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1131917

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Surveillance: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL16335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Decisions to use drones and in which circumstances are operational matters for the Police and other law enforcement agencies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2019 14:14:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1134348

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reassess the working structure of the Home Office.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL16633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has no such plans. Nonetheless, in common with all large organisations, the Home Office makes marginal adjustments to its structures routinely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/07/2019 14:13:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

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

1183499

	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 whether staff collecting biometric data from applicants for UK visas are involved in the decision-making process for awarding visas.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL2402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Staff employed by our suppliers who collect biometric data from applicants for UKVI are not involved in the visa decision making. Staff in the SSCs are directly UKVI employed and some are trained decision makers involved in the decision making process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:25:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1235952

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether migrants crossing the English Channel who are detained by the UK Border Agency receive a COVID-19 test.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL8346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Since we introduced quarantine measures in June, those who have come to the UK in illegally facilitated crossings have been placed in facilities where they must self-isolate for 14 days, given we cannot be certain which countries they have travelled through.</p><p>Anyone who is symptomatic will be taken to designated accommodation and tested according to Public Health England guidance.</p><p>All immigration removal centres have communicable disease contingency plans, based on guidance by Public Health England (PHE). Measures such as protective shielding, improved hygiene and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being used to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading to vulnerable groups in IRCs.</p><p>On 26 March the High Court ruled that the Home Office was taking sensible, precautionary measures in relation to COVID-19 and immigration detention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/10/2020 14:37:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1144175

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Right of Abode: British National (Overseas)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent calls to restore the right of abode in the UK to holders of British National (Overseas) passports living in Hong Kong; and what action, if any, they intend to take as a result.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL17663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Holders of British National (Overseas) passports living in Hong Kong do not have a right of abode in the UK, unless they are also British citizens.</p><p>Their only route to acquire the right of abode in the UK would be to apply for British citizenship. There are no plans to change the law in this respect.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/10/2019 11:15:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1167538

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the projected figures for UK net migration in the next five years; and what assessment they have made, or intend to make, of the cost to the UK of any fall in migration.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Information on projections of net migration under different scenarios, is published by the Office for National Statistics, as part of UK population projections. The Government’s immigration White Paper, the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System, includes an economic appraisal of potential impacts of a reduction in EU work-related migration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/11/2019 12:57:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1171549

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services Both Sides Of The Coin: The Police And National Crime Agency’s Response To Vulnerable People In ‘County Lines’ Drug Offending, published in January, what plans, if any, they have to review the methods by which pay as you go mobile phones can be purchased.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling drugs supply and reducing the viability of the county lines business model.</p><p>We welcome the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and are considering its recommendations and our response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/01/2020 16:57:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1181822

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new jobs have been created in the UK since April 2018 as a result of awarding the contract to supply British passports to Gemalto.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Following the award of the contract to design, manufacture, and personalise British passports in April 2018, Thales (formerly known as Gemalto UK Ltd) have increased their UK workforce by 97 posts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/03/2020 17:51:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1205398

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current policy on the resettlement of unaccompanied child refugees in the UK.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL5930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>he Government is clear that protecting vulnerable children is a key priority.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the UK has resettled over 29,500 of the world’s most vulnerable refugees, almost half of whom were children.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also granted other forms of protection to more than 44,900 children in the same period, with 7,500 in the last year alone.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we welcomed over 3,000 UASCs – more than any other country in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we have successfully completed the transfer of 478 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.  Amongst some of the most vulnerable children in Europe seeking asylum, this important work has given them an opportunity to start a new life in the UK and builds on our proud history of offering protection to those who need it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/06/2020 15:56:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian