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455947

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many seized dogs are being held by police services across the UK, and how many of those have been held for over one year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL6527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/03/2016 14:56:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

455954

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of Detective Superintendent McDonald's description of child abuse allegations against Sir Edward Heath, Lord Bramall and Lord Brittan as "credible and true", and whether they have made representations to the Metropolitan Police Service that an apology should be issued regarding that statement.
tabling member printed	Lord Renwick of Clifton
uin	HL6534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that allegations of child abuse should be thoroughly and properly investigated. However decisions about arrest and charge are an operational matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service and it would be inappropriate for the Home Office to comment further.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:54:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3230 label Biography information for Lord Renwick of Clifton

455955

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
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 qualifications are required for Immigration Officers who decide the success or failure of asylum applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not employ Immigration Officers to assess asylum claims. Staff employed to make asylum decisions are either Executive Officers or Higher Executive Officers with a minimum educational requirement of 2 GCE A Level passes A-C and 5 GCSE passes including Mathematics and English.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455956

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many initial asylum application decisions have been overturned on appeal in the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Figures on asylum appeal determinations are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The following table gives annual figures for asylum appeals that were allowed, from 2011 to 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Asylum appeals allowed, from 2011 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Appeals Allowed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,779</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,208</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,078</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,758</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,234</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Source: Table as_14, volume 4 of Asylum data tables, <em>Immigration Statistics</em> October to December 2015, Home Office</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455957

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum applications by those aged 18 to 25 have been overturned on appeal in the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The table provided gives annual figures for the number of appeals allowed from applicants aged between 18 and 25 at the time of applying for asylum. This is a subset of published data.</p><p><strong>Asylum appeals allowed, for applicants aged 18 to 25 at the time of asylum application, 2011 to 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals allowed, age 18 to 25 (1)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>949</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Home Office, subset of published appeals allowed figures in table as_14, volume 4 of the Asylum data tables, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015</p><p>(1) Age relates to the age at initial asylum application</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:27:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455959

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
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 proportion of the 20,000 refugees promised to be accepted in the UK will have arrived by May.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with local authorities, international delivery partners and the voluntary sector, putting in place the plans and structures to deliver this and ensuring the system is scaled up in a way that protects the interests of all concerned. The number resettled in a particular period will depend on a range of factors. This includes the number of referrals we have received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the number of confirmed places we have received from local authorities that are suitable for the specific needs of those who have been accepted for resettlement. Progress on resettlement will be indicated in quarterly immigration statistics - the last set were published in February 2016 and showed 1,085 people resettled between October and December 2015.</p><p>The Government remains on track to resettle 20,000 refugees by the end of the Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6540 question first answered 07/03/2016 17:49:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455960

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
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 timetable is proposed to ensure that their promise to welcome 20,000 refugees by 2020 is fulfilled.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with local authorities, international delivery partners and the voluntary sector, putting in place the plans and structures to deliver this and ensuring the system is scaled up in a way that protects the interests of all concerned. The number resettled in a particular period will depend on a range of factors. This includes the number of referrals we have received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the number of confirmed places we have received from local authorities that are suitable for the specific needs of those who have been accepted for resettlement. Progress on resettlement will be indicated in quarterly immigration statistics - the last set were published in February 2016 and showed 1,085 people resettled between October and December 2015.</p><p>The Government remains on track to resettle 20,000 refugees by the end of the Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6539 question first answered 07/03/2016 17:49:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

455969

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they have held, if any, about the rates of pay of interpreters contracted to work for the Home Office Interpreter Operations Unit, and what the outcome of those consultations has been.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL6549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>In November 2015 the Interpreter Operations Unit wrote to all interpreters registered to work on behalf of the Home Office informing them of plans to change their rates of pay from January 2016. Some discussions were held with interpreter representatives in December 2015. All proposed changes are currently on hold pending a further internal review of existing pay and conditions. This review will take place in 2016/17.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2016 16:34:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

455970

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by the Home Office in January, whether a fundamental review of interpreter services has been commissioned, and if so, what are its terms of reference and timetable.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL6550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>An internal review of interpretation service provision is planned to commence during 2016/17. No specific actions have taken place thus far.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2016 16:34:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

455794

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Free Movement of People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether EU citizens can enter the UK for the purposes of seeking employment.
tabling member printed	Lord Hamilton of Epsom
uin	HL6484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>All European Union citizens may enter the UK on production of a valid passport or identity card and have an initial right to reside for three months. Those who wish to stay longer can do so as a jobseeker for a further three months, providing they have a genuine prospect of work. After that period, they must be exercising a Treaty right as a worker, a student, or a self-employed or self-sufficient person, or be liable for removal.</p><p>The new EU settlement negotiated by the Prime Minster also confirms that we do not have to pay Universal Credit to EU nationals who come to the UK as jobseekers.</p><p>In line with the transitional controls imposed through the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations, Croatian nationals, who are subject to worker authorisation, have no right to reside in the UK as jobseekers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:52:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	100 label Biography information for Lord Hamilton of Epsom