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533023

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to prevent human trafficking within the UK and to prosecute those responsible.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Modern Slavery Act 2015 which gives law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking and a maximum life sentence for perpetrators. The Government is working closely with law enforcement to ensure that these provisions in the Act are used to full effect.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2016 13:31:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

532328

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Business: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Hungary has ratified the UN Convention on Refugees; and whether they will make representations to the government of Hungary about not expelling any applicants for asylum before their cases have been examined and decided.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>According to the UNHCR’s online list of participating States Hungary acceded to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol on 14 March 1989.</p><p>The EU Procedures Directive sets out when a Member State may declare an asylum claim inadmissible, including when it is permissible to return an asylum applicant to a safe third country. Hungary is also bound by the EU Returns Directive, which includes safeguards for individuals facing removal from participating States.</p><p>Member States' implementation and compliance with EU legislation is a matter for the European Commission and the European Court of Justice. The Government has no plans to make representations to the Government of Hungary on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 13:03:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

529941

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will increase the minimum permitted flying height for helicopters in central London with a view to improving safety and reducing noise and air pollution.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government keeps the operational requirements for helicopters under constant review, but has no plans to make any adjustments at the present time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 12:42:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

518790

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what reports they have received concerning the welfare of refugees and migrants removed from Greece to Turkey, in the light of reports that some are being detained in camps at Düziçi and elsewhere, without access to legal advice or medical services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL84
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously any allegations of the inappropriate treatment of migrants or refugees, and we would urge any evidence substantiating the allegations to be made available to us and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We note Turkey’s strong assurances about the treatment of migrants and refugees in its camps and removal centres. And also note the recent agreements reached betweenTurkey, the European Commission and the UNHCR, providing them with access to the Düziçi Camp and Kirklareli Removal Centre, and the UNHCR’s positive view following its initial visit. We will be following the outcome of future visits closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/05/2016 10:58:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

515512

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Amnesty International's report <i>Trapped in Greece: an avoidable refugee Crisis</i> of April 2016, in particular concerning the EU and the Dublin III Regulations on Family Reunion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>There is no official estimate of the number of children in Calais; this is primarily a matter for the French authorities. It is only possible to assess whether an individual has links to the UK that could enable a transfer on family unity grounds once they make an application for asylum in France.</p><p>Once an asylum claim is lodged in another Member State, the Dublin Regulation procedure requesting the UK to take charge of a child on family unity grounds can take place very quickly, often in a matter of weeks, subject to consideration of the evidence in each individual case.</p><p>Since February 2016 the UK has accepted 30 requests from France under the Dublin Regulation to take charge of asylum seeking children on family grounds of which 23 have already been transferred to the UK. We are working closely with the French Government and NGOs, including on a joint communications campaign to inform migrants of their options and we provided a senior UK asylum official to the French Government who has put processes in place to support an efficient procedure.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7890 question first answered 04/05/2016 14:03:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

515510

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why less than 30 of the 157 children at Calais and identified as eligible for family re-union have so far been admitted to the UK; and what plans they have to improve the processes for re-union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>There is no official estimate of the number of children in Calais; this is primarily a matter for the French authorities. It is only possible to assess whether an individual has links to the UK that could enable a transfer on family unity grounds once they make an application for asylum in France.</p><p>Once an asylum claim is lodged in another Member State, the Dublin Regulation procedure requesting the UK to take charge of a child on family unity grounds can take place very quickly, often in a matter of weeks, subject to consideration of the evidence in each individual case.</p><p>Since February 2016 the UK has accepted 30 requests from France under the Dublin Regulation to take charge of asylum seeking children on family grounds of which 23 have already been transferred to the UK. We are working closely with the French Government and NGOs, including on a joint communications campaign to inform migrants of their options and we provided a senior UK asylum official to the French Government who has put processes in place to support an efficient procedure.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7892 question first answered 04/05/2016 14:03:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

511868

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, in cases where foreign national offenders are given sentences of 12 months imprisonment or more, to ensure that deportation processes begin as soon as the offender reaches prison.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>The removal of foreign national offenders (FNOs) has been increasing year on year since 2010/11. In 2015, the Home Office removed 5,602 FNOs, with 2,059 FNOs removed within the Early Removal Scheme period.</p><p>The Home Office aims to commence deportation proceedings as quickly as possible for all FNOs upon receiving the referral from the National Offenders Management Service, which happens upon sentencing. The timescales for commencing deportation action depend on the length of the custodial sentence a person receives. For example, if an offender receives a short sentence, such as 12 months or less, deportation action is initiated immediately upon referral. Where an offender receives an indeterminate sentence, deportation action will commence closer to their date of release, as cases are prioritised based on sentence length.</p><p>(1) The figures quoted have been derived from management information from the Home Office databases and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols. (2) A Foreign National Offender (FNO) is defined as an individual with a criminal case on the Home Office's Case Information Database, and may include individuals with asylum cases. (3) Total FNO removals figures relate to those cases that have been deported, administratively removed or voluntarily departed from UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/04/2016 12:12:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

510219

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Europe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) call for Europe to resettle 108,000 refugees each year for the next five years; and whether they accept the arguments in the IRC's situation briefing dated 24 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government considers the resettlement of targeted groups of refugees, particularly the most vulnerable, to be a vital part of the international response to the current migration crisis. However, we do not support the setting of binding quotas or targets by any organisation, either at European or international level. In our view national resettlement schemes, run and co-ordinated with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and other partners, is the best way for each country to make its own contribution.</p><p>We have committed to resettling 20,000 vulnerable Syrians over the lifetime of this Parliament and we saw the first 1,000 arrive before Christmas 2015. This is in addition to the other resettlement schemes that we operate, including Gateway, under which 750 refugees from all over the world are resettled each year.</p><p>Resettlement is only one strand of the Government’s efforts. It complements our significant humanitarian aid programme, including £2.3 billion to the Syria region, and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Syria. The Government is clear that this approach is the best way to ensure that the UK’s help has the greatest impact for the majority of refugees who remain in the region and their host countries surrounding Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/04/2016 12:13:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

510218

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Bill
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the impact on levels of both homelessness and destitution of the enactment of the Immigration Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>We expect migrants with no lawful basis to remain to leave the UK. The Immigration Bill will provide the means by which accommodation and other support can be made available in appropriate circumstances prior to their departure.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/04/2016 11:58:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

457925

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Works: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 3 March (HL6554), whether they have assessed the impact of having red routes managed by Transport for London, rather than London boroughs; whether they are satisfied that the London Permit Scheme is not increasing delays and disruption; and whether current work on cycleways will be completed before the main tourist season starts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL6743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out an assessment of the impact of having Transport for London (TfL), rather than the London Boroughs, managing the Transport for London Road Network (“red routes”), and has no intention of doing so.</p><p> </p><p>The London Permit Scheme and cycle superhighways are both matters for TfL. TfL has published a report evaluating the first year of the London Permit Scheme which suggests that it is having a positive impact. This report is titled ‘<em>The London Permit Scheme</em>, <em>First Year Evaluation Report’</em> and is available on the TfL website.</p><p> </p><p>The construction timetable for the cycle superhighways is available via TfL’s website and summarised below:</p><p>Cycle superhighway 1</p><ul><li>A10 Tottenham High Road: 6 July 2015 to spring 2016</li><li>Pitfield Street (Boot Street to New North Road roundabout): 6 July 2015 to early 2016</li><li>Apex Junction to Old Street/Great Eastern Street: 3 August 2015 to spring 2016</li></ul><p> </p><p>Cycle Superhighway 2 upgrade</p><ul><li>Mile End Road and Bow Road between Harford Street and Harley Grove: February 2015 - November 2015</li><li>Whitechapel Road between Osborn Street and Cambridge Heath Road: February 2015 - November 2015</li><li>Mile End Road between Cambridge Heath Road and Harford Street: June 2015 - March 2016</li><li>Bow Road between Harley Grove and Bow roundabout: July 2015 - March 2016</li><li>Whitechapel High Street by Aldgate East station: September 2015 - April 2016</li></ul><p> </p><p>Cycle Superhighway East to West</p><ul><li>Lancaster Gate: April 2016 - October 2016</li><li>Hyde Park: November 2015 - October 2016</li><li>Hyde Park Corner: April 2015 - March 2016</li><li>St James's Park and Green Park: June 2016 - October 2016</li><li>Parliament Square/Westminster Bridge: October 2015 - May 2016</li><li>Victoria Embankment: April 2015 - April 2016</li><li>Blackfriars Underpass/Puddle Dock: September 2015 - April 2016</li><li>Castle Baynard Street: November 2015 - May 2016</li><li>Upper and Lower Thames Street: April 2015 - April 2016</li><li>Tower Hill: October 2015 - April 2016</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cycle Superhighway East to West</p><ul><li>Blackfriars Road: North of The Cut to Stamford Street: August 2015 - January 2016</li><li>Blackfriars Road: South of The Cut: April 2015 - December 2015</li><li>Blackfriars Bridge: January 2016 - February 2016</li><li>Blackfriars Junction/Victoria Embankment: August 2015 - April 2016</li><li>Farringdon Street: January 2016 - March 2016</li><li>New Bridge Street/Ludgate Circus: November 2015 - April 2016</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/03/2016 12:50:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton