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100008

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:19
	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	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2223
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 12:15:07
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the azure payment card for asylum seekers as a result of the new report by the British Red Cross on the humanitarian cost of the card.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2223
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2223
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers who require support because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom and can be used at most of the main supermarket chains to purchase food and other essential items. The performance of the card is kept under regular review and the views of reputable partners such as the Red Cross are carefully considered but the Government is satisfied that it is an effective way of ensuring the individuals are able to meet their essential living needs and not left destitute.</p>
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100010

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:22
	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	Asylum: Appeals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2225
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/11/2014 14:33:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Home Office asylum decisions were appealed against in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2013; and what percentage of those appeals were successful.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2225
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2225
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The annual number of asylum appeals lodged and the percentage of asylum appeals determined that were successful for 2005 and 2008 are shown in the table attached.</p><p>Data for asylum applications, asylum appeals lodged and the percentage of asylum appeals determined that were successful for 2011 and 2013 is available in published data and can be found in the links listed in the bullets below:</p><p>• Data for asylum applications can be found in table ‘as 01’ of the ‘Asylum data tables immigration statistics April to June 2014 volume 1’ is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2014-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2014-data-tables</a>.</p><p>• Data for asylum appeals lodged and % of appeals allowed is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a></p><p>The volumes listed in the table and links above are not necessarily the same cohort of cases. As a result we are unable to provide data on the percentage of asylum applications in the years requested that resulted in an appeal.</p><p><strong>Table showing asylum appeals lodged and percentage of asylum appeals determined that were successful.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2005<strong>[1]</strong><strong>[2]</strong><strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asylum Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,891</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,008</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeals determined by the IAA/AIT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,611</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,057</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% Asylum appeals allowed (of those determined)<strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Appeals were dealt with by the Immigration Appellate Authority (IAA) until April 2005, by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) from Apr 2005 to Feb 2010, and since then by the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber.</p><p>[2] 2005 lodgement figures exclude appeals dismissed at the Preliminary Issue stage (out of time or invalid). HMCTS now include this category of appeal in Official Statistics data, from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2007.</p><p>[3] The 2005 asylum appeals lodged figure may not match figures previously in the public domain due to differing dates of extraction from the case management database. See link to archive <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110206074952/http:/www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110206074952/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/</a></p><p>[4] &quot;determined&quot; means decided by a judge and excludes withdrawn appeals.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100011

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:23
	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	Asylum: Appeals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2226
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/11/2014 14:33:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Home Office asylum decisions were appealed against in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2013; and what percentage of the total applications that represents.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2226
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2226
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The annual number of asylum appeals lodged and the percentage of asylum appeals determined that were successful for 2005 and 2008 are shown in the table attached.</p><p>Data for asylum applications, asylum appeals lodged and the percentage of asylum appeals determined that were successful for 2011 and 2013 is available in published data and can be found in the links listed in the bullets below:</p><p>• Data for asylum applications can be found in table ‘as 01’ of the ‘Asylum data tables immigration statistics April to June 2014 volume 1’ is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2014-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2014-data-tables</a>.</p><p>• Data for asylum appeals lodged and % of appeals allowed is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a></p><p>The volumes listed in the table and links above are not necessarily the same cohort of cases. As a result we are unable to provide data on the percentage of asylum applications in the years requested that resulted in an appeal.</p><p><strong>Table showing asylum appeals lodged and percentage of asylum appeals determined that were successful.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2005<strong>[1]</strong><strong>[2]</strong><strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asylum Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,891</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,008</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeals determined by the IAA/AIT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,611</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,057</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% Asylum appeals allowed (of those determined)<strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Appeals were dealt with by the Immigration Appellate Authority (IAA) until April 2005, by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) from Apr 2005 to Feb 2010, and since then by the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber.</p><p>[2] 2005 lodgement figures exclude appeals dismissed at the Preliminary Issue stage (out of time or invalid). HMCTS now include this category of appeal in Official Statistics data, from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2007.</p><p>[3] The 2005 asylum appeals lodged figure may not match figures previously in the public domain due to differing dates of extraction from the case management database. See link to archive <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110206074952/http:/www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110206074952/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/</a></p><p>[4] &quot;determined&quot; means decided by a judge and excludes withdrawn appeals.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100012

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:24
	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	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2227
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 12:40:35
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum claimants are left without any state support, on reaching the age of 18.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2227
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2227
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no reason why any asylum seekers should be left without support on reaching the age of 18. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are looked after by local authorities and most will continue to be supported in this way after the age of 18 under leaving care legislation while they remain in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Any asylum seeker that does not have an entitlement to leaving care support would be eligible to support from the Home Office under the provisions of section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they were destitute.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100013

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:24
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:25
	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	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2228
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/10/2014 16:19:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what access young asylum seekers have to health provision, once they reach the age of 18.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2228
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2228
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>They have access to NHS services free of charge while their asylum claims are under consideration.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

38104

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2014
	date	11/02/2014
	date tabled	11/02/2014
	ddp created	11/02/2014 22:10:28
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:52:50
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	187705
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people deported by the Border Agency since May 2010 have subsequently been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 187705
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	187705
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally and would only be available at <br>disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p>
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

38302

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/02/2014
	date	11/02/2014
	date tabled	11/02/2014
	ddp created	11/02/2014 22:22:02
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:54:54
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	187807
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to investigate the English language test results of students who completed English language tests organised by ETS in each of the last three years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 187807
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	187807
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has suspended acceptance of all ETS tests taken and used in the <br>UK whist the scope of the issue is ascertained and to determine the number of people who <br>have taken a test and been involved in fraud. We have specialist teams in place <br>to undertake this analysis. <br><br>We are looking at all current and past applications. Anyone who is found to <br>have used or is currently trying to use evidence that they obtained dishonestly <br>can expect to have their leave curtailed and be removed from the UK or have any <br>outstanding application refused and leave the UK. We will also seek criminal <br>prosecution where appropriate and use all of the measures that we have <br>available. <br><br>Our reforms have curbed abuse by closing bogus colleges, making the application <br>process more rigorous and imposing more rules on colleges to improve course <br>quality. However, as the recent BBC Panorama programme highlighted, much more <br>needs to be done. <br>The Government will take all necessary steps, but our approach also requires <br>the education sector, particularly private or further education colleges and <br>those providing secure English language testing, to take on their <br>responsibility to tackle abuse.</p><p> </p>
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

38759

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2014
	date	12/02/2014
	date tabled	12/02/2014
	ddp created	12/02/2014 23:01:11
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:58:21
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	188048
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the income provided to the Educational Testing Service for English language tests by (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) her Department in each of the last three years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 188048
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188048
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>On 6th February 2014 ETS were instructed to suspend all English language <br>testing in the UK for immigration purposes and from the same date all <br>immigration applications made in the UK that are supported by an ETS test <br>certificate have been placed on hold. On 5th April the licence ETS held to <br>conduct English language testing for immigration purposes expired and it has <br>not been renewed. A criminal investigation, which began before the BBC Panorama <br>programme aired allegations with respect to ETS testing conducted in the UK, <br>remains ongoing.</p><p> </p>
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

38760

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2014
	date	12/02/2014
	date tabled	12/02/2014
	ddp created	12/02/2014 23:01:11
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:58:22
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	188047
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the proposed (a) terms of reference, (b) method and (c) timescale of her Department's investigation into language tests organised by the Educational Testing Service.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 188047
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188047
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>On 6th February 2014 ETS were instructed to suspend all English language <br>testing in the UK for immigration purposes and from the same date all <br>immigration applications made in the UK that are supported by an ETS test <br>certificate have been placed on hold. On 5th April the licence ETS held to <br>conduct English language testing for immigration purposes expired and it has <br>not been renewed. A criminal investigation, which began before the BBC Panorama <br>programme aired allegations with respect to ETS testing conducted in the UK, <br>remains ongoing.</p><p> </p>
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

39020

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2014
	date	13/02/2014
	date tabled	13/02/2014
	ddp created	13/02/2014 20:20:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:00:57
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	188418
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the report entitled The medical implications of vehicle-mounted water cannon with special reference to the Ziegler Wasserwerfer 9000 (WaWe 9) system, published by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in 2013.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 188418
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188418
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The report will be placed in the Library when the Home Secretary announces her <br>decision on whether to authorise water cannon for use by the police in England <br>and Wales.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather