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685379

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/02/2017
	date	06/02/2017
	date tabled	06/02/2017
	ddp created	06/02/2017 22:58:01
	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	06/02/2017 23:06:41 09/02/2017 16:49:02
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5283
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/02/2017 16:48:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to conduct discussions with the French and Belgian authorities about the continued hosting of UK Border Force officials in those countries following Brexit.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL5283
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5283
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The bilateral agreements underpinning the juxtaposed controls are not directly affected by Britain’s membership of the EU. We are committed to working together with France and Belgium to protect our shared border and to maintain the juxtaposed controls arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The French Government has repeatedly made it clear that removing the juxtaposed controls would not be in the interests of France. We continue to work closely with both French and Belgium authorities on measures to further bolster ports in northern France and Belgium. This includes not only physical security measures and technological improvements but also wider work to tackle criminal gangs involved in people trafficking.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750587

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2017
	date	11/07/2017
	date tabled	11/07/2017
	ddp created	11/07/2017 21:56:19
	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	14/07/2017 21:25:07 24/07/2017 14:30:17
	hansard heading	Social Mobility
	house id	2
	identifier	HL719
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/07/2017 13:51:49
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that EU nationals living in the UK are not discriminated against, for example in respect of letting arrangements and employment, (1) during the Brexit negotiating period, and (2) following Brexit.
	session	2017/19
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL719
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL719
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has set out its intention in its published document “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU” to issue residence documentation to EU citizens who will be granted settled status on the basis of their residence in the UK. The Government will set out its plans in due course for redesigning the immigration system to introduce controls on future migration to the UK by EU citizens, including any plans for adjusting statutory checks by employers, landlords and other service providers.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

751131

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/07/2017
	date	12/07/2017
	date tabled	12/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp created	12/07/2017 21:15:18 12/07/2017 21:15:18
	ddp modified	12/07/2017 21:15:18 24/07/2017 14:30:16
	hansard heading	Religious Hatred
	house id	2
	identifier	HL728
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/07/2017 13:52:30
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the responsibilities imposed on landlords, employers and others to check individuals' immigration statuses, what guidance they will issue to enable those responsible for such checks to differentiate between (1) EU citizens who are entitled to settled status following Brexit, and (2) those who are not entitled to such status.
	session	2017/19
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL728
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL728
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has set out its intention in its published document “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU” to issue residence documentation to EU nationals who will be granted indefinite leave to remain on the basis of their residence in the UK. The Government will set out its plans in due course for redesigning the immigration system to introduce controls on future migration to the UK by EU citizens, including any plans for adjusting statutory checks by employers, landlords and other service providers.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

751132

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/07/2017
	date	12/07/2017
	date tabled	12/07/2017
	ddp created	12/07/2017 21:15:19
	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	12/07/2017 21:15:19 20/07/2017 11:27:03
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	2
	identifier	HL729
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	20/07/2017 10:55:44
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what modelling they have undertaken to forecast the number of applications for permanent status and consequent (1) rejections, (2) appeals, and (3) deportations, that will result from their offer to enable EU citizens who are resident in the UK to remain in the UK following Brexit; how many additional staff they estimate will be required to manage those applications; whether they intend to publish their model or forecast; and if so, when.
	session	2017/19
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL729
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL729
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On Monday 26 June, the UK published the paper ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union: safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the UK’. Formal negotiations with our EU partners on the shape and nature of the immigration regime that will apply after the UK leaves the EU will soon be underway. The Home Office currently processes several million immigration decisions each year and will ensure that the necessary resources are provided to process applications for the new residence status outlined by the Government. The Home Office has a well-developed process for modelling operational demand that will be used as appropriate to support internal capacity planning.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

751133

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/07/2017
	date	12/07/2017
	date tabled	12/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp created	12/07/2017 21:15:20 12/07/2017 21:15:20
	ddp modified	12/07/2017 21:15:20 25/07/2017 15:47:03
	hansard heading	Faith Schools: Peterborough
	house id	2
	identifier	HL730
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	25/07/2017 15:16:02
	question text	Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances a British citizen resident in the UK may seek leave for elderly dependants to enter the UK; and whether, following Brexit, the same rules will apply to EU citizens who have been granted permanent residency status.
	session	2017/19
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL730
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL730
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In ‘The United Kingdom’s Exit from the European Union: Safeguarding the Position of EU Citizens Living in the UK and UK Nationals Living in the EU’ (Cm 9464), published on 26 June 2017, we indicated in paragraph 30 that, in respect of EU citizens who arrived here before the specified date, their family members who come to the UK after we leave the EU will be subject to the same rules that apply to non-EU nationals joining British citizens, or alternatively to the post-exit arrangements for EU citizens who arrive after the specified date. The current Immigration Rules for adult dependent relatives of British citizens are contained in Appendix FM: family members.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

753963

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/08/2017
	date	19/07/2017
	date tabled	19/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp created	19/07/2017 22:26:15 19/07/2017 22:26:15
	ddp modified	19/07/2017 22:26:15 01/08/2017 15:05:04
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1109
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/08/2017 14:33:32
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 31 of their White Paper Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June, whether EU citizens in the UK and their family members, in particular children of EU citizens eligible for settled status, will be able to apply for settled status as a family unit or whether each member of the family will be required to make a separate application for settled status.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL1109
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1109
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is intended to make the application process for the new settled status as streamlined and user-friendly as possible. Further details will be published in due course.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

757375

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/09/2017
	date	05/09/2017
	date tabled	05/09/2017
	ddp created	05/09/2017 22:09:03
	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	05/09/2017 22:21:08 18/09/2017 14:26:02
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1360
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/09/2017 13:54:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether biometric and fingerprint data taken from a visa applicant's application to enter the UK are deleted from any database if that applicant is subsequently refused entry; and if not, for what specific purpose the data are retained.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL1360
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1360
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Fingerprints taken from visa applicants are normally retained for up to ten years regardless of whether the application was successful, as set out in regulations made under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.</p><p>This enables the Secretary of State to identify easily those who make further applications for visas to come to the UK, preventing immigration abuse and those who are a risk of high harm from entering the country.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

857908

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/03/2018
	date	08/03/2018
	date tabled	08/03/2018
	ddp created	08/03/2018 19:23:00
	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	08/03/2018 19:25:48 16/03/2018 11:56:03
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6217
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/03/2018 11:24:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a required skill for the purposes of immigration; in which sectors of the economy such skills are needed; whether they intend that that definition will change following Brexit; and what is their assessment of future skills requirements.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL6217
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6217
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Tier 2 is the main immigration route for skilled non-EEA workers. The Tier 2 (General) route is designed to fill skilled vacancies for which no suitable resident workers are available. Applicants must have an offer of a graduate level job, paying an appropriate salary, from an employer which has been licensed by the Home Office to sponsor migrant workers. The skill level of a post must be level 6 on the Regulated Qualification Framework with some exceptions for the Shortage Occupation List and certain creative roles.</p><p>In July 2017, the Government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. The MAC’s call for evidence sought information on EU migrants’ skills, amongst other things, and this will be considered in their final report due in September 2018. Details can be found on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/call-for-evidence-and-briefing-note-eea-workers-in-the-uk-labour-market" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/call-for-evidence-and-briefing-note-eea-workers-in-the-uk-labour-market</a></p><p>The Government will take account of the MAC’s advice when making any final decisions about our future immigration system for EU nationals.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

870284

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2018
	date	23/03/2018
	date tabled	23/03/2018
	ddp created	23/03/2018 16:39:51
	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	23/03/2018 16:45:22 04/04/2018 13:32:02
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6618
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/04/2018 13:00:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is an operational need for the negotiations regarding the supply of new British passports to proceed immediately; and if not, what assessment they have made of whether the awarding of the new contract should be postponed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL6618
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6618
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has run a fair and open competition in line with UK law, EU and World Trade Organisation rules that has concluded in the identification of a preferred supplier. There are no grounds for a national security waiver.</p><p> </p><p>The current passport contract expires in 2019 and we will need to proceed immediately to contract award to ensure a smooth and safe transition to the new contract.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

874394

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/04/2018
	date	28/03/2018
	date tabled	28/03/2018
	ddp created	28/03/2018 21:30:45
	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	29/03/2018 20:56:12 16/04/2018 13:05:03
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6777
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/04/2018 12:33:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what their freeze and seize programme consists of; when it will be implemented; how; and which Government department will lead on delivery of that programme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL6777
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6777
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that enforcement agencies have the necessary tools available to effectively seize and freeze the financial assets of criminals and terrorists.</p><p> </p><p>To this end the Government brought in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) which amended the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). The CFA provided for the freezing and forfeiture (including administrative forfeiture, without the need for a court order) of terrorist property held in bank accounts, and introduced unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) which allow the seizure/freezing and forfeiture of funds and property over £50,000 where it is believed the owner is involved in serious crime.</p><p> </p><p>The bulk of the secondary legislation implementing the CFA came into force on 31 January 2018. The Home Office are responsible for the legislative implementation of these powers, which are used by enforcement agencies.</p>
	creator	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley