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752725

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the Deloitte review of intelligence for the Border Force and Immigration Enforcement, commissioned in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	5197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of the Deloitte Review of intelligence for Immigration Enforcement and Border Force was £340,704.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/07/2017 14:40:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

750555

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 July (HL 50), what criteria fire and rescue authorities use to determine whether fire safety precautions are "adequate" and "appropriate" for the management of fire hazards in houses or flats offering accomodation to paying guests, such as through Airbnb.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage its prevention, protection and operational resources to address effectively risks within their communities. This includes determining which premises to audit to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Fire Safety Order. When carrying out an audit, including for short-term accommodation let through Airbnb or similar platforms, it is for the individual fire and rescue authority to determine how they assess whether the fire risk assessment carried out by the responsible person and the fire precautions in place are adequate and appropriate for a particular premises. No two premises are the same. What may represent a proportionate approach to improved fire safety management in one building, will not necessarily apply in another.</p><p>The level of competency required for individual premises will vary according to their nature and complexity.</p><p>The Government issued guidance to assist enforcing authorities in their enforcement responsibilities under the Fire Safety Order, which is available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005-guidance-note-enforcement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005-guidance-note-enforcement</a>. In addition, the Chief Fire Officers Association, now the National Fire Chiefs Council, produced a standardised audit form to ensure consistency of audits.</p><p>The person responsible for complying with the Fire Safety Order (usually the owner, employer, landlord or managing agent) may decide that they are competent to carry out the risk assessment themselves or they may choose to appoint a competent person to undertake the risk assessment on their behalf. A decision on this may be made in conjunction with their insurers.</p><p>The requirements for a competent person are set out in the Fire Safety Order. A person is to be regarded as competent for the purposes of making a fire risk assessment if they have sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities to enable them properly to assist in undertaking the preventative and protective measures. To help those responsible for ensuring that the risk from fire in their premises has been accurately assessed, the fire sector has produced guidance on how to choose a competent fire risk assessor. This is available on <a href="http://www.cfoa.org.uk/19532" target="_blank">www.cfoa.org.uk/19532</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, fire safety risk assessment guidance produced by the Government and by the Local Government Association also provides advice and guidance to those responsible for fire safety compliance to help them to accurately assess the risks from fire and implement adequate and appropriate fire safety measures. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider the ongoing suitability of the Fire Safety Order as part of the wider work underway following the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL688 HL689 question first answered 25/07/2017 11:23:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name guidance1enforcement2005.pdf title Regulatory Reform Order Guidance
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

750556

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 July (HL 50), what assessement they have made of the application and enforcement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in relations to houses or flats provided as short–term accommodation to paying guests through platforms such as Airbnb; whether they have any plans to review or update the Order; and, if so, what is their planned timescale for review.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage its prevention, protection and operational resources to address effectively risks within their communities. This includes determining which premises to audit to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Fire Safety Order. When carrying out an audit, including for short-term accommodation let through Airbnb or similar platforms, it is for the individual fire and rescue authority to determine how they assess whether the fire risk assessment carried out by the responsible person and the fire precautions in place are adequate and appropriate for a particular premises. No two premises are the same. What may represent a proportionate approach to improved fire safety management in one building, will not necessarily apply in another.</p><p>The level of competency required for individual premises will vary according to their nature and complexity.</p><p>The Government issued guidance to assist enforcing authorities in their enforcement responsibilities under the Fire Safety Order, which is available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005-guidance-note-enforcement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005-guidance-note-enforcement</a>. In addition, the Chief Fire Officers Association, now the National Fire Chiefs Council, produced a standardised audit form to ensure consistency of audits.</p><p>The person responsible for complying with the Fire Safety Order (usually the owner, employer, landlord or managing agent) may decide that they are competent to carry out the risk assessment themselves or they may choose to appoint a competent person to undertake the risk assessment on their behalf. A decision on this may be made in conjunction with their insurers.</p><p>The requirements for a competent person are set out in the Fire Safety Order. A person is to be regarded as competent for the purposes of making a fire risk assessment if they have sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities to enable them properly to assist in undertaking the preventative and protective measures. To help those responsible for ensuring that the risk from fire in their premises has been accurately assessed, the fire sector has produced guidance on how to choose a competent fire risk assessor. This is available on <a href="http://www.cfoa.org.uk/19532" target="_blank">www.cfoa.org.uk/19532</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, fire safety risk assessment guidance produced by the Government and by the Local Government Association also provides advice and guidance to those responsible for fire safety compliance to help them to accurately assess the risks from fire and implement adequate and appropriate fire safety measures. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider the ongoing suitability of the Fire Safety Order as part of the wider work underway following the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL687 HL689 question first answered 25/07/2017 11:23:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name guidance1enforcement2005.pdf title Regulatory Reform Order Guidance
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

750557

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 July (HL 50), what skills or accreditation must be held by the person responsible for fire risk assessments in houses or flats offering short–term accommodation to paying guests through platforms such as Airbnb; and what fire safety guidance or training in available for such responsible persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage its prevention, protection and operational resources to address effectively risks within their communities. This includes determining which premises to audit to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Fire Safety Order. When carrying out an audit, including for short-term accommodation let through Airbnb or similar platforms, it is for the individual fire and rescue authority to determine how they assess whether the fire risk assessment carried out by the responsible person and the fire precautions in place are adequate and appropriate for a particular premises. No two premises are the same. What may represent a proportionate approach to improved fire safety management in one building, will not necessarily apply in another.</p><p>The level of competency required for individual premises will vary according to their nature and complexity.</p><p>The Government issued guidance to assist enforcing authorities in their enforcement responsibilities under the Fire Safety Order, which is available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005-guidance-note-enforcement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005-guidance-note-enforcement</a>. In addition, the Chief Fire Officers Association, now the National Fire Chiefs Council, produced a standardised audit form to ensure consistency of audits.</p><p>The person responsible for complying with the Fire Safety Order (usually the owner, employer, landlord or managing agent) may decide that they are competent to carry out the risk assessment themselves or they may choose to appoint a competent person to undertake the risk assessment on their behalf. A decision on this may be made in conjunction with their insurers.</p><p>The requirements for a competent person are set out in the Fire Safety Order. A person is to be regarded as competent for the purposes of making a fire risk assessment if they have sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities to enable them properly to assist in undertaking the preventative and protective measures. To help those responsible for ensuring that the risk from fire in their premises has been accurately assessed, the fire sector has produced guidance on how to choose a competent fire risk assessor. This is available on <a href="http://www.cfoa.org.uk/19532" target="_blank">www.cfoa.org.uk/19532</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, fire safety risk assessment guidance produced by the Government and by the Local Government Association also provides advice and guidance to those responsible for fire safety compliance to help them to accurately assess the risks from fire and implement adequate and appropriate fire safety measures. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider the ongoing suitability of the Fire Safety Order as part of the wider work underway following the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL687 HL688 question first answered 25/07/2017 11:23:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name guidance1enforcement2005.pdf title Regulatory Reform Order Guidance
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

750568

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers are currently in custody awaiting final decisions on their settlement applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes figures on the number of asylum claims and decisions made as part of its Immigration Statistics release. The latest version can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">Immigration statistics, January to March 2017: data tables - GOV.UK</a> and in the attached table.</p><p>The table below shows the total number of claims and decisions made in each of the last two years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Claims</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Decisions Made</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>32,733</p></td><td><p>28,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>30,603</p></td><td><p>24,984</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/07/2017 13:33:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Table - PQ HL700.docx title Table - HL700
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

750837

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 6 of her Department’s policy paper, Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017, whether EU citizens who are full-time carers for their relatives will be eligible to qualify for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), sets out that EU citizens, including carers and potential victims of trafficking, who arrive in the UK before the specified date and have five years’ continuous residence will be able to apply for UK settled status. EU citizens who arrive before the specified date, but do not yet have five years continuous residence, will be able to make an application to stay until they have built up the necessary five continuous years’ residence to be able to apply for UK settled status.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 4288 4422 question first answered 25/07/2017 14:37:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

750839

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 6 of her Department’s policy paper, Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017, whether EU citizens who are full-time carers for a relative who dies before the EU citizen carer has accrued five years’ residence will be eligible to qualify for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), sets out that EU citizens, including carers and potential victims of trafficking, who arrive in the UK before the specified date and have five years’ continuous residence will be able to apply for UK settled status. EU citizens who arrive before the specified date, but do not yet have five years continuous residence, will be able to make an application to stay until they have built up the necessary five continuous years’ residence to be able to apply for UK settled status.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 4289 4422 question first answered 25/07/2017 14:37:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

750841

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 6 of her Department’s policy paper Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017, what provision the Government plans to make available with respect to the legal status and rights of EU citizens in the UK who are potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), sets out that EU citizens, including carers and potential victims of trafficking, who arrive in the UK before the specified date and have five years’ continuous residence will be able to apply for UK settled status. EU citizens who arrive before the specified date, but do not yet have five years continuous residence, will be able to make an application to stay until they have built up the necessary five continuous years’ residence to be able to apply for UK settled status.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 4288 4289 question first answered 25/07/2017 14:37:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield