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388823

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Home Office.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	uin	HL1300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Listed below are current chair appointments to non-departmental public bodies made by the Home Office and announced in line with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments (April 2012):</p><p>William (Bill) Griffths – Disclosure and Barring Service</p><p>Margaret Beels – Gangmasters Licensing Authority</p><p>Christopher Spencer – Independent Family Returns Panel</p><p>Professor Sir David Metcalf – Migration Advisory Committee</p><p>Elizabeth France – Security Industry Authority</p><p>Professor Leslie Iverson – Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs</p><p>John Landers – Animals in Science Committee Professor Dame Shirley Pearce – College of Policing</p><p>Dame Ann Owers – Independent Police Complaints Commission</p><p>Chris Hughes – National DNA Database Ethics Group</p><p>David Lebrecht – Police and National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body</p><p>Jonathan Hoyle – Technical Advisory Board</p><p>Home Office public appointments are usually announced via the department’s GOV.UK website or, in some instances, via the appointing body’s website</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/07/2015 16:08:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

418173

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of what has happened to the trafficked young people who were being helped by Kids Company to obtain the necessary legal documents required to attend a United Kingdom university.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL2144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The welfare of the young people who used Kids Company services continues to be of primary concern and we are working closely with local authorities to make sure they have access to the support and services they require. Under the Children Act 2004 local authorities have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in need of protection, including trafficked children. Under these arrangements, looked after children are provided with access to all their needs be they in relation to education, accommodation, psychological or health. Local authorities co-ordinate the arrangements for each looked after child to ensure they are safeguarded and have their welfare promoted.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:49:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

457349

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	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 whether, in the light of the ongoing problems faced by the Yazidi community and children affected by the conflict in Iraq and Syria, they will reassess the criteria for eligibility for the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme and other UK resettlement schemes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL6675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the current scheme, only UNHCR registered Syrian refugees are eligible under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme, which has been expanded to resettle up to 20,000 during this Parliament. We work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify cases that they deem in need of resettlement according to seven agreed vulnerability criteria for the Syrian Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>The Syrian Resettlement Scheme is operated in addition to our global resettlement schemes: Gateway and Mandate, which are not nationality specific.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2016 15:05:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

79714

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	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 how many Syrian Refugees have arrived in the United Kingdom under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL1606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived in March, and by the end of June 50 Syrians had been relocated to the UK. Groups of Syrians are now being brought to the UK on a regular basis under the scheme. We will be publishing the number of people arriving under the VPR scheme each quarter as part of the Home Office’s official migration statistics.</p><p>The VPR scheme is a bespoke programme designed to help particularly vulnerable refugees displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We have no plans to extend the scheme to include Iraqi refugees fleeing religious persecution. However, the Government has already brought a number of Iraqis into the UK under the Gateway Programme where they have been in a protracted refugee situation for five years or more, and who amongst other things are escaping religious persecution.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1607 question first answered 22/09/2014 11:48:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

79715

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will extend the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to include Iraqi Refugees fleeing religious persecution.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL1607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived in March, and by the end of June 50 Syrians had been relocated to the UK. Groups of Syrians are now being brought to the UK on a regular basis under the scheme. We will be publishing the number of people arriving under the VPR scheme each quarter as part of the Home Office’s official migration statistics.</p><p>The VPR scheme is a bespoke programme designed to help particularly vulnerable refugees displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We have no plans to extend the scheme to include Iraqi refugees fleeing religious persecution. However, the Government has already brought a number of Iraqis into the UK under the Gateway Programme where they have been in a protracted refugee situation for five years or more, and who amongst other things are escaping religious persecution.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1606 question first answered 22/09/2014 11:48:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

417126

	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	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which United Kingdom authorities are participating in the scheme to receive relocated Afghan interpreters.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL2046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>To date 17 local authorities have received relocated Afghans under the Afghan Locally Engaged Civilian Ex Gratia Scheme. It would not be appropriate for us to release details of where individuals are currently being placed or where they may be placed in the future, as this may undermine their privacy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:41:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

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

446647

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will intervene in the case of Momand Qais, an interpreter for the UK armed forces in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009, whose application for asylum has been rejected, together with his appeal against that decision.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL5303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not comment publicly on individual cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2016 15:44:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

455969

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Interpreters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they have held, if any, about the rates of pay of interpreters contracted to work for the Home Office Interpreter Operations Unit, and what the outcome of those consultations has been.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL6549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>In November 2015 the Interpreter Operations Unit wrote to all interpreters registered to work on behalf of the Home Office informing them of plans to change their rates of pay from January 2016. Some discussions were held with interpreter representatives in December 2015. All proposed changes are currently on hold pending a further internal review of existing pay and conditions. This review will take place in 2016/17.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2016 16:34:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

455970

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Interpreters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by the Home Office in January, whether a fundamental review of interpreter services has been commissioned, and if so, what are its terms of reference and timetable.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL6550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>An internal review of interpretation service provision is planned to commence during 2016/17. No specific actions have taken place thus far.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2016 16:34:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins