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390025

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether the National Referral Mechanism and the Victim Care Contract have been extended to provide support and assistance to all victims of modern slavery covered by sections 1 and 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, as recommended by the National Referral Mechanism Review 2014; and (2) if so, what criteria are being used to determine whether an individual is a victim of modern slavery for the purposes of receiving such support.
	tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
	uin	HL1460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism and Adult Victim Care Contract in respect of England and Wales will be extended to victims of modern slavery from 31 July. Discussions are ongoing with the Devolved Administrations to extend this provision across the whole of the UK.</p><p>An individual will be considered a victim of modern slavery where they meet the existing criteria for being a victim of trafficking, as set out in the Council of Europe Convention, or where they are a victim of slavery, servitude, or forced and compulsory labour, in line with the section 1 offence of the Modern Slavery Act, and in accordance with Article 4 of the Human Rights Convention.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/07/2015 10:46:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

417110

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme will be expanded and (2) why so few vulnerable Syrians have been relocated to date.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>An expansion to the Syrian Vulnerable Persons' Scheme has been announced. Her Majesty's Government now intends to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>The Scheme is based on need, prioritising those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin: women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. We work closely with the UNHCR to identify cases that they deem to be in need of resettlement and we will continue this work to ensure even greater numbers are identified and provided with refuge in the UK. Individuals admitted under the Scheme to date are in addition to nearly 5,000 Syrian nationals who have been granted asylum in the UK since the crisis there began.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 14:55:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

155672

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what date they expect to fulfil their undertaking to accept 500 refugees from Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL2856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is based on need rather than fulfilling a set quota; it is designed to help the most vulnerable displaced Syrians who cannot be supported effectively in the region, and prioritises women and children at risk, survivors of torture and violence and those in need of medical care.</p><p>However, we have said that we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to deliver that commitment. 50 people were relocated to the UK under the scheme between the first group of arrivals on 25 March and the end of June. (This is the latest publicly available figure, as numbers are released as part of the publication of Home Office official statistics each quarter; the number of arrivals under the scheme up to September 2014 will be published on 27 November.) Groups are arriving in the UK on a regular basis, and we continue to work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify Syrian refugees who are most at risk and schedule their relocation to the UK. Given the vulnerability of beneficiaries of the scheme, it is essential that the specific support they need is available when they arrive, and we also continue to work with local authorities and partners in the UK to ensure this is in place.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2014 12:57:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

384490

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: English Language
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what process they decided to reduce to two the number of examination boards whose English language tests may be used for applications for citizenship.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>From November 2015 the same English language requirements will apply for settlement and naturalisation as already apply to other immigration applications. This is to ensure the same level of assurance, and that the same security requirements apply, throughout the immigration system. From November, only qualifications that are on the Home Office’s approved list will be acceptable. The decision as to which providers are on the list was made following a competitive procurement exercise.</p><p>A letter was sent to all Awarding Bodies offering ESOL qualifications on 23 March 2015 informing them of the impending change. A further copy of the letter was sent on 13 April as it appeared some recipients were not aware of the original mailing. The Gov.Uk website was amended to reflect these forthcoming changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/07/2015 13:58:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

390060

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police National Computer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from what date the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has had direct access to the Police National Computer and what records are kept about, and audit made of, their use of that facility.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL1472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has had ‘read only’ access to the Police National Computer (PNC) since 9 January 2012.</p><p>Requests for direct access to the PNC are reviewed by the PNC Information Access Panel, which is chaired by the national policing lead for the PNC.</p><p>HMIC has the responsibility for the auditing of non-police prosecuting agencies with direct access to the PNC. PNC access and use by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals has been audited by HMIC, who will shortly publish their report.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/07/2015 12:41:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

427968

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which refugee camps the 1,000 refugees who are to be brought to the UK by Christmas are coming.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>UNHCR identifies and proposes Syrian refugees for the VPR scheme from among the whole of the registered refugee population in the region, from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt. This includes people in formal refugee camps, informal settlements and host communities. This provides refugees with a more direct and safe route to the UK, rather than risking the hazardous journey to Europe which has tragically cost so many lives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/11/2015 15:29:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

448006

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long asylum seekers have to wait before they receive financial support upon arrival in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Upon claiming asylum if an applicant presents as destitute they are entitled to access support services whilst a formal application for financial support is considered.</p><p>Destitute asylum seekers are usually accommodated in an Initial Accommodation facility, which is typically delivered as hostel style, full board accommodation.</p><p>The length of time someone will stay in an Initial Accommodation centre will vary from person to person according to their particular circumstances.</p><p>However, the Home Office aims to process their application for financial support and move straightforward cases to longer term dispersal accommodation in participating dispersal towns and cities within 19 days.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2016 16:18:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

438498

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) Afghan interpreters, and (2) members of their immediate families, have been relocated to the UK under (a) the <i>ex gratia</i> redundancy scheme, and (b) the intimidation policy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL4594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2015 answer text <p>Up to the end of November, 230 Afghan locally engaged civilians along with 297 members of their families have been relocated to the UK under the ex gratia redundancy scheme.</p><p>No locally engaged civilians have been relocated to the UK under the current intimidation policy. One former staff member was relocated to the UK under a previous version of the policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/12/2015 13:45:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

176640

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) Bulgarian, and (2) Romanian, passport holders are awaiting deportation from the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL4549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Most immigration offenders are removed under administrative or illegal entry powers from the UK and are not deported. Deportations are a specific subset of removals which are enforced either following a criminal conviction or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. <br><br>The question has been taken as meaning all enforced removals.<br><br>The table below shows the number of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals as of 30 January 2015 awaiting either removal or deportation as a combined total, with removal directions scheduled and set for removal. <br><br>Removal Directions set</p><p /> <p>Romania 20</p><p /> <p>Bulgaria 5</p><p /> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2015 17:54:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

424706

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Surveillance: Complaints
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) complaints, and (2) claims, were submitted to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in each year from 2010 to 2014 inclusive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
	uin	HL3076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of new cases received by the independent Investigatory Powers Tribunal each year are published on the Tribunal’s website at: http://www.ipt-uk.com/section.aspx?pageid=5 .</p><p>The numbers of complaints and claims for the years 2010 to 2014 are as follows.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Human Rights Claims</p></td><td><p>Complaints</p></td><td><p>Both</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Investigatory Powers Tribunal does not collate the information about the average length of time from a complaint or claim being submitted to the announcement of a ruling. The cases received by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal vary in scope and complexity. Each case is considered on its own merits and receives appropriate legal scrutiny.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3077 question first answered 11/11/2015 17:27:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4206 label Biography information for Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames