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1461128

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date	10/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for refugee status visas they have received from citizens of Ukraine; how many of these have been granted; and how many applicants have arrived in the UK so far.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Statistical information regarding the number of Ukrainian nationals applying for UK visas is regularly released by UKVI. Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme which were launched in response to Russia’s invasion of can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage, or below.</p>Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 128,100<p>Data is as of 17 May 2022 and comprised of:</p><ul><li>Ukraine Family Scheme: 43,700</li><li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 84,400</li></ul>Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 107,400<p>Data is as of 17 May 2022 and comprised of:</p><ul><li>Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 38,700</li><li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 68,700</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/05/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1440002

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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 representations they have received from the (1) Welsh Government, and (2) Scottish Government, regarding the wishes of those administrations to welcome refugees into their countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>This question can be best answered by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and should therefore be directed to that Department.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to promote and deliver the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. We have received a number of representations from them as part of this engagement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2022 16:05:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1438589

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from Ukraine have been admitted into the UK since 1 February; and how many of these made it known that they had family in the UK when they made their application for refugee status.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of applications currently being processed under the newly launched Ukraine Family Scheme (UFS) can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</p><p>Statistical information regarding number of Ukrainian nationals applying for UK visas prior to the launch of the UFS is regularly released by UKVI. The latest published statistics can be found here: Immigration statistics, year ending December 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Providing the complete information requested would exceed the word limit for responses to written parliamentary questions. However, the information requested is available through the links provided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6711 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:41:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1438591

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from Ukraine have applied to enter the UK since Russia's invasion of that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of applications currently being processed under the newly launched Ukraine Family Scheme (UFS) can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</p><p>Statistical information regarding number of Ukrainian nationals applying for UK visas prior to the launch of the UFS is regularly released by UKVI. The latest published statistics can be found here: Immigration statistics, year ending December 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Providing the complete information requested would exceed the word limit for responses to written parliamentary questions. However, the information requested is available through the links provided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6710 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:41:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1438592

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of France regarding refugees from Ukraine who wish to enter the UK but have been prevented from moving from Calais to the UK by immigration officials.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government maintains regular contact with the Government of France at ministerial and official level. The Home Secretary is in regular contact with the French Interior Minister Darmanin she spoke to him recently to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the support the UK is offering to those fleeing the conflict. We have established a temporary Visa Application Centre in northern France, to support vulnerable people who arrive in Calais without a visa. These people will be referred by Border Force to this new site for support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/03/2022 11:38:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1438594

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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 have had with the (1) Welsh Government, and (2) Scottish Government, regarding the wishes of those administrations to welcome refugees into their countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to promote and deliver the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.</p><p>Ministers and officials have been in direct contact with both the Scottish and Welsh Governments on this issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2022 16:02:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1191486

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance the Home Office has given to immigration control officials at airports, regarding the need to identify any persons entering the United Kingdom from overseas, as to whether they are infected by coronavirus.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL3666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>Schedule 21 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 confers a power on immigration officers to direct or remove a person who they reasonably suspect may be infectious with coronavirus to a suitable place for screening and assessment by a public health officer. These powers may be exercised following prior consultation with a public health officer, where practicable, and with regard to the relevant guidance.</p><p>We are currently working with the relevant public health authorities to develop guidance for the use of these powers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/05/2020 16:18:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1132206

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the adequacy of financial resources available to police forces in England and Wales to enable those forces to fulfil their responsibilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL16367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that demands on police are changing and becoming more complex. Police funding increased by over £1bn this year, in-cluding council tax, the biggest increase since 2010, enabling the police to recruit more police officers and staff, tackle serious and organised crime and continue to protect the public from terrorism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/06/2019 15:48:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1132207

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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 whether they intend to seek evidence from each police force in England and Wales about any changes those forces may have made to operating decisions on their method of first response to complaints of (1) domestic burglary, (2) theft from the person, and (3) criminal damage.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL16368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>How police forces respond to particular crimes is an operational decision for the police. We have put policing back in the hands of the public through directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners and given Chief Constables greater operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities. Funding for the police will increase by over £1 billion in 2019/20, including council tax, extra funding for pensions costs, and a £100 million serious violence fund.</p><p>In April, the Minister for Policing and the Fire Service chaired the first meeting of a new Burglary Taskforce which brings together the police, industry, charities and others to look at what more can be done to tackle this crime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL16369 question first answered 27/06/2019 15:47:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1132208

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Burglary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether police forces in England or Wales first respond by (1) text, (2) email, (3) phone-call, or (4) home visit, following any assessment of a complaint of burglary.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL16369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>How police forces respond to particular crimes is an operational decision for the police. We have put policing back in the hands of the public through directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners and given Chief Constables greater operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities. Funding for the police will increase by over £1 billion in 2019/20, including council tax, extra funding for pensions costs, and a £100 million serious violence fund.</p><p>In April, the Minister for Policing and the Fire Service chaired the first meeting of a new Burglary Taskforce which brings together the police, industry, charities and others to look at what more can be done to tackle this crime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL16368 question first answered 27/06/2019 15:47:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley