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100010

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 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> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2226 question first answered 05/11/2014 14:33:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100011

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 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> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2225 question first answered 05/11/2014 14:33:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

101740

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to compile statistics on the extent of dowry violence in Britain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL2549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Violence against women and girls, including dowry abuse, is never acceptable and culture is no barrier to arrest and prosecution. The Forced Marriage Unit already collects data on forced marriage, which may include an element of dowry abuse. In 2013, the Unit provided advice or support in 1300 cases. While this does not reflect the full scale of the abuse (as many more cases are not reported), it enables the Unit to support those confident enough to come forward.</p><p>The Home Office is also committed to improving data collection on domestic abuse. Following HMIC’s report, the Home Office has begun work to make collection of data against a national standard on domestic abuse mandatory for all forces from April 2015. This activity will provide the police with a better platform for sharing information on domestic abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/11/2014 14:31:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

101749

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans police and crime commissioners have to ensure that they have appropriately trained staff to support people with autism spectrum disorder.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
	uin	HL2558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Staffing and training matters relating to the offices of Police and Crime Commissioners are a matter for them locally as an employer. More broadly Police and Crime Commissioners are accountable to the public they serve and set out their priorities in their local police and crime plans. Many have made clear their commitment, through these plans and their other public work, to supporting vulnerable individuals, including those with mental health problems, learning, or other disabilities.</p><p>All police officers receive training on a range of mental health and related issues, including awareness of autism spectrum disorder.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/11/2014 14:32:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

93701

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications from outside the United Kingdom for entry clearance visas for work, using certificates of sponsorship from employers, were made in the last four years; how many applications were made for extensions of stay for work using certificates of sponsorship from employers from within the United Kingdom in the same four years; and what were the top 20 employers overall making applications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The published figures related to numbers of certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used in applications, and are shown in table 1 below.</p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics, including those for CoS used in applications for entry clearance visas and for extensions of stay, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship), which is available from the Library of the House and on the Department’s website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p> </p><p>Sponsors do not make applications for visas or for extensions of stay. Table 2 provides information on the names of licensees associated with the highest number of Certificates of Sponsorship used in the period 2010-2014, for Tier 2 and Tier 5,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Applicants for visas and extensions of stay using sponsorship certificates, Tiers 2 and 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tier 2 (Skilled work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry clearance visa</p></td><td><p>42,433</p></td><td><p>39,511</p></td><td><p>40,742</p></td><td><p>47,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension of stay</p></td><td><p>20,621</p></td><td><p>17,744</p></td><td><p>27,815</p></td><td><p>35,195</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Tier 5 (Youth mobility and temporary work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry clearance visa</p></td><td><p>36,594</p></td><td><p>38,232</p></td><td><p>40,296</p></td><td><p>43,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension of stay</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Immigration Statistics April – June 2014</em>, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Table 2</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sponsoring employers associated with the highest numbers of CoS used in the period 2010 to 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 2 applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 5 applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tata Consultancy Services</p></td><td><p>THE AGENCY GROUP LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd</p></td><td><p>The Underworld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wipro Technologies</p></td><td><p>Creative Artists Agency UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infosys Limited</p></td><td><p>Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accenture (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>BUNAC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBM UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HCL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED</p></td><td><p>Gricind Ltd. t/a ITB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tech Mahindra Limited</p></td><td><p>Culture Arts Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSBC Holdings plc</p></td><td><p>Universal Music Operations Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JPMorganChase &amp; Co.</p></td><td><p>X-R Touring LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young</p></td><td><p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p></td><td><p>Primary Talent International Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capgemini PLC</p></td><td><p>P &amp; IAS Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC</p></td><td><p>Godolphin Management Company Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP</p></td><td><p>Coda Music Agency LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DB Group Services (UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Mama New Music Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Satyam Computer Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>3A Entertainment Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Oxford</p></td><td><p>AEG Live (UK) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goldman Sachs International</p></td><td><p>T&amp;S Immigration Services Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays Capital Services</p></td><td><p>TIN ANGEL PRODUCTIONS LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>UKVI Sponsorship Management System</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/11/2014 14:33:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

101757

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of exploitation have been identified by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in sectors other than the agriculture sector in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	212649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) do not capture information on exploitation identified purely outside the sector they regulate. Where worker exploitation outside these sectors comes to the attention of the GLA the information is disseminated to appropriate other agencies. If workers contact the GLA to report exploitation they are referred tothe Pay and Worker Rights Helpline operated by the Business, Innovation and Skills Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/11/2014 14:31:35 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25930 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

101931

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) the Telegraph Modern Slavery in Britain site, (b) the Modern Slavery advertising campaign and (c) the website www.modernslavery.co.uk; and what assessment she has made of the effects of that expenditure on awareness-raising and prevention of modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	212702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>a) The Telegraph Modern Slavery webpages are part of a wider media partnership with the newspaper, which also includes print and online advertorials and digital advertising. The total cost of the partnership with The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph is £125,000. We are unable to give costs of constituent parts of the partnership, including the website, because of commercial confidentiality. <br>b) The Home Office has allocated a communications campaign budget of £2.3 million to raise awareness of Modern Slavery in the UK.<br>c) The Home Office has spent £44,000 on the Modern Slavery website. The campaign is being evaluated to ascertain its success in raising awareness of modern slavery in a number of ways including: reports of potential incidences of slavery via the new helpline and website; a pre and post campaign survey of 2,000 adults to measure shifts in awareness, attitudes and claimed behaviour; visits and activity on the website; evaluation of advertising reach and engagement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/11/2014 14:37:31 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25936 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

101939

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to address the increase in male victims of trafficking; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	uin	212705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The nature and scale of modern slavery is kept under constant review to ensure that our response to this terrible crime is strong, effective and flexible. Specialised support for male victims of trafficking is currently offered through the victim care contract run by The Salvation Army, in England and Wales. We continue to assess the needs of potential victims identified through the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that our support services meet the specific needs of individual victims to help them recover from their ordeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/11/2014 14:36:26 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25963 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

101941

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to prevent agency workers becoming victims of trafficking for labour exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	212787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to stamping out modern slavery in all its forms including labour exploitation involving agency workers. Law enforcement agencies <br>including the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, the police and the National Crime Agency have made commitments as part of the Modern Slavery Strategy to ensure that they will work with the private sector and upstream to prevent workers being exploited and trafficked. The Strategy is expected to be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/11/2014 14:38:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25937 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

101942

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide details of the methodology used to develop the annual National Crime Agency Strategic Assessment of the Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	212788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of the methodology used to develop the annual National Crime Agency Strategic Assessment of the Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking in the UK are set out in the report for 2013, published on 30 September 2014. The report can be found at: <a href="http://www.nca.police.uk/publications" target="_blank">www.nca.police.uk/publications</a>. <br><br>If a person receives a negative Reasonable Grounds or negative Conclusive Decision, this means that they have been found not to be a victim of human trafficking for the purpose of the Council of Europe Convention Against Trafficking in Human Beings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/11/2014 14:34:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25938 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery