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1126695

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date	14/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Wellington Barracks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 1 November 2018 (HL10938), when they expect the refurbishment and work to commence on Wellington Barracks.
tabling member printed	Lord Brougham and Vaux
uin	HL15712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I have no further update and refer my noble Friend to the answer I gave him on 1 November 2018 to Question HL10938.</p><p>Work on the assessment phase of the five-year plan to restore and refurbish Wellington Barracks continues.</p><p>Once this is completed we will be able to set out more detail about the modernisation plans for Wellington Barracks.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/05/2019 16:56:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3329 label Biography information for Lord Brougham and Vaux

1126737

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
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	Abdullah Öcalan
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 Turkey in relation to the Kurdish hunger strikers who are campaigning for the end of the solitary confinement in which the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is being held on the island of Imrali in contravention of European and international law.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL15754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government has raised Mr Öcalan’s case with the Turkish authorities a number of times. The Minister for Europe and the Americas raised the issue most recently with the Turkish Ambassador on 13 May. While strongly condemning the ongoing violence perpetrated by the PKK, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, we have encouraged the Turkish authorities to implement the recommendations made by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture following their visit to Imrali prison. In this regard, I welcome the fact that Mr Öcalan was granted access to two lawyers on 2 May. I also note the comment made by Mr Öcalan, via his lawyers, that individuals should not pursue these hunger strikes to the point of serious illness or death.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/05/2019 15:45:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1126323

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the attainment of non-GCSE Key Stage 4 qualifications is reflected in a student's Progress 8 score; and if not, what assessment they have made of the impact that has had on the school that child attends.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL15683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Attainment in up to 3 non-GCSE qualifications from the department’s approved list may count towards a pupil’s Progress 8 score. A full list of qualifications that count in key stage 4 performance tables is attached to this answer.</p><p>Also attached is an analysis, published by the department in March 2019, that provides an overview of pupil entries into non-GCSE qualifications at key stage 4 and how this varies by pupil characteristics.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL15683_key_stage_4_qualifications_and_discount_codes_2014_to_2021_performance_tables.xls title HL15683_Tables 2 file name HL15683_Non-GCSE_qualifications_in_England_key_stage_4_entries_and_absence_and_exclusions_outcomes.pdf title HL15683_PDF question first answered 21/05/2019 16:56:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1126339

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Blackpool
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 9 May (HL15423), whether the Ministry of Defence has consulted Blackpool Council about the potential to locate jobs elsewhere on the Fylde Coast; and whether the decision to relocate the jobs from Norcross is in line with the guidance from the Government Property Unit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Valentine
uin	HL15699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of finalising its preferred course of action, and no final decision has yet been made on the future location of Defence Business Services (DBS) sites in the north-west. As part of the approval process, and before a final decision is made, a full investment appraisal process will be conducted, incorporating full consultation with Local Authorities, including Blackpool Council, and other Government Departments such as the Government Property Agency.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/05/2019 15:29:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3757 label Biography information for Baroness Valentine

1125861

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase recruitment of staff from non-EU countries in the UK education sector after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The department is committed to ensuring that schools are able to recruit appropriately to fill their teacher vacancies. The majority of teachers in schools in England are recruited from within the UK and our priority is to meet our teacher recruitment needs domestically. However, schools have always been able to recruit staff internationally, and teachers from overseas make an important contribution to our education system.</p><p> </p><p>The department runs programmes to help schools recruit from overseas. Our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics International Teacher Recruitment Programme supports state-funded secondary schools in England with the recruitment of maths and physics teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA.</p><p> </p><p>In our recently published ‘Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy’, we committed to exploring opportunities to develop new and existing partnerships, focusing particularly on language teachers, in order to boost the recruitment of teachers from overseas.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s white paper ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, outlined proposals to introduce a new skilled workers route, open to all countries across the globe with an expanded skills threshold covering work at Regulated Qualifications Framework level 3 and above, including teachers. Those coming to the UK on this route will need to be sponsored by an employer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of developing this new immigration system the Home Office is undertaking a programme of extensive engagement with stakeholders across the whole of the UK to shape the final details of policy and processes, and the department will continue to work very closely with them on this.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/05/2019 16:15:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1124852

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Arson: Churches
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold on the number of, and circumstances behind, arson attacks on churches in (1) the UK, and (2) overseas, in the last two years; how many prosecutions there have been for such attacks in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the motives of those responsible.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL15527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We have consulted Home Office, who do not hold detailed information for all police forces around the circumstances and location of offences. Detailed information on the location of arson offences, such as churches, may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost. Matters relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for those respective devolved administrations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/05/2019 16:16:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1124860

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration Advisory Committee: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the criteria for any new appointments to their Migration Advisory Committee include expertise on both the positive and negative impacts of immigration on the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL15535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Any appointment to the MAC will be made in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code for Public Appointment 2016 and Ministers will decide the appropriate criteria to be used.</p><p>The most recent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) appointments were made in 2017 and the criteria for those appointments were set out in the advertisement on the HM Government Public Appointments website,https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/05/2019 15:28:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1124871

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Israel: Golan Heights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the extension of Israeli laws, jurisdiction and administration to the Golan Heights; what were the outcomes of any such discussions; and what assessment they have made of whether that extension prejudices the possibility of peace in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL15546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear to our Israeli counterparts that the UK views the Golan Heights as territory occupied by Israel. Annexation of territory by force is prohibited under international law, including the UN Charter. The UK did not recognise Israel's annexation in 1981 and we have no plans to change our position. On 26 March we reiterated our firm position on this matter at a meeting of the UN Security Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/05/2019 15:42:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1124890

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the UK citizenship application fee in (1) 2000, (2) 2010, and (3) 2015, for both children and adults in each such year.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The fees for UK citizenship applications were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Route</p></td><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Dates each fee applicable</p></td><td><p>Fee</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Naturalisation</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>01/01/00 to 31/12/00</p></td><td><p>£150 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2010</p></td><td><p>01/01/10 to 05/04/10</p></td><td><p>£640 per applicant / Spouse or Civil Partner additional £50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/10 to 20/11/10</p></td><td><p>£655 per applicant / Spouse or Civil Partner additional £115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/11/10 to 31/12/10</p></td><td><p>£700 per applicant / Spouse or Civil Partner additional £150</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>01/01/15 to 05/4/15</p></td><td><p>£826 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/15 to 31/12/15</p></td><td><p>£925 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Adult Registration Fees</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>01/01/00 to 31/12/00</p></td><td><p>£120 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2010</p></td><td><p>01/01/10 to 05/04/10</p></td><td><p>£460 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/10 to 20/11/10</p></td><td><p>£470 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/11/10 to 31/12/10</p></td><td><p>£500 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>01/01/15 to 05/4/15</p></td><td><p>£743 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/15 to 31/12/15</p></td><td><p>£833 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Child Registration Fees</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>01/01/00 to 31/12/00</p></td><td><p>£120 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2010</p></td><td><p>01/01/10 to 05/04/10</p></td><td><p>1st Child £460/ each subsequent child £50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/10 to 20/11/10</p></td><td><p>1st Child £470 each subsequent child £97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/11/10 to 31/12/10</p></td><td><p>1st Child £500/ 2nd Child £100/ each subsequent child £150</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>01/01/15 to 05/4/15</p></td><td><p>£669 per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/15 to 31/12/15</p></td><td><p>£749 per applicant</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/05/2019 15:44:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1124891

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of asylum-seeking children who are unable to apply for UK citizenship due to the cost of the application fee.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office have not made any estimation of the number of asylum seeking children unable to apply for UK citizenship due to the cost of the application fee.</p><p>In line with international law, the UK does not charge for asylum applications. Those granted refugee status can then apply for indefinite leave to remain at the end of their limited leave period. This application is also free of charge.</p><p>Applying for British nationality is not mandatory and many individuals who have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status choose not to apply. This is because, in addition to lawful permanent residence in the UK, a person with ILR enjoys the benefits of full access to the UK labour market, state education and healthcare and the ability to sponsor family members’ residence in the UK. Fees for citizenship applications apply equally to all applicants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/05/2019 15:30:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno