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47819

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children they estimate will be affected by the provisions contained in Clause 18 of the Immigration Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clause 18 (which is now Clause 19) of the Immigration Bill will be relevant to all immigration and deportation decisions engaging the right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, including where a child is the applicant or is a family member of the applicant or of the person facing deportation. Careful regard has been had to the best interests of children in the UK in framing the Clause, in line with the children's duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, but we have made no broader assessment of the number of children who will be affected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

47820

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the number of children likely to be separated from their parents as a result of the provisions of the Immigration Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our starting-point is that it is generally in the best interests of the child to remain with their parents, including where the parents are removed from the UK. We have therefore made no assessment of the number of children who might be separated from their parents as a result of the provisions of the Immigration Bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

47821

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the impact of the Immigration Bill on children, as set out in the Cabinet Office guidelines.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to considering the impact of all new policies and legislation, including where they might have an impact on children. Careful regard has been had to the best interests of children in the UK in framing the provisions of the Immigration Bill. We are satisfied that the Bill is compatible with our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and with the children's duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. The Home Office has published an Impact Assessment of the Immigration Bill and a European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum, so has no plans to conduct any additional child impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

47855

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for completion of disclosure and barring service checks in the (1) standard, (2) enhanced, and (3) enhanced with list checks, categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL6797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the financial year 2013-14 the average turnaround times were as follows :-<br><br>All Enhanced Disclosures: 11.9 Days (3,715,222 Disclosures)<br>All Standard Disclosures: 4.8 Days (233,511 Disclosures)<br><br>Enhanced disclosures are broken into :- <br><br>Enhanced Disclosures with List Checks: 12 Days (3,554,721 Disclosures) <br>Enhanced Disclosures with NO List Checks: 10.9 Days (160,501 Disclosures)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

47856

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the timetable for the negotiations on the United Kingdom's opt-in to the European Arrest Warrant and other European Union Justice and Home Affairs measures; whether they agree with the statement made by the Presidency of the European Union in note 7519/14 that they will need to finalise their position by June 2014 so that national internal procedures can take place before the summer recess; and if so, whether those procedures will include a debate in the House of Lords on the final text of the instruments.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL6798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As my Rt. Hon. Friend the Home Secretary stated to Parliament on 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 27, ‘Detailed and constructive discussions are taking place with the European Commission and other member states. The Government is keen to avoid the possibility of an operational gap that will ensue if we have not settled the matter before 1 December when the UK's opt-out takes full effect.</p><p>Our aim is therefore to reach an &quot;in principle&quot; deal well ahead of that date.' As I stated to the House on 23 January 2014, Official Report, column 846, the Government remains committed ‘to holding another vote on the final package of measures that we will apply to rejoin.' We remain of the view that Parliament should be given the opportunity to scrutinise this matter fully.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

47872

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the judgment issued on 9 April by Mr Justice Popplewell in Refugee Action v Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether they have any plans to establish an inquiry into the way asylum support rates are calculated.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to review asylum support rates. That review will take account of the judgment and other information. The review will be completed by 9 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

47999

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between the expiry of a visa and (a) the person voluntarily leaving the country and (b) the forcible removal of the visa holder.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	196067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48000

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visit visa applications to the UK were made between June 2013 and December 2013; and how many such applications were (a) granted, (b) refused, (c) withdrawn, (d) lapsed and (e) given the right to appeal.
tabling member constituency	Derby South
tabling member printed	Margaret Beckett
uin	196070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From the 1st of June until the 31st of December 2013 there were 149,995 <br>applications for family visit visas. Of those applications:<br><br>• 111,990 were issued<br>• 37,370 were refused<br>• 65 were lapsed<br>• 330 were withdrawn<br>• 4,570 were given the right to appeal<br><br>These figures are based upon management information, and have been rounded to <br>the nearest 5. Until the 24th June 2013, any family visit visa that was refused <br>was given a right of appeal against that decision. The numbers above reflect <br>this change to appeal rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	328 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Beckett

48001

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to decide in which countries to have UK consular and visa offices.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions regarding the location of our visa application centres, and the <br>places in which the applications are decided, are based on a number of <br>different factors, including geography, security issues, distribution of <br>demand, political and economic impacts, as well as the financial cost. The <br>Home Office uses commercial partners to help run its network of visa <br>application centres, which are the customer-facing end of the service. Under <br>new contracts which came into effect on 1 April, we will have 340 visa <br>application points in 142 countries around the world. Applications submitted at visa <br>application centres are then sent to one of our 32 decision-making hubs for <br>consideration. <br><br>On the Consular side, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supports <br>British nationals through the Diplomatic network of 220 Posts around the world, in 170 <br>countries. They also have a network of 230 Honorary Consuls who provide <br>support in places where the UK is not otherwise represented. Having consular <br>partners present in countries where the UK is not represented ensures British <br>nationals have immediate access to assistance. There are only three countries <br>in the world where there is no in country consular representation by the UK or <br>any of our main consular partners (EU, Australia, Canada, US or New Zealand).</p><p> </p><p>These are Palau, Sao Tome &amp; Principe and Tuvalu. In these cases, UK Travel <br>Advice instructs British nationals to seek assistance when needed through the <br>nearest country with British diplomatic representation: Philippines, Angola and <br>Fiji respectively. The FCO currently advise against all travel to Syria and <br>warn British nationals who travel there that the FCO will not be able to <br>provide them with any assistance. The FCO also advise against all but <br>essential travel to Iran and advise British nationals to seek assistance from <br>any EU Member State present in the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48002

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Lesotho applied for UK visas in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The available information is given in the table below:<br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Entry clearance visa applications: Lesotho nationals</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>144</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>178</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>90</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>79</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>268</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>360</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>331</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>246</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>279</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><strong>Source: </strong>table be_03, Before Entry Volume 2 tables, Immigration Statistics October-December 2013</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>The latest Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visa <br>applications (by nationality) are published in the quarterly Immigration <br>Statistics release, which is available from the Library of the House and on the <br>Department's website at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-relea<br>se</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas