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1010091

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their planned domestic abuse legislation will consider and provide for domestic abuse in communities where men assume that abuse is sanctioned by their faith.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL11538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that domestic abuse is a crime irrespective of whether that abuse is claimed to be sanctioned by faith.</p><p><br>We will be publishing a response to our public consultation on domestic abuse, together with a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, later this Parliamentary session.</p><p>The draft Bill will clearly define the types of behaviours that comprise domestic abuse be they controlling, coercive, threatening or violent and recognise that abuse can encompass psychological, physical, sexual, economic and emotional harms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:37:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

1037580

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Repatriation
	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 costs in each of the last three years of repatriating to the UK British nationals who are convicted of criminal offences overseas; and whether they intend to pay the same costs for British nationals forced into marriage overseas; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL12640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Costs associated with the deportation/return of British citizens to the UK at the end of a criminal sentence abroad are borne by the country seeking to deport/return them.</p><p>Victims of forced marriage who are helped to return to the UK by the Forced Marriage Unit will no longer be asked to take out a loan for their repatriation costs. From now on, no one who is assisted by the Forced Marriage Unit - and would previously have been offered a loan - will have to cover the costs of their repatriation. Where possible, the Government will continue to seek to ensure the costs fall on the perpetrators by means of Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs). The Government has also agreed to ensure that those victims who have outstanding loans will have no further costs fall to them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2019 17:21:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

1151630

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Exploitation: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Baroness Williams of Trafford to Baroness Kennedy of Cradley's oral question on 22 October, what plans they have to establish, as points of contact for minority women who are at risk of exploitation, specific individuals who are familiar with the cultural practices of minority ethnic groups.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice provides funding to specialist sexual violence services to support victims to cope and, where possible, recover from the impact of crime. On 18 September, we announced an additional £5m to support victims of sexual violence, which commits £32m over three years.</p><p>In addition, local Commissioners (be they Police and Crime Commissioners, Local Authorities or health commissioners) will also seek to provide specialist support to victims in their area. To support this, in December 2016 we published the National Statement of Expectations, which sets out a blueprint for local service provision, including how Commissioners can best respond to the needs of minority or marginalised groups.</p><p>In 2016/17 MHCLG also provided £300k to Imkaan to build capacity and strengthen specialist BAME organisations, including through training, quality standard accreditation and access to the tools they need to measure their impact.</p><p>On 18<sup>th</sup> September we appointed Nicole Jacobs as the first Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner, who will raise awareness of domestic abuse, stand up for victims, and drive up consistency in the response to domestic abuse. The Commissioner is required to appoint a specific thematic lead within her office to consider and address the needs of BAME victims.</p><p>We are also exploring ways to improve support for BAME victims as part of our work to tackle racial disparity in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/11/2019 17:41:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

1151631

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of current police officers are from BAME backgrounds; and what assessment they have made of how familiar police officers are with the cultural practices of the communities they are policing.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the ethnicity of police officers on an annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a>.</p><p>The latest data show that, as at 31 March 2019, there were 8,329 BAME police officers in the 43 forces in England and Wales, representing 6.9% of all officers who stated their ethnicity.</p><p>Police professional training standards are set and maintained by the College of Policing which the Government established as the first professional body for the police in 2012.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/11/2019 12:56:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name police-workforce-mar19-hosb1119.pdf title Police Workforce England and Wales - March 2019
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

433374

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Islamophobia
	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 impact of Islamophobia on Muslim communities in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL4092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Everyone in Britain has the right to feel safe and at ease in the place where they live. There is no place for hatred against people because of their race, gender, ethnic origin, faith, sexual orientation, age or disability.</p><p>Anti-Muslim attacks rose 30-40% in the first two weeks after the Paris attacks. These attacks are unacceptable in Britain. The Government funds Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) to encourage reporting of these crimes and to support victims. We have also set up the first cross Government Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group to raise awareness of Islamaphobic attacks. In addition, the Prime Minister announced that the police will disaggregate hate crime by religion beginning in April 2016. This will help the police to build community trust, target their resources and enable the public to hold them to account.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/12/2015 15:09:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

708674

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 27 February (HL Deb, col 575), what measures they have taken to ensure that, at the point of entry into the UK, passport controllers focus on the legitimate passports presented by passengers and do not ascribe an assumed identity to visitors in terms of their dress code, nationality or religion.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL5805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Border Force officers undertake mandatory checks on all passengers arriving in the United Kingdom. Checks include conducting an examination of the person’s passport or other documents to establish their right to enter the United Kingdom. Border Force officers receive training and have access to comprehensive guidance to ensure the correct right of entry to the United Kingdom is applied. Border Force also employs a robust assurance programme to ensure passengers are dealt with correctly, consistently and without unlawful discrimination.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/03/2017 14:47:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

731037

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Religious Hatred
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the attack outside the Muslim Welfare House, near Finsbury Park mosque, what measures they are taking to prevent further violence in the name of religion.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL45
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Violence of any kind is abhorrent and the Government will do what is necessary to ensure the safety of its citizens and protect national security. The Government is taking action against all forms of terrorism and extremism, including the major threat from Islamist violent extremism. Our response includes the Counter Extremism strategy, the new Commission for Countering Extremism, and the hate crime action plan.</p><p>We are also reviewing our Counter Terrorism strategy to ensure we have all the powers and measures we need to keep our communities safe. In 2015, the Chancellor announced that cross-government spending on Counter-Terrorism would be increased by 30% - increasing CT spending from the protected £11.7bn over five years to £15.1bn over the same period. We have dedicated funding to help protect places of worship who have been subject or vulnerable to a hate crime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:45:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

910399

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Married People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safe and timely return of passports submitted to the Home Office by spouses of British citizens wishing to come to the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL8157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>Passports submitted by the spouses of British Citizens who are applying to come to the UK are usually held at an UKVI Decision Making Centre pending a decision being made.</p><p>The passports are stored securely and returned to customers directly by courier or via a Visa Application Centre at various locations overseas once the consideration process is completed. The transfer and transit of passports between Decision Making Centres and the Visa Applications Centres is closely monitored and records of each shipment move are kept.</p><p>There is also the opportunity where UKVI can assess applications from digital images of passports. However, the physical passport is required for UKVI to affix a vignette when a decision is made.</p><p>In most locations there is an option for customers to keep their passport until a decision has been made on their application with payment of an additional fee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/06/2018 14:11:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

926409

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Married People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 June, whether they will take steps to improve the treatment by immigration officers of British citizens accompanying non-British born spouses entering the UK; and what those measures will be.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL8676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Border Force expects high standards of professionalism of its officers in their dealings with all members of the public, regardless of their nationality or status.</p><p>Border Force follows strict guidelines with regards to discrimination, and officers undergo intensive training prior to taking up their positions. Border Force does not tolerate any breach of these principles.</p><p>Complaints about Border Force and the services it provides are treated seriously and are used as an opportunity to improve services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 12:07:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

1129482

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which aspects of the EU's internal security co-operation arrangements would the UK continue to be party to if the UK were to leave the EU without a deal; and what measures they plan to take to address any security issues that may arise following a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL15967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s position remains that leaving with a deal, which includes ambitious internal security arrangements, is in the UK’s best interests. If we leave the EU without a deal, the UK would cease to have access to the EU’s internal security cooperation arrangements upon exit.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with operational partners to ensure readiness for a range of possible exit scenarios in October, including no deal. We are working with these partners to put in place contingency arrangements to transition our cooperation with EU Member States to non-EU channels in a no deal scenario. In the security and law enforcement space, this would include making more use of Interpol, Council of Europe Conventions and other forms of cooperation, such as bilateral channels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/06/2019 13:20:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann