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434091

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
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 2 December (HL3987), for each of the last five years and this year so far, (1) how many children who are dependants of British citizens and persons who are living legally in the UK have made asylum claims to the French authorities; (2) how many of those have been accepted; and (3) of those, how many have subsequently been reunited with their parents or other responsible family members in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not hold statistical information of the number of asylum applications made in France by dependent children of British citizens or persons living legally in the UK or how many of these applications have been accepted by the French. Statistics for transfers of asylum applicants from France to the UK on the basis of family ties are not routinely recorded.</p><p>We will consider any request made to us by the French asylum authorities to take responsibility for an asylum applicant in France because they have close family in the UK in accordance with the terms of the Dublin Regulation concerning the principle of family unity and the best interests of the child. This is subject to an applicant first claiming asylum in France. If they do not wish to claim asylum, individual migrants in France as in any other country, are entitled to apply under the Family Reunion provisions to join relatives in the UK by making the appropriate application.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4211 question first answered 09/12/2015 16:18:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

434092

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
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 2 December (HL3987), what is the procedure for children who are dependants of British citizens and persons who are living legally in the UK, and who have had asylum claims accepted by the French authorities, to apply for entry to the UK in order to be reunited with their families.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not hold statistical information of the number of asylum applications made in France by dependent children of British citizens or persons living legally in the UK or how many of these applications have been accepted by the French. Statistics for transfers of asylum applicants from France to the UK on the basis of family ties are not routinely recorded.</p><p>We will consider any request made to us by the French asylum authorities to take responsibility for an asylum applicant in France because they have close family in the UK in accordance with the terms of the Dublin Regulation concerning the principle of family unity and the best interests of the child. This is subject to an applicant first claiming asylum in France. If they do not wish to claim asylum, individual migrants in France as in any other country, are entitled to apply under the Family Reunion provisions to join relatives in the UK by making the appropriate application.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4210 question first answered 09/12/2015 16:18:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

434099

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Repatriation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to provide financial and other travel assistance to failed asylum seekers to enable them to return home; and what assessment they have made of whether those arrangements are being used in Northern Ireland, and to what degree.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office offers assistance to failed asylum seekers who wish to return to their country of origin, including help with flights, travel documentation and financial assistance where necessary. Voluntary departures are designed to achieve a dignified return for those individuals with the most complex needs who wish to arrange their own return from the UK. This assistance is available throughout the UK including Northern Ireland and we do not target particular areas or groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/12/2015 16:20:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

434101

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
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 each of the last five years, how many asylum applications have been made by people who entered the UK on a student visa; what are the top 10 countries of nationality of those people; and what assessment they have made of those figures.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Over the last five years there have been 17,387 cases of individuals who have entered on a student visa and subsequently also went on to claim asylum. Details by year and those of the top ten nationalities are listed below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTALS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Claims</strong></p></td><td><p>1,901</p></td><td><p>4,350</p></td><td><p>4,695</p></td><td><p>3,743</p></td><td><p>2,698</p></td><td><p>17,387</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>TOP 10 Nationalities</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pakistan</strong></p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>1,313</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>5,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sri Lanka</strong></p></td><td><p>744</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td><td><p>1,171</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>4,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Iran</strong></p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>1150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bangladesh</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>1,071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Syria</strong></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>China</strong></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nigeria</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Libya</strong></p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Burma (Myanmar)</strong></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Other</strong></p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>2,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTALS</strong></p></td><td><p>1,901</p></td><td><p>4,350</p></td><td><p>4,695</p></td><td><p>3,743</p></td><td><p>2,698</p></td><td><p>17,387</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Home Office constantly analyses patterns of migration to identify trends and possible abuses of the immigration system. In October of 2014 we began a pilot to target abuse of the visa immigration system in cases where people claimed asylum within one year of obtaining a visa for the UK. This encompasses all visa types and not just student visas. Evaluation of this pilot ahead of any decision for further roll out is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/12/2015 16:23:10 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

434102

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish from the migrant sponsorship management system the number of Tier 2 and 5 visas granted annually to each sponsor employer, and the number of Tier 4 visas issued annually to each educational establishment.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/12/2015 16:33:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

434103

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Peers and MPs who are based in Northern Ireland were invited by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, to her briefing on the Northern Ireland political agreement prior to her statement in the House of Commons on 19 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL4222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>There was no briefing for Peers or MP’s prior to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 19 November.</p><p>An invitation to the briefing on the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill held on Monday 23 November was circulated electronically to all Peers via the Usual Channels.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 09/12/2015 12:42:29 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

433646

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Viridor Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the grant from Viridor Credits to All Saints Church in Kingston was audited by ENTRUST, and what assessment they have made of environmental objectives that grant fulfils.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund is a tax credit scheme. It allows landfill operators to gain a tax credit against 90% of the voluntary donations they make to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><br /><p>The prescribed objectives include:</p><ul><li>the restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship; and</li><li>the maintenance or improvement of a public amenity;</li></ul><p>within the vicinity of a landfill site.</p><p><br> ENTRUST, the independent regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund assesses and approves applications for project funding to ensure they meet the objectives of the scheme. ENTRUST also carries out a programme of assurance under which a cross-section of projects are selected for audit to ensure they meet the prescribed objectives, and that funds are spent compliantly.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL4157 HL4158 question first answered 09/12/2015 17:28:21 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

433647

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Viridor Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the grant from Viridor Credits to Holy Trinity Church in Wallington was audited by ENTRUST and what assessment they have made of environmental objectives that grant fulfils.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund is a tax credit scheme. It allows landfill operators to gain a tax credit against 90% of the voluntary donations they make to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><br /><p>The prescribed objectives include:</p><ul><li>the restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship; and</li><li>the maintenance or improvement of a public amenity;</li></ul><p>within the vicinity of a landfill site.</p><p><br> ENTRUST, the independent regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund assesses and approves applications for project funding to ensure they meet the objectives of the scheme. ENTRUST also carries out a programme of assurance under which a cross-section of projects are selected for audit to ensure they meet the prescribed objectives, and that funds are spent compliantly.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL4156 HL4158 question first answered 09/12/2015 17:28:21 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

433648

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Viridor Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the grant from Viridor Credits to Twickenham Rowing Club was audited by ENTRUST, and what assessment they have made of the environmental objectives that grant fulfils.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund is a tax credit scheme. It allows landfill operators to gain a tax credit against 90% of the voluntary donations they make to environmental bodies for spending on certain prescribed objectives.</p><br /><p>The prescribed objectives include:</p><ul><li>the restoration of a building of historic interest or place of religious worship; and</li><li>the maintenance or improvement of a public amenity;</li></ul><p>within the vicinity of a landfill site.</p><p><br> ENTRUST, the independent regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund assesses and approves applications for project funding to ensure they meet the objectives of the scheme. ENTRUST also carries out a programme of assurance under which a cross-section of projects are selected for audit to ensure they meet the prescribed objectives, and that funds are spent compliantly.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL4156 HL4157 question first answered 09/12/2015 17:28:21 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

433671

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	USA: Visas
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 effect on UK citizens of the US proposal to tighten its visa waiver programme.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>We have a very close relationship with the USA and are confident the changes the administration is currently proposing will have minimal impact on UK citizens.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/12/2015 16:16:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian