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147405

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Training
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 30 October (HL2330), how many police officers in England and Wales will be expected to undertake personal safety training; and how many operational police officers will not be undertaking personal safety training.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Data regarding police officers undertaking, or not undertaking personal safety training is held by individual police forces and is not collated by the Home Office or the College of Policing. National guidance, set by the Association of Chief Police Officers requires all police personnel to undertake personal safety training relevant to their role requirements and to refresh this on an annual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 11:59:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

142594

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current estimate of the number of British-born jihadists who have gone to fight in support of extremist groups in Syria and Iraq; and how that figure compares with estimates by other western governments of numbers of their citizens who have gone to fight.
tabling member printed	Lord Noon
uin	HL2701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We believe that approximately 500 individuals from the UK have now travelled to the region since the start of the conflict. It is estimated half of these have returned. Not all of these individuals will have been involved in fighting.Recent comparable estimates of travellers/fighters for selected countries where some data has been reported publically are as follows:<br><br><br>o France: over 700<br><br>o Germany: 400<br><br>o Belgium: 300<br><br>o Netherlands: 130<br><br>o Austria: 140<br><br>o Denmark: over 100<br><br>o USA: just over 100<br><br>o Canada: Roughly 100<br><br>o Sweden: 80<br><br>o Spain: 60<br><br>o Australia: at least 60.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:26:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon

142623

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they require a citizen of Malawi to provide in order to be granted a visa to visit the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The applicant must satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that they meet the requirements of the immigration rules. The immigration rules apply to all non-EU nationals. For most visit visa categories, there are no requirements to provide specific evidence. In Points Based System categories (covering work and study categories) and Family Migration routes (covering applications to join family in the UK), there are specified evidential requirements. These are set out in the immigration rules, which are published at <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules.v</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:23:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

142626

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main reasons why applications for visas from citizens of Malawi are rejected, broken down by category; and what proportion of the total number of such visas rejected each of those reasons represents.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record data on its systems which would provide an answer to this question.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:24:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

114495

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to granting leave to remain in the United Kingdom to asylum applicants from Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes its international responsibilities very seriously and will always grant protection to those in genuine need. All asylum applications, including those from citizens of Iraq and Syria, are considered on a case-by-case basis. This is done in accordance with our international obligations and against the background of the latest available country of origin information drawn from a wide range of well-recognised sources.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:25:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114503

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how official police use of international mobile subscriber identity catchers is authorised.
tabling member printed	Lord Strasburger
uin	HL2681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Investigative activity involving interference with property or wireless telegraphy is regulated by the Police Act 1997 which sets out the high level of authorisation required before the police can undertake such activity. Use of these powers is overseen by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/11/2014 17:02:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4204 label Biography information for Lord Strasburger

114510

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they monitor the broadcasting of incitement to violent jihad on non-English-language broadcasts in the United Kingdom; and whether they have any plans to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government works with the independent regulator Ofcom which is responsible for regulating broadcasting services. Ofcom monitors broadcasts to detect breaches of the Broadcasting Code and a broadcast which contained incitement to violent jihad would breach this code.</p><p>Ofcom has fined broadcasters in the past for inciting violent action and has a foreign language translation resource which enables it to monitor foreign language channels.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/11/2014 16:55:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

114514

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
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 number of citizens who have suffered threats or violence as a result of converting from Islam to another belief system.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>No formal assessment of the number of citizens who have suffered threats or violence as a result of converting from Islam to another belief system has been made.</p><p>However the UK Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. We deplore all religious and racially motivated attacks and so-called honour-based violence. We are encouraging anyone who is a victim of a hate crime, or subject to race-related abuse or attack, to report the incident to the police, so the offenders can be dealt with appropriately.</p><p><br>The May 2014 progress report into hate crime provides both an overview of Government achievements, and case study examples, demonstrating how work to tackle hate crime is being carried out locally. In addition, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary will be carrying out an inspection into the police response to honour-based violence in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:15:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

105747

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to extend the powers of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority under the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 in order to regulate gangmasters in sectors such as hand car washes.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
uin	HL2564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to extend the licensing remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to additional sectors such as hand car washes. Licensing can be an appropriate response to particular problems in particular sectors, but that does not mean it is appropriate in all cases. However the Government will keep the Gangmasters Licensing Authority’s remit under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:27:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3655 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

105758

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 provides sufficient authority to prosecute British citizens who join with states or other entities making war in support of the enemies of the United Kingdom; and, if not, whether they intend to amend the Act or to introduce new legislation based upon it in order to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Temple-Morris
uin	HL2574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 remains in force and there are no current plans to amend it.</p><p>The UK has a range of terrorism and criminal law offences to tackle British citizens who travel overseas to participate in armed conflict abroad. Where there is evidence that these individuals are engaging in activities there which may harm the UK, we can already seek prosecution on their return to the UK.</p><p>The Prime Minister recently announced a package of wide-ranging measures which will further strengthen our capability to deal with the increased threat from foreign fighters and British-born jihadists who seek to harm the UK. In addition, the Government is already legislating in the Serious Crime Bill to extend our territorial jurisdiction over two offences in the Terrorism Act 2006 which will enable the prosecution of those who travel overseas to prepare and train for terrorism.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/11/2014 16:53:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	267 label Biography information for Lord Temple-Morris