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1036992

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/01/2019
	date	07/01/2019
	date tabled	07/01/2019
	ddp created	07/01/2019 22:00:30
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	07/01/2019 22:08:24 21/01/2019 17:49:05
	hansard heading	Overseas Visitors: Visas
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12634
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/01/2019 17:17:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is normal practice to request biometric procedures to be conducted before final approval for permission to enter the UK on a visitor's visa; and if so, whether they plan to consider approving such applications before an appointment to collect biometric data is made.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12634
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12634
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government uses biographic and biometric information to conduct iden-tity and suitability checks on visa applicants before deciding whether to issue an applicant with a visa. If we did not complete these checks before approv-ing a visa application, we risk granting entry clearance to individuals who have an adverse immigration history and exposing the UK to harm from criminals who seek to come to the UK.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1059239

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:06:20
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	20/02/2019 23:45:09 25/02/2019 17:29:04
	hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13623
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 16:57:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under which circumstances, if any, they intervene to block requests for assets to be remitted to foreign government organisations either from the UK or British overseas territories.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13623
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13623
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under proceeds of crime legislation, asset sharing and repatriation is ultimately the Government’s decision following the recovery of assets/money under a court order it is a matter of how to then dispose of those recovered moneys. In confiscation cases, the UN Convention Against Corruption requires a full return to victim States and the EU Framework Decision on confiscation orders requires a 50% share in cases in excess of 10,000 Euros.</p><p>There are other bilateral and multilateral international agreements that encourage the sharing of recovered assets. The UK does not require an international agreement to share or repatriate assets and does so on request on an ad hoc basis. The presumption is that 50% is shared with the requesting country. There are few cases so far, but none have been refused.</p><p><br>The Government does not intervene with similar cases involving the Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1064625

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/03/2019
	date	20/02/2019
	date tabled	20/02/2019
	ddp created	20/02/2019 22:30:18
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	20/02/2019 22:43:36 06/03/2019 17:31:03
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13944
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/03/2019 16:59:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a policy in place for whether any nation takes precedence over another when determining when someone with dual nationality is to be deprived of citizenship.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13944
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13944
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no policy for prioritising nationality when deciding whether to deprive an individual with dual nationality of their British citizenship.</p><p>When making a decision to deprive an individual of British citizenship, the law requires that such a decision may not be made if it would make the individual stateless. This is compatible with the UK’s international obligations under the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The Government cannot comment on the use of deprivation by other countries.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1064626

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/03/2019
	date	20/02/2019
	date tabled	20/02/2019
	ddp created	20/02/2019 22:30:19
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	20/02/2019 22:43:38 06/03/2019 17:31:02
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13945
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/03/2019 16:59:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is ever their policy to make an individual stateless by depriving them of their citizenship; what assessment they have made of the impact on an individual with dual nationality of being deprived of their citizenship of both countries; whether they provide guidance to officials for such a scenario; and if so, what is that guidance.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13945
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13945
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no policy for prioritising nationality when deciding whether to deprive an individual with dual nationality of their British citizenship.</p><p>When making a decision to deprive an individual of British citizenship, the law requires that such a decision may not be made if it would make the individual stateless. This is compatible with the UK’s international obligations under the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The Government cannot comment on the use of deprivation by other countries.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1131917

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2019
	date	12/06/2019
	date tabled	12/06/2019
	ddp created	12/06/2019 21:00:09
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/06/2019 21:06:53 26/06/2019 14:46:03
	hansard heading	Surveillance: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	identifier	HL16335
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/06/2019 14:14:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of drones on increasing the effectiveness of countering terrorism, piracy, kidnappings and other offences combatted by surveillance technologies.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL16335
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL16335
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Decisions to use drones and in which circumstances are operational matters for the Police and other law enforcement agencies.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

511851

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/04/2016
	date	13/04/2016
	date tabled	13/04/2016
	ddp created	13/04/2016 20:42:23
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	13/04/2016 20:45:53 28/04/2016 16:21:02
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7611
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	28/04/2016 16:20:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the residency status of UK expatriates currently living permanently in EU member states in the event that the UK votes to leave the EU.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL7611
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7611
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper: ‘The process for withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29 February, the withdrawal process is unprecedented. No country has ever used Article 50 and this will be an area of discussion with EU member states in such a scenario.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

516416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/05/2016
	date	27/04/2016
	date tabled	27/04/2016
	ddp created	27/04/2016 22:41:02
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	27/04/2016 22:49:22 12/05/2016 11:55:03
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8054
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/05/2016 11:54:07
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their intention that, in the event of the UK leaving the EU, citizens of EU member states who had previously settled in the UK would be entitled automatically to remain; and if not, what contingency plans they are making to defend any legal challenges or claims for compensation under the European Convention on Human Rights that might arise from individuals who are subject to removal.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL8054
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8054
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper: ‘The process for withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29 February, the withdrawal process is unprecedented. No country has ever used Article 50 – it is untested. There is a great deal of uncertainty about how it would work.</p><p>UK citizens get the right to live and work in the other 27 member states from our membership of the EU. If the UK voted to leave the EU, the Government would do all it could to secure a positive outcome for the country, but there would be no requirement under EU law for these rights to be maintained.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

528841

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/07/2016
	date	27/06/2016
	date tabled	27/06/2016
	ddp created	27/06/2016 21:04:36
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	28/06/2016 20:35:14 12/07/2016 11:00:05
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL802
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/07/2016 10:59:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the sharing of policing and security information between the UK and other EU member states is continuing in the light of the result of the EU referendum; and whether it will continue during negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL802
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL802
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU and is subject to EU legislation. The UK and EU Member States continue to share policing and security information, including via Europol.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

532378

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2016
	date	04/07/2016
	date tabled	04/07/2016
	ddp created	04/07/2016 22:32:00
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	04/07/2016 22:37:17 14/07/2016 13:05:04
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Regulation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL975
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/07/2016 13:04:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to bring UK law into line with the European Court of Justice ruling C-127/08 on the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC and the rights of non-EU spouses of EU citizens to move freely in the EU.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL975
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL975
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>United Kingdom law relating to the rights of EU nationals and their family members to enter and reside in the UK is fully compliant with the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in C-127/08.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

578576

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2016
	date	08/09/2016
	date tabled	08/09/2016
	ddp created	08/09/2016 18:57:30
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	08/09/2016 19:05:48 16/09/2016 13:22:02
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Proof of Identity
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1720
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/09/2016 13:21:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits to the police and intelligence agencies in combatting terrorism and crime of making it mandatory for purchasers of pay-as-you-go SIM cards to produce appropriate forms of identification.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1720
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1720
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This issue was considered in detail by an expert group comprising representatives of law enforcement, the security and intelligence agencies and communication service providers following the terrorist attacks in London in July 2005. The experts’ findings remain valid. They concluded that the registration of ownership of mobile telephones would not deliver any significant new benefits to the investigatory process.</p><p>Mobile phones are not the only devices capable of making calls or sending messages. Many laptops, computers, popular MP3 players and games consoles also support the sending of messages and phone calls. These devices are increasingly being used for communications. It would be necessary to include these other devices in any mandatory registration scheme.</p><p>Separately, the person who buys the device is not necessarily the person who will use it. Mobile phones are often sold or given to family members or friends which would mean that such information would quickly become out of date.</p><p>Furthermore, those who were keen to avoid providing details would still find ways to circumvent the scheme, such as purchasing or registering phones under false identities.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley