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79653

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date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many child victims of human trafficking were interviewed in 2013 by competent authority staff, as opposed to specialist interviewers.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL1545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>&quot;There were 450 potential victims of trafficking who were minors at the time of exploitation referred into the National Referral Mechanism in 2013. These referrals were considered by UK Visas and Immigration and the UK Human Trafficking Centre.<br><br>The UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) do not conduct interviews with potential victims of trafficking. Interviews may take place with other agencies, for example the Police or Social Services, however UKHTC does not keep a record of who conducts the interviews, or when the interviews take place.<br><br>UK Visas and Immigration do conduct interviews where appropriate. Information on the training received by the staff involved in interviewing is not collated centrally and establishing this would incur disproportionate cost. However, all UKVI staff undertaking interviews with children must have undertaken specialist training. In addition, staff may also have received Competent Authority training which includes a two day specialist training course. All reasonable grounds and conclusive ground decisions are taken by trained Competent Authority staff.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:17:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

79665

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether anyone associated with the Liberation and Justice Movement of Sudan has been barred from entering the United Kingdom; and, if so, who and why.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL1557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases. This is because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information. The Liberation and Justice Movement of Sudan has not been proscribed by the UK. Individuals associated with the Liberation and Justice Movement would not necessarily be denied entry based solely on their association with it.</p><p /> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:35:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

79699

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to resettling in the United Kingdom a proportion of those displaced from ISIS-controlled areas of Iraq.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no current plans to resettle those displaced from ISIS-controlled areas of Iraq. However, we are proud of the UK’s record of offering protection to those genuinely in need, and the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:52:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

79703

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance is given to the Counter Terrorism Unit concerning its involvement in the reception and integration of Syrian refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The safety and security of the UK are our priority. An essential part of delivering this is knowing who is coming to the UK and carrying out all necessary checks in advance of their arrival. We therefore ensure that the necessary checks are undertaken before those accepted on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme arrive in the UK. We have also been working with local partners, including local authorities, the police and healthcare sector, to ensure the safeguarding of individuals on the scheme when they arrive in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:44:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

79704

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a terrorist.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out in section one of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Any decision by the Secretary of State to proscribe an organisation under Section three of the Terrorism Act 2000 must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Act, and it must be proportionate. Such decisions are subject to approval by Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1597 question first answered 22/09/2014 12:09:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

79705

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a terrorist group.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out in section one of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Any decision by the Secretary of State to proscribe an organisation under Section three of the Terrorism Act 2000 must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Act, and it must be proportionate. Such decisions are subject to approval by Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1596 question first answered 22/09/2014 12:09:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

79714

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Syrian Refugees have arrived in the United Kingdom under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL1606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived in March, and by the end of June 50 Syrians had been relocated to the UK. Groups of Syrians are now being brought to the UK on a regular basis under the scheme. We will be publishing the number of people arriving under the VPR scheme each quarter as part of the Home Office’s official migration statistics.</p><p>The VPR scheme is a bespoke programme designed to help particularly vulnerable refugees displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We have no plans to extend the scheme to include Iraqi refugees fleeing religious persecution. However, the Government has already brought a number of Iraqis into the UK under the Gateway Programme where they have been in a protracted refugee situation for five years or more, and who amongst other things are escaping religious persecution.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1607 question first answered 22/09/2014 11:48:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

79715

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will extend the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to include Iraqi Refugees fleeing religious persecution.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL1607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived in March, and by the end of June 50 Syrians had been relocated to the UK. Groups of Syrians are now being brought to the UK on a regular basis under the scheme. We will be publishing the number of people arriving under the VPR scheme each quarter as part of the Home Office’s official migration statistics.</p><p>The VPR scheme is a bespoke programme designed to help particularly vulnerable refugees displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We have no plans to extend the scheme to include Iraqi refugees fleeing religious persecution. However, the Government has already brought a number of Iraqis into the UK under the Gateway Programme where they have been in a protracted refugee situation for five years or more, and who amongst other things are escaping religious persecution.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1606 question first answered 22/09/2014 11:48:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge