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1179823

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date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications have been received for British National (Overseas) passports in each of the last three years, broken down by month.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The figures provided for 2019 can only be reported up to the end of June 2019 as these figures are reported within the Home Office transparency figures and cannot be published separately at this time<strong><em>.</em></strong><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>BN (O) applications received in 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>1,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>1,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>1,677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>1,642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>1,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>1,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>1,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>1,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>1,911</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>BN (O) applications received in 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>1,734</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>1,573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>1,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>1,558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>1,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>1,906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>1,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>1,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>1,871</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>1,526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>1,413</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>BN (O) applications received in 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>2,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>1,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>2,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>2,957</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>3,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>5,532</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/03/2020 16:36:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1179846

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Madeleine McCann
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 August 2019 (HL17509), whether any funding has been made available to the Metropolitan Police to continue Operation Grange beyond March 2020; and if so, for (1) how long, and (2) what reasons.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has received details of the Metropolitan Police’s anticipated spending for Operation Grange in 2020/21. Requests for funding will be considered in due course, in line with our standard Special Grant process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2020 16:08:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1179873

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional staff they will require to administer the points-based immigration system; and where will any such staff be located.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Resourcing requirements for the points-based immigration system are being considered as part of the usual operational planning and budget process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/03/2020 14:22:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1179874

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of English will be required of a person applying for a visa under the points-based immigration system; what existing qualifications will be accepted, if any; and what procedures they will use to assess proficiency in the English language.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We require individuals coming under existing immigration routes to demonstrate an appropriate level of English. Currently, for skilled workers, this is currently set at intermediate (B1) level. Applicants can meet this requirement if they:</p><ul><li>pass a Secure English Language Test at an approved test centre;</li><li>are a medical professional who has passed an English Language assessment for their professional registration in the UK;</li><li>hold a degree qualification which was taught in English;</li><li>are a national of a majority English-speaking country; or</li><li>have shown that they meet the requirement in a previous immigration application.</li></ul>Having a suitable English language requirement is crucial to ensuring people coming to live, work and study in the UK are able to integrate into society. Future requirements will broadly reflect current arrangements. answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/03/2020 14:23:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1179876

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether proficiency in (1) Welsh, (2) Scottish Gaelic, and (3) Irish, will qualify for points under the new points-based immigration system.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to award points for these languages under the new points-based immigration system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/03/2020 14:23:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1179907

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to designate care work as a skilled occupation under the new immigration system.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The classification of the skill level of jobs is based upon advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).</p><p>The MAC has been clear that immigration is not the solution to addressing staffing levels in the social care sector.</p><p>The Government is working alongside employers to ensure the workforce has the right number of people to meet increasing demands and have recently launched a national recruitment campaign for social care.</p><p>Senior care workers who meet the criteria will be able to come to the UK through the points-based system.</p><p>We are also providing councils with access to an additional £1.5 billion for adults and children’s social care in 2020-21.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2020 16:44:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1179925

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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 how many refugees were resettled in the UK from (1) Jordan, (2) Lebanon, (3) Iraq, and (4) Turkey, in 2019, broken down by country of origin.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL1772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Migration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. These can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a>. The next statistics, which contain resettlement arrivals by nationality for the year ending December 2019, is planned for publication on 27 February. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlements by host country.</p><p>The Home Office undertakes remote video interviews with refugees referred for resettlement under the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Schemes. These interviews are principally designed to gain a deeper understanding of any UK family links and gather information to assist with the process of matching refugees to suitable offers of accommodation, and do not form part of the case consideration process. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlement case acceptance or rejection by host country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1773 question first answered 09/03/2020 17:44:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1179926

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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 how many resettlement interviews conducted in (1) Jordan, (2) Lebanon, (3) Iraq, and (4) Turkey, in 2019 resulted in (a) acceptance, or (b) rejection, of the case for resettlement in the UK, broken down by the country of origin of those interviewed.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL1773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Migration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. These can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a>. The next statistics, which contain resettlement arrivals by nationality for the year ending December 2019, is planned for publication on 27 February. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlements by host country.</p><p>The Home Office undertakes remote video interviews with refugees referred for resettlement under the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Schemes. These interviews are principally designed to gain a deeper understanding of any UK family links and gather information to assist with the process of matching refugees to suitable offers of accommodation, and do not form part of the case consideration process. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlement case acceptance or rejection by host country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1772 question first answered 09/03/2020 17:44:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1179932

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the provisions relating to Northern Ireland contained in the Domestic Abuse Bill, considered by the House of Commons in 2019, will be included in the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill; and what assessment they have made of the inclusion of such provisions on the UK’s ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Penn
uin	HL1777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>In a written ministerial statement on 10 February 2020, the Northern Ireland First Minister and Deputy First Minister announced that a Domestic Abuse Bill was one of the Bills that the Minister of Justice intended to introduce during the 2019-20 Assembly session (the statement is available at: <a href="http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/official-reports/written-ministerial-statements/2019-2020/bv125_wms_teo_100220.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/official-reports/written-ministerial-statements/2019-2020/bv125_wms_teo_100220.pdf</a>).</p><p>The Northern Ireland Bill will include the new domestic abuse offence criminalising controlling or coercive behavior which was previously in Part 2 of the Domestic Abuse Bill introduced in the UK Parliament in July 2019. The offence is required to ensure that the law in Northern Ireland satisfies the requirements of Article 33 (psychological violence) of the Istanbul Convention. As domestic abuse legislation is a devolved matter, it is preferable for legislation relating to such matters to be delivered through the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p><p>The Domestic Abuse Bill as re-introduced in the UK Parliament will continue to include Northern Ireland provisions extending the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the criminal courts to certain violent and sexual offences (required to satisfy the requirements of Article 44 (jurisdiction) of the Istanbul Convention). We are in discussion with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice about the timetable for the Assembly Bill, with reference to the UK’s progress towards ratification of the Istanbul Convention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2020 16:32:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name bv125_wms_teo_100220.pdf title WMS - NI Assembly bv125
tabling member	4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn

1179938

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Visitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that non-UK participants in sporting and cultural events will be able to enter the country after December 2020 in order to take part in such events.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK attracts world class artists, entertainers, musicians and sports people and that’s not going to change in the future system.</p><p>The current immigration rules contain a wide range of provisions to cater for artists, entertainers, musicians and sportspeople and this will continue to be the case in future.</p><p>Citizens of the Republic of Ireland will continue to enjoy the ability to live, work and perform in the UK as they have always been able to.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2020 16:49:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno