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106186

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of unspent credit which has been removed from Azure card users as a result of the card's £5 carry-over limit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Approximately £850,000 of credit has not been used since the card was introduced in December 2009 for this reason.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 18/11/2014 15:21:09 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1487794

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Service: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many confirmed victims of modern day slavery have been issued with an overseas domestic worker visa; and what percentage this represents of the total number of confirmed victims of modern day slavery.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL1651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Modern slavery data and visa data are held on separate databases and the information requested is not currently available.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 09:17:47 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

1490817

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many emergency visas have been issued by the Home Office, in accordance with the discretionary powers of the Secretary of State, in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL1887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK does not have an emergency visa system. The Home Secretary has discretion to grant Leave Outside The Rules (LOTR) on compelling compassionate grounds; however, we do not maintain a record of those granted LOTR.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 09:18:17 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1490829

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have reached the UK having first registered in a Council of Europe country in each of the last five years; of those asylum seekers, how many first registered in Ireland; and from where did the asylum seekers who first registered in Ireland originally travel.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL1899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on asylum seekers who have previously registered in a Council of Europe Country. However, data is available through the Eurodac system for asylum seekers who have previously made an asylum claim in EU+ (EU, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Switzerland) countries and then made a further claim in UK. This data is only available for the period prior to the UK leaving the EU and the Eurodac system. The relevant available data has been extracted and presented in the table below. It is subject to the same caveats as the Eurodac system from which it is derived. As such, it is a count of Eurodac ‘hits’, not individuals or claims. For example, an individual applying once in the UK, who has previously applied once each in Germany, France and Italy, would produce 3 hits, one for each prior application. Data on where journeys began is unfortunately unavailable.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Eurodac hits linked to EU+</p></td><td><p>Eurodac hits linked to Ireland</p></td><td><p>Source (linked)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>19,599</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/Eurodac%20AR%202020.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2020</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13,089</p></td><td><p>703</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/Eurodac%20-%202019%20Annual%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2019</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>10,057</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/2018%20Eurodac%20Annual%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2018</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7,079</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/2017%20Eurodac%20Annual%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2017</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: Category 1 data against category 1 data only</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom and Ireland have a regular dialogue relating to the operation of the Common Travel Area where issues such as border security risks and shared immigration challenges are discussed.</p><p>Those who fear persecution should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – this is the fastest route to safety. Ireland is a safe country and, as such, it would not be appropriate for individuals to travel to the UK from Ireland to claim asylum.</p><p>The Government has previously raised with Ireland concerns about individuals exploiting the Common Travel Area generally to reach the United Kingdom to seek asylum, most recently in May of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 14:01:50 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1491271

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent further wildfires.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office works across Government with a wide range of stakeholders including the National Fire Chiefs Council, England and Wales Wildfire Forum and other Departments and Agencies including Defra and the Met Office to promote planning and prevention for wildfire incidents in England.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, each Fire and Rescue Authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area (including wildfires) through their Integrated Risk Management Plan. This will include plans to prevent and respond to incidents and Fire and Rescue Services will have regard in their planning to other key local responders including landowners and other emergency services.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2022 15:54:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1504663

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mike Veale
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is the legally qualified chair in charge of the misconduct hearing that is to be convened for Mike Veale, former Chief Constable of Cleveland Police.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL2133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Arrangements concerning the misconduct hearing for Mike Veale, former Chief Constable of Cleveland Police, are a matter for the Police &amp; Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cleveland.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2022 15:59:10 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1504700

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the 20,000 individuals who crossed the channel in small boats in order to seek asylum from the beginning of 2022 have been identified as being Albanian citizens.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on irregular migration, including the nationalities of those arriving by small boat on gov.uk.</p><p>12,747 people crossed the Channel by small boat in the first six months of this year, and 17% of those were declared as Albanian nationals.</p><p>Figures on irregular migration to the UK up to the end of September 2022 will be published on 24 November 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’ on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 10:37:14 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1504709

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Older People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional financial assistance to the charity Hourglass to ensure it can continue to support older victims of domestic abuse and neglect.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Fookes
	uin	HL2106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>We know that domestic abuse affects a wide and disparate group and that a “one size fits all” approach is not appropriate to support all victims. Whilst anyone can suffer from domestic abuse, for older victims, abuse may be more hidden and disguised, or compounded by other age-related factors such as ill health.</p><p>Specialist and ‘by and for’ services (specialist services that are designed and delivered by and for the users and communities they aim to serve) are vital in providing the tailored support that victims and survivors of domestic abuse need. We work closely with and fund organisations providing this support, including Hourglass. In 2021/22, the Home Office provided Hourglass funding to support their work in enhancing their helpline, providing casework support, and training specialist Independent Domestic Violence Advisers. This financial year we have continued to provide Hourglass with funding to continue their activity supporting older victims of domestic abuse. In 2021/22 Hourglass supported over 3,000 cases.</p><p> </p><p>Our Tackling VAWG Strategy commits £1.5 million to increase provision for ‘by and for’ services and to increase funding for specialist services. Alongside this, our Domestic Abuse Plan commits to, where possible, offering multi-year awards to funding to organisations supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse. This means that smaller organisations, including ‘by and for’ services, can offer a stable service to victims and survivors.</p><p> </p><p>To deliver against these strategic commitments, later this year, we plan to run an open commercial competition for ‘by and for’ and specialist VAWG services, including those providing domestic abuse services for older victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 09:30:41 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	830 label Biography information for Baroness Fookes

1504757

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Professions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many medical professionals from other countries are currently waiting for their applications for immigration status in the UK to be considered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data on the number of visas dealt with by profession.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2022 15:55:59 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1504759

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons have been accepted to date in the UK under the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will see up to 20,000 people from Afghanistan and the region resettled to the UK, over the coming years.</p><p>Under pathway one of the ACRS, individuals being resettled will be some of those <strong>already evacuated and in the UK</strong>. They include women’s rights activists, journalists, and prosecutors, and Afghan family members of British Nationals.</p><p>At 12 Aug 2022, the UK has welcomed 21,450 people to the UK from Afghanistan - or a neighbouring country - since June 2021. However, we are unable, at this time, to provide a breakdown of how many people have been granted resettlement specifically under the ACRS.</p><p>Officials are working at pace to assure information relating to the individuals resettling in the UK under the ACRS on case working systems. Once this work concludes, the Home Office will include Afghan resettlement statistics in its quarterly Immigration Statistics publications.</p><p>Until then the factsheet will be updated every quarter – with the next iteration scheduled for publication on 24 November 2022.</p><p>We have now begun to receive the first referrals for resettlement under pathway 2 of the ACRS – which opened in June - from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We anticipate receiving referrals from the UNHCR for up to 2,000 refugees, <strong>who have already fled Afghanistan, </strong>during the first year of this pathway - although this number will be kept under review - and we look forward to welcoming the first new arrivals under this pathway in due course.</p><p>Finally, the FCDO also launched a third referral pathway, in June, which will see up to 1,500 eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors, Chevening alumni - and their dependents - <strong>in Afghanistan,</strong> considered for resettlement to the UK.</p><p>The window for expressions of interest (EOIs) to resettle under the ACRS pathway 3 closed on 15 August 2022. The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office is in the process of reviewing all EOIs in the order in which they were received.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 09:05:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno