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155369

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Parliament Square
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the fence around Parliament Square to be removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The fence around Parliament Square is the responsibility of the Greater London Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:16:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

155382

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	International Organization for Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their annual payment to the International Office for Migration.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>In the 2013/14 financial year (the most recently-completed year), on 25th June 2013, the Home Office paid the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) £189,920.25.</p><p>This was a grant payment, relating to 25% of the agreed budget for the 2011 Gateway programme. The IOM makes all the arrangements on the United Kingdom’s behalf for pre-arrival costs for the Gateway programme, and we reimburse them in line with the grant agreement. This represented the final payment for that period, which was due to the IOM, and was paid after their cost reports had been audited.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:25:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

147374

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	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions must obtain before a person’s passport can be confiscated or revoked.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The criteria for the issue, withdrawal or refusal of a British passport are set out under the Royal Prerogative, which is put before Parliament from time to time (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-issuing-withdrawal-or-refusal-of-passports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-issuing-withdrawal-or-refusal-of-passports</a>). A passport may be confiscated or revoked if a person did not or no longer meets those criteria or if the passport is being used or suspected of being used for purposes which may be unlawful.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:24:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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

143460

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rights of Accused
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to investigate allegations that the security services or other government agencies have accessed client-lawyer communications, in breach of legal privilege.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>There are strict additional safeguards which apply when there is a possibility that interception or intrusive surveillance may obtain legally privileged material. These are set out in the Interception of Communications, Property Interference and Covert Surveillance codes of practice.</p><p>Agencies are already required to notify the Interception of Communications Commissioner or Surveillance Commissioner (for intrusive surveillance) in cases where legally privileged material has been or is likely to be obtained and they must make all material available for inspection by the Commissioners.</p><p>The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is able to consider cases where an individual believes that they have been subject to unlawful interception or use of surveillance powers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:20:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

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

142597

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	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom passports have been removed during the last 12 months from British citizens thought to be involved in the support of ISIL and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Noon
uin	HL2703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Persons may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of passport facilities is contrary to the public interest. Public interest grounds include seeking to harm the UK or its allies by travelling on a British passport to, for example, engage in terrorism-related activity.</p><p>From November 2013 to 11 November 2014, the Royal Prerogative power to withdraw or refuse a British Passport has been exercised 21 times on public interest grounds against British citizens thought to be involved in the support of ISIL and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:25:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon

142621

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 how many applications for visas, broken down by month, were received from citizens of Malawi in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014 to date; and how many of those applications were rejected.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p>Number of Malawian visa applications from January 2013 to June 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2,931</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>415</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The statistics provided are the latest available. Source: Home Office Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:14:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

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

142625

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 level of wealth or assets a citizen of Malawi has to have in order to be granted a visa to visit the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The applicant must satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) 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 is no requirement to have specific levels of wealth or assets in order to be granted a visa. The ECO is required to make an overall assessment of the application which takes into consideration the personal circumstances of the applicant, and the ability of any sponsor to support them whilst in the UK. Affluence is not a specific consideration. Amongst other considerations, the ECO assess the overall genuineness of the applicant, whether they are likely to leave the UK at the end of their visit, whether they are able to be maintained and accommodated without recourse to working or taking public funds. 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 financial requirements. These are set out in the immigration rules, which are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:19:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale