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1660665

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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 His Majesty's Government, further to the official statistics published by the Home Office Irregular migration to the UK, year ending June 2023, published on 24 August, which found that "small boat arrivals account for less than half (46 per cent) of the total number of people claiming asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2023", by what means the other 54 per cent of people seeking asylum arrived in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL10145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on small boat arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ release. Data on asylum applications from small boat arrivals on these applications can be found in table Irr_D02 of the ‘irregular migration detailed datasets’.</p><p>Other entry routes to the UK may include:</p><ul><li>arrival on a legal visa route, but where an individual subsequently finds that they are unable to return to their country of origin and have reason to claim asylum in the UK</li><li>arrival through the common travel area without valid permission to enter</li><li>arrival through other irregular routes including lorries or shipping containers</li><li>arrival through regular routes using fraudulent documents</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 27/09/2023 14:08:19 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name irregular-migration-to-the-UK-data-tables-year-ending-june-2023 (2).xlsx title table Irr_D02
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1660666

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) refugees, and (2) local authorities, of starting the move-on period for refugees granted asylum at the point they receive notice of their asylum decision instead of when they receive their Biometric Residence Permit.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL10146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>An individual remains eligible for asylum support for a prescribed period from the day they are notified of the decision on their asylum claim. Where someone is given notice that their asylum claim has been granted, their appeal has been allowed or their asylum claim has been refused but they have been given leave to enter or remain, the prescribed period in legislation is 28 days. Individuals should make plans to move on from asylum support as quickly as possible. Migrant Help are available to provide ‘Move On’ support, which includes advice on accessing jobs, housing and benefits.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/09/2023 13:51:05 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1659840

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time taken for a person to receive their biometric residence permit after being granted refugee status.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL10031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 25/09/2023 10:09:56 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1640657

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have arrived in small boats across the English Channel since 7 March; and how many people crossed during each month from March 2022 to March 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL8135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>Statistics releases about irregular migration, including arrivals in small boats, are published regularly.</p><p>The latest statistics, to the end of March 2023, may be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-march-2023.</p><p>The next quarter of statistics is due to be published on 24 August 2023. The Home Office needs to ensure that information intended for publication meets the standards and requirements set for departmental publications. It would not be in the public interest for the Home Office to release this information prior to meeting such standards.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 09/06/2023 10:46:11 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name irregular-migration-to-the-UK-detailed-dataset-year-ending-march-2023 (1).xlsx title irregular migration - Stats - March 2023
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1628696

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Resettlement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many referrals were made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to (1) the UK Resettlement Scheme, (2) Community Sponsorship, (3) the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and (4) the Family Reunion Scheme, in each of the past three years; and how many referrals were not accepted in each of those schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2023 answer text <p>Between 2015 and March 2023, just over half a million people were offered safe and legal routes into the UK. This includes those from Hong Kong, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, as well as family members of refugees, alongside our global resettlement schemes. The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes and is one of the largest recipients of UNHCR referred refugees globally, second only to Sweden in Europe since 2015.</p><p>Under these schemes, the UNHCR will refer refugees for resettlement after undertaking an assessment of people’s needs and vulnerabilities. The UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by the UNHCR under these global schemes.</p><p>Family Reunion is not referral based. It is an application based route.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 02/06/2023 11:13:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1628326

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s 2022 report on UK aid’s results in education, and their official response to that report, what progress they have made in reforming and improving their capacity to assess the impact of their basic education programmes on improving foundational learning outcomes for children in partner countries.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>The 2022 Independent Commission for Aid Impact report recommended FCDO accelerate work with partner governments to improve its ability to collect and use reliable data on children's learning. As a result, we developed a new Data for Foundational Learning programme, of up to £27 million (2023 - 2027), to strengthen the data on children's learning in low- and middle-income countries. This programme started implementation in March 2023. Through the Global Coalition for Foundational Learning, we are promoting a shared commitment to foundational learning for all. Additionally, we are improving our internal results framework to better measure impact on improving learning.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 31/05/2023 13:04:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1628327

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the development of free, quality, public education systems in the developing world, particularly in areas where state provision is weak or non-existent.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>We have bilateral education programmes in 19 countries. FCDO projects work closely with governments where state provision is weak, using UK-led research on what works to influence policy on how to reach the most marginalised, particularly girls. The Girls' Education Challenge programme has supported over 1.5 million children to receive education since 2012. We are the largest donor to the Global Partnership for Education which works with governments, including in fragile and conflict affected countries, to strengthen government education systems. In February, we announced a new pledge of £80 million to Education Cannot Wait, the global fund for education in emergencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 31/05/2023 13:04:57 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1609413

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how the quality of accommodation for housing refugees and asylum seekers will be monitored, following the announcement on 29 March of plans to use former military bases to house refugees and asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of Local Authorities and key stakeholders on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers including those announced on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2023. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery.</p><p>For any large sites the Home Office are exploring use, Multi-Agency Forums are being held with the Local Authority and other key stakeholders before implementation. Any concerns relating to the Local Authority’s ability to meet statutory requirements can be raised and discussed in that forum. We are committed to continuous engagement with local authorities and local partners to understand and mitigate identified risks, including impact on local services.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL7066 HL7068 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:08:50 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1609414

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, including those who are children and those with mental health needs, following the announcement on 29 March of plans to use former military bases to house refugees and asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of Local Authorities and key stakeholders on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers including those announced on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2023. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery.</p><p>For any large sites the Home Office are exploring use, Multi-Agency Forums are being held with the Local Authority and other key stakeholders before implementation. Any concerns relating to the Local Authority’s ability to meet statutory requirements can be raised and discussed in that forum. We are committed to continuous engagement with local authorities and local partners to understand and mitigate identified risks, including impact on local services.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL7066 HL7067 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:08:50 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German