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432548

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 November (HL3549), how many of the family reunion visas scheduled were granted on the basis of exceptional compelling compassionate circumstances outside the Immigration Rules, broken down by country and year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL3957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The number of applications for Family Reunion Visas that were subsequently issued Outside of the Immigration Rules can be found in the table below.</p><p>It is not possible to give a breakdown by country or nationality.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of applications granted outside the rules</strong></p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/12/2015 15:43:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

432565

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forced Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Bates on 25 November (HL Deb, col 691), whether they plan to introduce primary legislation in relation to extraterritorial jurisdiction when dealing with forced marriages; whether they will then fully ratify the Istanbul Convention; and if so, what is the expected timetable for doing so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL3974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>We have already taken extra-territorial jurisdiction on forced marriage through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. However we will need to take extra-territorial jurisdiction over a number of other offences in order to be fully compliant with Article 44 of the convention. Primary legislation will be required and the Government is currently considering the approach to implementing the extra-territorial provisions and working with devolved administrations regarding ratification. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for introducing further amendments to domestic law to be able to take extra-territorial jurisdiction over the remaining offences and will seek to legislate as soon as the approach is agreed and Parliamentary time allows. The Government takes its international commitments very seriously and will only commit to such ratification when we are absolutely satisfied that we comply with all articles.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/12/2015 15:42:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

432578

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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 estimate of (1) the number of unaccompanied refugee children who are waiting at or near Calais and other Channel ports on the European mainland in the hope of crossing to England, and (2) how many of those are dependents or close relatives of persons who are living in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The management of the migrant camps in Calais is the responsibility of the French Government. The UK Government does not routinely assess the numbers of migrants (including children) in Calais, or hold a breakdown of their ages. EU asylum rules oblige Member States to bring together close family members, including children. For a refugee child to be reunited with family members in the UK, a claim must first be lodged with the French authorities. The French and UK Governments are actively encouraging and assisting migrants in the Calais area to claim asylum in France.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/12/2015 15:48:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

432386

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive, in order to enable the welcoming of the maximum number of refugees.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is discussing and engaging closely with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that each is able to welcome refugees who will be resettled under the Syrian resettlement programme. We are also represented on the task forces in each of the devolved administrations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/12/2015 14:55:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

432402

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Care Homes: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many files from children's homes in London that were previously supervised by the Home Office remain unopened because they are marked "not for opening"; to which homes they relate; and how long those files have been closed.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Following a machinery of government change in the early 1970s, Home Office files relating to children’s home inspections were transferred to the Department for Health and Social Security. There are 49 files with ‘children’s home’ and ‘London’ in the catalogue description dating from 1931 onwards that are held at The National Archives. Details of the files, including whether they are closed, can be found through a search of The National Archives catalogue. Most are closed for 75 years from the date they went out of active use as they contain sensitive personal information where release would distress or endanger an individual who was a minor at the time the file was in use.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/12/2015 14:56:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

432429

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the final evaluation report of the trial of specialist advocates for trafficked children will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL3943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act requires the Government to lay before Parliament a report setting out the steps it proposes to take in relation to independent child trafficking advocates within nine months of Royal Assent of the Modern Slavery Act. The Government will publish this report by 16 December, whilst Parliament is sitting. The evaluation report will be published by 16 December and set out the number of children referred into the trial and their countries of origin.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3944 HL3945 HL3946 question first answered 02/12/2015 15:41:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

432430

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will lay before Parliament a report setting out their plans in relation to independent child trafficking advocates, in accordance with section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL3944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act requires the Government to lay before Parliament a report setting out the steps it proposes to take in relation to independent child trafficking advocates within nine months of Royal Assent of the Modern Slavery Act. The Government will publish this report by 16 December, whilst Parliament is sitting. The evaluation report will be published by 16 December and set out the number of children referred into the trial and their countries of origin.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3943 HL3945 HL3946 question first answered 02/12/2015 15:41:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

432431

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children who received a child trafficking advocate under the trials conducted in 2014–15 were (1) UK nationals, (2) nationals of the EU or EEA excluding UK nationals, and (3) nationals of countries not in the EU or EEA.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL3945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act requires the Government to lay before Parliament a report setting out the steps it proposes to take in relation to independent child trafficking advocates within nine months of Royal Assent of the Modern Slavery Act. The Government will publish this report by 16 December, whilst Parliament is sitting. The evaluation report will be published by 16 December and set out the number of children referred into the trial and their countries of origin.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3943 HL3944 HL3946 question first answered 02/12/2015 15:41:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

432432

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children were referred to the child trafficking advocate trials from each of the 23 participating local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL3946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act requires the Government to lay before Parliament a report setting out the steps it proposes to take in relation to independent child trafficking advocates within nine months of Royal Assent of the Modern Slavery Act. The Government will publish this report by 16 December, whilst Parliament is sitting. The evaluation report will be published by 16 December and set out the number of children referred into the trial and their countries of origin.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3943 HL3944 HL3945 question first answered 02/12/2015 15:41:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

432059

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers there are in the UK per million of population; and what the comparable figures are for (1) France, (2) Germany, and (3) Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers per 100,000 population in England and Wales as part of the annual ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical release. The latest published figures are as at 31 March 2015. These figures can be found in table 4 of the data tables published alongside the release:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/444536/police-workforce-tabs-mar15.ods</p><p>As at 31 March 2015, there were 223 FTE police officers per 100,000 population in England and Wales. This excludes the British Transport Police and Central Service Secondments.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold comparable data for Scotland, Northern Ireland, France, Germany or Italy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/11/2015 12:15:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Police Workforce- Eng - Wales Stats - 31st March 2015.xlsx title Police Workforce Eng & Wales - Stats - 31.03.15
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt