK after 30 June 2021. Their eligibility for the scheme will not be affected if they are absent from the UK over the Christmas period and return to the UK in early 2021.</p><p>From 1 January 2021, EU citizens newly arriving in the UK and non-EU citizens will be treated equally under the new points-based immigration system. There will continue to be no dedicated route for au pairs. However, the UK operates a youth mobility scheme which permits nationals of participating countries to undertake such activity during their stay, along with other routes providing general work rights. We are looking to expand our youth mobility partnerships.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/10/2020 15:20:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

1234952

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hatun Tash
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Hatun Tash was detained by the police on 13 September; if so, on what grounds; whether there are any restrictions in place on Hatun Tash's ability to speak (1) at Speaker's Corner, or (2) publicly elsewhere; and if so, why any such restrictions are in place.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>We do not comment on individual cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/09/2020 16:16:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1234954

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their paper on group-based child sexual exploitation; and who externally has been appointed to review the paper prior to its publication.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary announced on 19<sup>th</sup> May that the Government intends to publish a paper on group-based child sexual exploitation. This work is currently ongoing, and we will publish the Paper by the end of this year.</p><p>We are working closely with an External Reference Group to provide feedback on the Paper as it develops.</p><p>Membership for the External Reference Group was chosen to allow for a variety of expertise that may provide constructive challenge on this issue. The group has a broad membership that reflects a range of experience, including academia, criminal justice, the voluntary and community sector and representatives of victims and survivors.</p><p>Details of the membership to the External Reference Group will be made public in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/09/2020 16:17:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch