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416943

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
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 pilot scheme in the West Midlands under which landlords were required to conduct checks to establish the right of prospective tenants to rent private dwellings.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has conducted an evaluation of the first phase of the right to rent scheme in the West Midlands which is currently being assessed. The Government has also sought the views of experts in the private rented sector which will be considered together with the findings in deciding the expansion of the scheme. The Government will make a formal announcement in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 14:37:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

416985

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children in Care: Kent
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the increase in the number of asylum-seeking children in the care of Kent County Council, (1) what steps they plan to take to help address demands on social services in the county, and (2) what steps they plan to take to help make up the £5.5 million shortfall incurred by Kent County Council for this purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is very aware of the pressures currently faced by Kent County Council in caring for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. We are working closely with Kent on the operational and financial implications of this. We are also working with Kent and other local authorities to consider possible future arrangements for the management of unaccompanied asylum seeking children. In the meantime, we are providing additional funding to local authorities agreeing to accept such cases from Kent.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 14:36:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

416986

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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, in the light of the Court of Appeal’s ruling in <i>Lord Chancellor v Detention Action</i> [2015] EWCA Civ 840 regarding the Detained Fast Track, what steps they are taking to ensure that immigration officers can process asylum claims quickly and efficiently.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>On 2 July the Minister for Immigration temporarily suspended the operation of the Detained Fast Track policy. The operation of this policy will resume when the Minister is satisfied that revised structures and safeguards are in place . For those who can be detained in line with general detention policy, the Home Office continues to detain and decide asylum claims quickly under Detained Asylum Casework .</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:46:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

416987

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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 whether they plan to seek to amend the Dublin Regulation (European Union Regulation 604/2013) and the Eurodac system.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the way in which we apply the current Dublin and Eurodac Regulations. The right of initiative to propose amendments to the Regulations lies with the European Commission: any proposals are subject to negotiation by Council and the European Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:42:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

416989

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they are making to recognise and meet the genuine need those attempting to enter the United Kingdom at Calais; and what efforts they are making to contribute to finding solutions to the problems arising out of large-scale global migration.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK and French Governments have been working together closely for many months to address the situation in northern France, and are committed to resolving it together.</p><p>The declaration signed by the Home Secretary and the French Interior Minister, on 20 August, cements a comprehensive programme of work between our two countries.</p><p>As part of this, the two Governments agreed that there will be increased observation in the camp in Calais to identify those migrants who are especially vulnerable or potential victims of trafficking. A system for transferring those who are especially vulnerable to places of safety and to offer those people advice and support will also be put in place, within broader arrangements the Republic of France already has.</p><p>The UK is also playing a leading role in pushing for comprehensive, long-term action through the EU and the UN to tackle the causes of illegal immigration and the organised trafficking gangs behind it, as well as increasing support and protection for those who need it in North and East Africa.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:48:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

417018

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what audit procedures are performed across the immigration detention estate to ensure that the requirements of Detention Services Order 13/2012 regarding the transfer of medical records when transferring detainees between detention centres, or removing them under escort, are carried out.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL1938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Operating Standards and contracts for service providers in the immigration detention estate require them to operate a schedule of self audit to include compliance with the Detention Centre Rules 2001, Operating Standards and Detention Service Orders.</p><p>Since 1 September 2014 the preparation and presentation of medical records and discharge summaries to detainees on release or unescorted removal is the responsibility of service providers commissioned by NHS England. NHS England’s national specifications for healthcare commissioned in Immigration Removal Centres requires providers to have in place a programme of annual audit in line with their organisation’s clinical governance framework.</p><p>The first annual audits under the new arrangements have not yet taken place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1939 question first answered 21/09/2015 15:50:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

417019

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what audit procedures, if any, exist under the Detention Centre Rules 2001, or other detention centre rules, to monitor the preparation and presentation of medical records and discharge summaries to detainees on release or unescorted removal; if such procedures exist, what were the results of the audit or audits in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and if such procedures do not exist, whether they plan to take steps to put such procedures in place.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL1939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Operating Standards and contracts for service providers in the immigration detention estate require them to operate a schedule of self audit to include compliance with the Detention Centre Rules 2001, Operating Standards and Detention Service Orders.</p><p>Since 1 September 2014 the preparation and presentation of medical records and discharge summaries to detainees on release or unescorted removal is the responsibility of service providers commissioned by NHS England. NHS England’s national specifications for healthcare commissioned in Immigration Removal Centres requires providers to have in place a programme of annual audit in line with their organisation’s clinical governance framework.</p><p>The first annual audits under the new arrangements have not yet taken place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1938 question first answered 21/09/2015 15:50:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

417021

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the report by Maternity Action and the Refugee Council <i>When maternity doesn’t matter: dispersing pregnant women seeking asylum</i>, they plan to publish revised guidance on procedures for dispersing and accommodating pregnant women seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cumberlege
uin	HL1941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The revised guidance will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:48:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2729 label Biography information for Baroness Cumberlege

417090

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Telephone Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Office has target times by which members of the public can reasonably expect to get through on the telephone and speak to an official; by what percentage extent there has been a change over the past three years in the number of telephone calls from the public seeking information or assistance from the Home Office; and what training in communication skills is provided for the officials in that Department.
tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
uin	HL2010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The largest volumes of calls in the Home Office are handled by HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration. The Home Office does not publish centrally collated figures for call handling.</p><p>HM Passport Office calls are either handled directly through its commercial partner Teleperformance or at one of the in-house call centres in Liverpool and Southport. Both Teleperformance and the in-house call centres aim to answer 80% of calls in 30 seconds.</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration calls are handled either directly at the in-house call centres in Croydon and Sheffield, or through one of two commercial partners, HGS and Sitel. UKVI in-house Contact Centres aim to answer the majority of calls in three minutes.</p><p>All commercial partner and in-house staff undergo an assessed foundation training course; which includes modules around required knowledge, communication, effective questioning and call control.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:48:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

417110

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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 (1) whether the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme will be expanded and (2) why so few vulnerable Syrians have been relocated to date.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL2030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>An expansion to the Syrian Vulnerable Persons' Scheme has been announced. Her Majesty's Government now intends to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>The Scheme is based on need, prioritising those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin: women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. We work closely with the UNHCR to identify cases that they deem to be in need of resettlement and we will continue this work to ensure even greater numbers are identified and provided with refuge in the UK. Individuals admitted under the Scheme to date are in addition to nearly 5,000 Syrian nationals who have been granted asylum in the UK since the crisis there began.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 14:55:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian