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451121

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5987
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 12:53:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the start-up and annual costs of administering the new health and dental charges for New Zealand citizens coming into force on 6 April.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL5987
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5987
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>An Impact Assessment was published on 4 February 2016, alongside the draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2016. The draft Order will, subject to Parliamentary approval, remove the surcharge exemption for nationals of Australia and New Zealand and reduce the Youth Mobility Scheme charge from £200 to £150.</p><p>The Impact Assessment, which can be viewed at the link below, sets out the reason for these changes and estimates associated costs and benefits: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111143278/impacts</p><p>These documents are available in the following locations of the House: The Vote Office (Commons) Printed Paper Office (Lords)</p>
	creator	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

451766

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6041
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 16:39:54
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons or family groups have received exceptional leave to enter or remain in the UK, outside the normal rules, for purposes of family re-union, in each year since 2011; and in each of those years, how many of those individuals given leave were related in ways other than as spouses or children under 18.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6041
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6041
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The specific information is not available in the format requested.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

451786

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	European Union: Borders
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6061
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 16:42:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bates on 2 February (HLWS495), whether they intend to resist any proposal to allow the EU border guard to intervene directly in member states; and what assessment they have made of whether such an extension of EU powers would be made by way of treaty change and a UK referendum.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6061
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6061
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The proposal for a European Border and Coast Guard builds on provisions of the Schengen agreement in which the UK does not participate; the UK will not therefore be bound by the new regulation.</p><p>The UK is supportive of steps to increase the security of the external Schengen border - we have a strong interest in effective management of the Schengen external border, not just in combating illegal migration, and cross-border crime but also as part of the EU-wide counter-terrorism effort.</p><p>In the Commission’s view there is sufficient basis in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to take forward the clause which allows for intervention, without change to the Treaty.</p>
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

451805

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	France: Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6080
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 16:29:57
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which parts of the Treaty of Le Touquet between the United Kingdom and France are dependent on the existence of the Treaties of the European Union, or incorporated within them.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord True
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6080
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6080
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Juxtaposed Controls were introduced for short sea crossings by the “Treaty Between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic Concerning the Implementation of Frontier Controls at the Sea ports of Both Countries on the Channel and North Sea”, signed at Le Touquet on 4 February 2003.</p><p>This bilateral agreement between the UK and France provides for immigration controls to be conducted by the country of arrival in designated control zones in the country of departure at both French and UK sea ports on the Channel and North Sea, including Calais and Dunkirk in France, and Dover in the UK.</p><p>The Le Touquet Treaty is an agreement concluded between the UK and France under international law. The UK and France have an excellent relationship and work closely together to secure the UK/France border, including at sea ports on the Channel and the North Sea.</p><p>The Le Touquet Treaty has resulted in a reduced number of asylum claims and continues to be a valuable part of our border security.</p>
	creator	4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4200 label Biography information for Lord True

451806

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	France: Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6081
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 16:29:57
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any indication from the government of France that it would unilaterally abrogate the Treaty of Le Touquet were the people of the UK to vote to leave the European Union.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord True
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6081
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6081
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Juxtaposed Controls were introduced for short sea crossings by the “Treaty Between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic Concerning the Implementation of Frontier Controls at the Sea ports of Both Countries on the Channel and North Sea”, signed at Le Touquet on 4 February 2003.</p><p>This bilateral agreement between the UK and France provides for immigration controls to be conducted by the country of arrival in designated control zones in the country of departure at both French and UK sea ports on the Channel and North Sea, including Calais and Dunkirk in France, and Dover in the UK.</p><p>The Le Touquet Treaty is an agreement concluded between the UK and France under international law. The UK and France have an excellent relationship and work closely together to secure the UK/France border, including at sea ports on the Channel and the North Sea.</p><p>The Le Touquet Treaty has resulted in a reduced number of asylum claims and continues to be a valuable part of our border security.</p>
	creator	4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4200 label Biography information for Lord True

452045

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Aviation: Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	identifier	26832
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 17:26:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alerts were issued by the National Border Targeting Centre to the regional offices of Border Force relating to flights of potential interest in each of the last five years.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26832
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26832
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Border Targeting Centre issue alerts to both police and Border Force officials at the UK border. The figures provided record those alerts raised for Immigration or Customs reasons at the Border, and do not include any police alerts.</p><p>In 2013 Border Force implemented a quality assurance procedure of Border Force alerts which were being disseminated to the frontline. You will see that in 2012, alerts steadily dropped. Alert ratios reduced due to a more stringent alert framework being adopted by the agency. Alerts were of a higher quality and specifically directed to manage the threat to the Border depending on the priorities of the Border Control Strategy and threat assessment.</p><p>Year Alert count</p><p>2011 16,694</p><p>2012 15,864</p><p>2013 11,076</p><p>2014 10,516</p><p>2015 10,167</p>
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

452063

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	26901
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 17:29:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied child refugees in Europe the Government expects to relocate in 2016.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26901
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26901
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>My Written Ministerial Statement of 28 January set out the government’s plans to reinforce its response to refugee unaccompanied children from Syria, other conflict regions and within Europe. That included a commitment to work with partners, including the European Asylum Support Office, to help identify and support unaccompanied children on arrival in the EU. The government has also created a new fund of up to £10 million to support the needs of vulnerable migrant children in Europe.</p><p>If an unaccompanied child claims asylum in a European country participating in the Dublin Regulation we will consider requests to take responsibility where there are close family members legally present in the UK. Unaccompanied minors already in Europe may also apply for family reunion under the Immigration Rules.</p><p>We have asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to advise us on what more we can do to assist unaccompanied refugee children fleeing conflict and persecution in the Syrian region and more broadly across the globe. The number the UK will resettle will be dependent on the UNHCR’s assessment and whether it is in the child’s best interests and our capacity to absorb them.</p>
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

452065

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting: Greenwich
	house id	1
	identifier	26877
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 17:05:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received from the Metropolitan Police in the Royal Borough of Greenwich of delays in processing Disclosure and Barring Service applications.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26877
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26877
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides a formal monthly performance report to the Home Office and Home Office Ministers. This includes updates on the performance of police forces in meeting the Service Level Agreement (SLA) standards for the time taken to complete local disclosure checks.</p><p>The DBS monitors the performance of all police disclosure units and works closely with any force, including the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) which is having difficulty in meeting its targets. An MPS Gold Group is overseeing the recovery plan in place at the MPS. London Boroughs do not operate their own disclosure units.</p><p>The number of applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service from people living in Greenwich and Woolwich constituency that have taken more than 60 days to process in each of the last 12 months is listed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total Disclosures Issued to Applicants from the Constituency of Greenwich and Woolwich</p></td><td><p>Disclosures that took longer than 60 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015 – January 2016</p></td><td><p>11,446</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

452066

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting: Greenwich and Woolwich
	house id	1
	identifier	26878
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 17:05:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service from people living in Greenwich and Woolwich constituency have taken more than 60 days to process in the last 12 months.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26878
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26878
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides a formal monthly performance report to the Home Office and Home Office Ministers. This includes updates on the performance of police forces in meeting the Service Level Agreement (SLA) standards for the time taken to complete local disclosure checks.</p><p>The DBS monitors the performance of all police disclosure units and works closely with any force, including the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) which is having difficulty in meeting its targets. An MPS Gold Group is overseeing the recovery plan in place at the MPS. London Boroughs do not operate their own disclosure units.</p><p>The number of applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service from people living in Greenwich and Woolwich constituency that have taken more than 60 days to process in each of the last 12 months is listed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total Disclosures Issued to Applicants from the Constituency of Greenwich and Woolwich</p></td><td><p>Disclosures that took longer than 60 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015 – January 2016</p></td><td><p>11,446</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

452158

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: France
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6105
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 17:27:27
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bates on 9 February (HL Deb, col GC142), which British personnel or organisations are now "search[ing] out the most vulnerable in the camps at Calais and Dunkirk".
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6105
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6105
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In line with the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have increased the frequency of joint communications campaigns which involve speaking to migrants in Calais and Dunkirk to inform them of their options and providing advice on their rights to claim asylum in France. This includes speaking to vulnerable people and those who claim a link to family members in the UK. But we are very clear that the primary responsibility for the welfare and treatment of migrants in Calais lies with the French authorities.</p><p>A leaflet detailing the Dublin III Regulations is provided to applicants who have claimed asylum in France and indicate that they have family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK is also funding a project to identify those in the camps who are especially vulnerable and at risk of trafficking and exploitation, and to provide them with appropriate support within the French system.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton