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750554

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), how many inspections of houses or flats offering short–term accommodation to paying guests were carried out by each fire and rescue authority in each year since 2010; and how many of those inspections were found to be (1) satisfactory and (2) unsatisfactory.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally collect information on the number of inspections of houses or flats offering short-term accommodation to paying guests carried out by each fire and rescue authority. Information on the number of inspections of houses or flats offering short-term accommodation to paying guests is the responsibility of individual FRSs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 16:08:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

750563

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	Pharmacy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have accepted refugees from Syria; and how many refugees have been taken in by each such local authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Progress on resettlement under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme is indicated in quarterly immigration statistics, and is broken down by each local authority. The last set of statistics, published on 25 May, showed that 7,307 Syrians have been resettled across 235 different local authorities since the scheme began. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/07/2017 15:11:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

750565

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	Digital Technology: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what proportion of those applying for settlement in the UK as refugees have been identified as economic migrants.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>A grant of leave as a refugee (as identified by the 1951 Geneva Convention) will not be granted to those who are claiming for economic reasons only. The way in which reasons for refusal of asylum claims are stored means that it is not possible to provide a breakdown of the number of those identified as claiming as economic migrants; to do so can only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Details on the number of asylum claims refused each year can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ccartersa%40parliament.uk%7Ca7b899eda3194da180cb08d4ceab929e%7C1ce6dd9eb3374088be5e8dbbec04b34a%7C0%7C0%7C636360683670873531&amp;sdata=0ZsOW2CZp7HtCEJp0QqSps7APpT7kiUVt8Jj6tbhPnc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-20</a><strong><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ccartersa%40parliament.uk%7Ca7b899eda3194da180cb08d4ceab929e%7C1ce6dd9eb3374088be5e8dbbec04b34a%7C0%7C0%7C636360683670873531&amp;sdata=0ZsOW2CZp7HtCEJp0QqSps7APpT7kiUVt8Jj6tbhPnc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">17</a></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/07/2017 15:09:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

750571

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	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Iraqi refugees that have fled Daesh in Syria who are now eligible for ressetlement under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The extended scope of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme will make it accessible to the most vulnerable refugees in the Middle East and North Africa<em> </em>region who have fled the Syrian conflict, regardless of their nationality. This may include Iraqi refugees, if they are genuine refugees and cannot seek the protection of their country of origin.</p><p> </p><p>There is no current estimate on the number Iraqi refugees that are now eligible. We will continue to rely on UNHCR to identify and refer the most vulnerable refugees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 11:38:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

750587

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	Social Mobility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that EU nationals living in the UK are not discriminated against, for example in respect of letting arrangements and employment, (1) during the Brexit negotiating period, and (2) following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has set out its intention in its published document “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU” to issue residence documentation to EU citizens who will be granted settled status on the basis of their residence in the UK. The Government will set out its plans in due course for redesigning the immigration system to introduce controls on future migration to the UK by EU citizens, including any plans for adjusting statutory checks by employers, landlords and other service providers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2017 13:51:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

749930

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rugby: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the Migration Advisory Committee is due to present its review of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office intends shortly to commission the Migration Advisory Committee to look at the UK labour market and our reliance on EU migrant labour across sectors, including agriculture.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 12:18:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

749956

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Sugar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 4 August 2014 (HL938), whether the file relating to Hilda Murrell referred to as being from 1993, and due for review in 2017 in respect of transfer to the National Archives, has yet been reviewed; and, if so, with what outcome.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The file has not yet been examined, but is scheduled for review over the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 11:36:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

749958

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Jackie Umuhoza
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve recognition among criminal justice professionals of the difference between stalking and harassment; and whether they are planning to introduce stalking protection orders.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Stalking and harassment are devastating crimes which can destroy the lives of victims.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012, we have strengthened the law by creating specific stalking offences and raising the maximum sentences for both stalking and harassment from 5 to 10 years. Support for victims requires more than prosecution after the fact - that is why, following a public consultation, we are introducing a new civil stalking protection order. Primary legislation is required to introduce the order and will be taken forward as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service’s Joint Inspectorate report into stalking and harassment found significant failings in the police and CPS response.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary will shortly be holding a meeting with police and CPS leads to ensure coordinated and robust action is taken to respond to the Inspectorate’s findings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 12:18:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

750041

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2017 to Question 1333, how many fire pumps were stationed in the London Borough of (a) Southwark and (b) Lambeth in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest published information on numbers of fire pumps can be found in Table 1403 of the “Fire and rescue authorities: operational statistics bulletin for England 2015 to 2016” available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/07/2017 16:48:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

750190

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the extension of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme will include people leaving Syria of Palestinian nationality and origin; and whether she has had discussions with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on the inclusion of such people.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The extended scope of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme will make it accessible to the most vulnerable refugees in the Middle East and North Africa region who have fled the Syrian conflict, regardless of their nationality. This may include individuals who are Palestinian and stateless, if they are genuine refugees and cannot seek the protection of their country of origin.</p><p>We will continue to rely on UNHCR to identify and refer the most vulnerable refugees but will no longer limit the scheme solely to those with Syrian nationality. We are working out the operational details with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 15:55:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas