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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-16more like thismore than 2024-01-16
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Knives more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement statutory measures to ban the sale of zombie knives and machetes. more like this
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Earl Russell remove filter
uin HL1663 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-30more like thismore than 2024-01-30
answer text <p>Between 18 April and 16 June 2023, the Government ran a consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in criminal activity. The Government published the response to the consultation on 30 August 2023.</p><p>Alongside other proposals, the Government intends to ban the import, sale and possession of zombie style knives and machetes.</p><p>The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 25 January 2024.</p><p>Once the legislation has been approved by Parliament, a surrender scheme will be launched this summer to remove these knives from our streets.</p><p>Once the surrender scheme has been completed, the manufacture, supply, sale and possession of zombie-style knives and machetes will be outlawed from 24 September.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-30T17:07:11.94Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-30T17:07:11.94Z
answering member
4888
label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
tabling member
4983
label Biography information for Earl Russell more like this
1659256
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-07more like thismore than 2023-09-07
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied child asylum seekers have been placed in HMP Elmley in Kent; and how many are still held there. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Russell remove filter
uin HL9991 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-21more like thismore than 2023-09-21
answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of age dispute cases that have arisen in adult prisons and is unable to confirm the statistics referenced in the Guardian article, which are derived from local authority responses to an FOI request. Our published data on age assessment can be accessed here. Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Furthermore, the Home Office published data on age disputes aggregates the age disputes resolved by including the outcomes of initial age decisions by the Home Office taken at the point of first contact, comprehensive Merton compliant age assessments conducted by social workers and any subsequent legal challenge into one category.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-09-21T15:25:34.08Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-21T15:25:34.08Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
4983
label Biography information for Earl Russell more like this
1659257
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-07more like thismore than 2023-09-07
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that unaccompanied child asylum seekers arriving in the UK are not placed in adult prisons. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Russell remove filter
uin HL9992 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-21more like thismore than 2023-09-21
answer text <p>Determining the age of a young person is a difficult task and therefore, the age assessment process for immigration purposes contains safeguards.</p><p>Where a new arrival does not have genuine documentary evidence of their age and their claimed age is doubted, an initial age decision is conducted as a first step to prevent individuals who are clearly an adult or minor from being subjected unnecessarily to a more substantive age assessment and ensure that new arrivals are routed into the correct accommodation and processes for assessing their asylum or immigration claim. The lawfulness of the initial decision on age process was endorsed by the Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38.</p><p>Where doubt remains and an individual cannot be assessed to be significantly over 18, they will be treated as a minor for immigration purposes until further assessment of their age by a local authority.</p><p>The Home Office initial decision on age is not binding on the courts, and where the Court has doubt whether the individual is a minor or not, the courts will take a decision on the age of an individual before them based on the available evidence. This decision would then determine the type of detention estate someone is sent to if given a custodial sentence or remanded in custody. If an individual is sent to an adult prison and is later found to be a child, they can be moved to the youth custody estate if there continues to be a need to detain them.</p><p>The recent legislative reforms introduced by this government will improve the accuracy of the scientific age assessment outcomes, minimising the risk that a person will be incorrectly treated as either an adult or a minor and ensure that age-appropriate services and care are reserved for genuine minors.</p>
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-09-21T15:24:27.287Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-21T15:24:27.287Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
4983
label Biography information for Earl Russell more like this
1659260
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-07more like thismore than 2023-09-07
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Metropolitan Police: ICT more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect police officers following a security breach of an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Russell remove filter
uin HL9995 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-20more like thismore than 2023-09-20
answer text <p>Digital ID, an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) advised them on 26 August 2023 that they had been subject to a ransomware attack, potentially putting at risk data for officers and staff.</p><p> </p><p>The MPS immediately put in place appropriate security measures following the incident and reported the incident to the National Crime Agency and the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office, along with the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre is engaged with both the MPS and Digital ID to investigate and provide support.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-20T13:31:30.137Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-20T13:31:30.137Z
answering member
4888
label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
tabling member
4983
label Biography information for Earl Russell more like this
1657592
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-04more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Rwanda more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost payable to the government of Rwanda under the agreement with that country in the event that no migrants are sent there from the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Russell remove filter
uin HL9835 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-18more like thismore than 2023-09-18
answer text <p>The UK has provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120m into its economic development and growth as part of the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF). Investment has been focused in areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and job creation. A separate advance payment of £20m was also paid last year to support initial set up costs for the relocation of individuals.</p><p>Funding will also be provided to support the delivery of asylum operations, accommodation, and integration in Rwanda. Costs and payments will depend on the number of individuals relocated, the timing of when this happens, and the outcomes of individual cases. We will not enter into speculation as to what the final costs of the partnership may be nor provide a running commentary.</p><p>Legal proceedings are ongoing, and we have been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court with a hearing scheduled to take place in October. We always knew that our policy was ambitious and novel, and that it would be tested in the courts, but we have also been clear we are committed to this partnership and will continue to robustly defend this policy so we can make it a reality.</p>
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-18T15:25:41.717Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-18T15:25:41.717Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
4983
label Biography information for Earl Russell more like this
1657641
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-04more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Illegal Migration Act 2023 more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what powers contained in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 they have used to date. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Russell remove filter
uin HL9840 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-18more like thismore than 2023-09-18
answer text <p>The Illegal Migration Act received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023.</p><p>The bans on re-entry, settlement or citizenship to people who come to the UK illegally came into force from Royal Assent.</p><p>As is standard practice for any legislation, commencement of wider measures in the Act will take place over the coming months.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-09-18T15:44:18.85Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-18T15:44:18.85Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
4983
label Biography information for Earl Russell more like this