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1002469

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date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for children to register their entitlement to British citizenship there have been in each of the last three years; and of those, how many have received a waiver of the fee.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL11310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The available published information on the total number of citizenship applications and grants is published as part of the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Citizenship tables, latest edition available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#citizenship</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below provides figures for all registration applications (entitlement and discretionary) in the last 3 calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>British citizenship applications by broad type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Applications for British <br> citizenship</p></td><td><p>Of which: Applications for registration</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>150,767</p></td><td><p>42,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>130,995</p></td><td><p>41,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>141,794</p></td><td><p>41,905</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Home Office, Migration Border Analysis.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Immigration Statistics year to June 2018 - table cz_01_q.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Applications for British citizenship by the applicant’s age are not routinely published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:34:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1002486

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 October (HL10690), why they deport failed asylum seekers to Somalia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which they have advised are too dangerous for "all travel" by British citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL11327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad explained in his response of 25 October, the FCO’s advice is aimed at British nationals who may be planning to travel to particular countries. In the case of asylum seekers, the Home Office considers whether it would be a breach of our international obligations to require a national of, or a person entitled to reside in, one of those countries to return there.</p><p>We would only seek to return someone if the Home Office and the courts had considered the individual facts of a case and concluded that it would not be a breach of those obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1002207

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Asia Bibi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about securing the safety of Asia Bibi, and all those associated with her and her trial, following her acquittal by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 31 October.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL11228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister has said, Asia Bibi's acquittal is very welcome news to her family and those who have campaigned in Pakistan and around the world for her release.</p><p>We regularly raise our concerns about Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and the protection of minority religious communities, with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific raised discrimination against religious minorities with the Ministry of Human Rights during his visit to Pakistan in November 2017. I discussed the treatment of minority religious communities with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Dr Shireen Mazari, in September 2018.</p><p>We will continue to press the new Government of Pakistan to adhere to its international obligations and uphold the rule of law.</p><p>Due to the sensitivity of Asia Bibi's situation it would be inappropriate to comment in detail. The long-term safety of Asia Bibi and her family remains utmost in our considerations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/11/2018 14:18:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1002218

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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 whether an Irish citizen born in Ireland with an English mother is entitled to apply for a British passport.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL11239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>To apply for a British passport, a person must first hold a form of British nationality. Irish nationals born after 1949 can generally become British citizens if one of their parents held British citizenship at the time of their birth and was able to pass that status on. Mothers could only pass on British nationality from 1 January 1983.</p><p>Where they do not hold British nationality, Irish nationals with a British citizen parent are able to apply for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11240 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1002219

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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 whether an Irish citizen born in Ireland with an English father is entitled to apply for a British passport.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL11240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>To apply for a British passport, a person must first hold a form of British nationality. Irish nationals born after 1949 can generally become British citizens if one of their parents held British citizenship at the time of their birth and was able to pass that status on. Mothers could only pass on British nationality from 1 January 1983.</p><p>Where they do not hold British nationality, Irish nationals with a British citizen parent are able to apply for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11239 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1002226

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Burma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the EU Commissioner for Trade on her review of Everything but Arms trade privileges to Burma.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL11247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>No discussions have taken place directly with the EU Commissioner for Trade about her review of Everything But Arms trade preferences for Burma. However, we are in regular discussion with Commission officials, including during the recent EU mission to Burma, to ensure that any decision is thoroughly assessed and considers the impact it could have on Burma’s poor.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 16/11/2018 11:34:52 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1002234

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £3.6 million development fund for claims under the Dublin Regulation and for family reunion has so far been spent; and whether such expenditure has increased and accelerated the approval of cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the Sandhurst Treaty in January 2018, officials within the French and British Governments have been working collaboratively to understand how the Dublin Development Fund can be used most effectively. Under the terms of the Sandhurst Treaty, an Asylum Liaison Officer has been deployed in Paris to facilitate this cooperation.</p><p>We are confident that the agreed programme of work will improve access to the Dublin process and ensure comprehensive support and accurate information is provided to vulnerable migrants. We are in the process of transferring these funds and will continue to work with the French Government to implement this work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1002257

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Remedies Authority: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Fairhead on 26 October (HLWS1015), what was the recruitment process of those announced as members of staff for the Trade Remedies Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
uin	HL11278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>On 26 October 2018 my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade announced, in a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament, that the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) Chief Executive Designate had been recruited as a member of staff to the Department of International Trade (DIT). It was also announced that the Chief Economist, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Joint Chief Investigators had also been recruited to DIT, with the intention that they be transferred to the TRA once it is legally established through Royal Assent of the Trade Bill, subject to the will of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that all of these members of staff were recruited through a standard Civil Service external recruitment process in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles April 2018. These principles set out the rules and procedures which Government Departments must follow in order to ensure that appointments to the Civil Service are made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. A Civil Service Commissioner chaired the recruitment competition for the TRA Chief Executive Designate and was responsible for, among other things, ensuring that the recruitment process followed these principles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL11279 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:41:53 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1002258

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Remedies Authority: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Fairhead on 26 October (HLWS1015), what steps they have taken to ensure a free and fair recruitment process for those announced as members of staff for the Trade Remedies Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
uin	HL11279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>On 26 October 2018 my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade announced, in a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament, that the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) Chief Executive Designate had been recruited as a member of staff to the Department of International Trade (DIT). It was also announced that the Chief Economist, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Joint Chief Investigators had also been recruited to DIT, with the intention that they be transferred to the TRA once it is legally established through Royal Assent of the Trade Bill, subject to the will of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that all of these members of staff were recruited through a standard Civil Service external recruitment process in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles April 2018. These principles set out the rules and procedures which Government Departments must follow in order to ensure that appointments to the Civil Service are made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. A Civil Service Commissioner chaired the recruitment competition for the TRA Chief Executive Designate and was responsible for, among other things, ensuring that the recruitment process followed these principles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL11278 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:41:53 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1002264

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gospel Oak-Barking Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Gospel Oak to Barking rail service will be operating with new electric trains.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL11285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Gospel Oak to Barking rail line is run by Transport for London (TfL). This is not a matter for the Department for Transport (DfT) as such, the Mayor of London is accountable for this service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL11286 question first answered 16/11/2018 13:44:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson