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1183498

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of staff working at visa application centres, processing biometric data for applicants for UK visas, they directly employ.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL2401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <ul><li>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) runs different types of visas application centres in the UK and overseas. Over four 4 million visa and immigration applications each year (visit, work, study, family, other)</li></ul><p>are processed in these centres.</p><ul><li>The majority of application centres overseas are run by commercial suppliers (VFS Global and TLS Contact) who employ their</li></ul><p>own personnel. In the UK, Sopra Steria Ltd run application service points, again with their own employees. Biometric data of customers is taken by supplier staff.</p><ul><li>There are several locations in the UK - UKVI Service and Support Centres (SSCs) - in which biometrics are taken and which are staffed by UKVI directly-employed personnel.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:25:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1059239

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL13623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 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> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/02/2019 16:57:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1552774

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2022
	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 His Majesty's Government whether they keep records of how often, following a visa application being authorised, the documents are returned to the applicant to allow for travel in time for the start date for which the visa has been sought; if so, (1) how often the authorised documents are returned within this period, and (2) what proportion of all visa applications this represents; and if they do not maintain such records, whether they will do so.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not published.</p><p>TLS Contact and VFS Global operate the network of overseas Visa Application Centres (VACs) on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Customers are notified that their visa decision is ready for collection as soon as the decision is received at the VAC.</p><p>Decisions on visa applications are made by Home Office officials. The length of time it takes for a decision to be made varies depending on the route in which a customer has applied, however, UKVI aims to process decisions within published service standards. The date the customer puts on the visa application form as the date of travel may be in advance of the published service standard for that route, which may result in the travel date not being met.</p><p>UKVI encourages all customers to apply in good time ahead of intended travel dates, and customers can also make use of UKVI’s optional priority visa services in certain locations if they need a quicker decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 03/01/2023 15:00:50 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1064625

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL13944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 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> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL13945 question first answered 06/03/2019 16:59:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1064626

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL13945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 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> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL13944 question first answered 06/03/2019 16:59:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1301605

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Visas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that visa applications from COP26 attendees are dealt with efficiently.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL14118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is working closely with Cabinet Office, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other government departments on preparations for welcoming participants to COP 26.</p><p>The Home Office has provided the UNFCCC with information on the visa application process and will be supplying event specific guidance in the upcoming months.</p><p>Arrangements are in progress to ensure entry clearance staff will be able to cross reference applications with the UNFCCC to confirm invitations of those registered to attend the event along with an escalation process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/03/2021 17:27:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1491793

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Dependants and Married People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the current waiting times for (1) spousal, and (2) dependant, visa applications.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL2053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Staff from other government departments, including DWP and HMRC, have been surged into the department to help with Ukraine work and enable normal visa routes to return to normal service levels in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/08/2022 14:57:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1639513

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extradition: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to law enforcement agencies regarding actions to pursue on Interpol Red Notices issued by Russian authorities.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL8032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has a long-standing policy to neither confirm nor deny (NCND) the existence of a Red Notice or Diffusion against any named individual. This includes how individual Notices or Diffusions are handled by law enforcement officers. This is in order to support the functioning of our judicial processes. This policy is also applied by the National Crime Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 06/06/2023 13:59:14 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1585556

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they use to identify hotels that are suitable to accommodate migrants.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Asylum Accommodation service providers identify suitable hotels and ensure that they conform to the accommodation standards and provision set out in Schedule 2 of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The Home Office will then assess the recommendation, undertaking a site visit if needed to ensure the suitability of the site. The Home Office will work with the service provider and the hotel owner to bring the site up to a suitable standard if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to meeting the necessary standards, other factors in the sourcing of contingency hotels are important to note. The hotel needs to be agreeable to contract and be able to accommodate sole use for the duration of the contract. Many hotels do not wish to enter into a contract and some have offered partial use which we cannot allow.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each region and local authority area. These statistics can be found at Asylum and resettlement datasets - <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGOV&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00a8008d84b4473e6b0e08dad220f2e7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638053336202630258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=u7tkhI6rHTPQuJMBTHGangTugLlql1hlPWCsmkQ8Qvo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV</a>.<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUK&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00a8008d84b4473e6b0e08dad220f2e7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638053336202630258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KK96EEclIAUEVn%2BoISCPH7S2456gE0LvOyIFTdwEHuk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK</a> (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00a8008d84b4473e6b0e08dad220f2e7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638053336202630258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=joUYlUSTvps5bcCTCDNTJgoDaeqMPZsR0a2yE7gOMIw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published on 24 November, correct to end September.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL5576 question first answered 22/02/2023 17:50:28 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1585557

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants are accommodated in hotels in each upper tier authority for the latest date on which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Asylum Accommodation service providers identify suitable hotels and ensure that they conform to the accommodation standards and provision set out in Schedule 2 of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The Home Office will then assess the recommendation, undertaking a site visit if needed to ensure the suitability of the site. The Home Office will work with the service provider and the hotel owner to bring the site up to a suitable standard if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to meeting the necessary standards, other factors in the sourcing of contingency hotels are important to note. The hotel needs to be agreeable to contract and be able to accommodate sole use for the duration of the contract. Many hotels do not wish to enter into a contract and some have offered partial use which we cannot allow.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each region and local authority area. These statistics can be found at Asylum and resettlement datasets - <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGOV&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00a8008d84b4473e6b0e08dad220f2e7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638053336202630258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=u7tkhI6rHTPQuJMBTHGangTugLlql1hlPWCsmkQ8Qvo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV</a>.<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUK&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00a8008d84b4473e6b0e08dad220f2e7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638053336202630258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KK96EEclIAUEVn%2BoISCPH7S2456gE0LvOyIFTdwEHuk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK</a> (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00a8008d84b4473e6b0e08dad220f2e7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638053336202630258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=joUYlUSTvps5bcCTCDNTJgoDaeqMPZsR0a2yE7gOMIw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published on 24 November, correct to end September.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL5575 question first answered 22/02/2023 17:50:28 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley