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895213

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure legal immigrants are not treated as if they were illegal immigrants.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government balances the need to tackle illegal immigration with the need to protect those who are here lawfully from any unintended consequences. The compliant environment regulates migrants’ access to work, benefits and services in the UK to deter illegal migration and to protect taxpayer funded public services.</p><p> </p><p>The compliant environment includes appropriate safeguards, including the ability to exercise discretion where there are genuine barriers to persons leaving the UK, or measures would be deemed unduly harsh. However, it is right, in light of Windrush, that we review those safeguards to ensure that those who are lawfully here are not disadvantaged by measures put in place to tackle illegal migration.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already introduced additional safeguards, and we will continue to assess what further action needs to be taken.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/05/2018 15:14:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

887329

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
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 extent to which the increase in February of the standard allowance for asylum seekers from £36.95 a week to £37.75 a week is sufficient to meet living costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The assessment is set out in a report published in March 2018, the report outlines the standard allowances for asylum seekers and for convienance the report is attached and can also be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 12:42:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Report_on_review_of_cash_allowance_paid_to_asylum_seekers_-_2017_-_final.._-v1.pdf title Report on Review of cash allowance-asylum 2017
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

886913

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the military action in Syria, they have given any consideration to taking more than the 20,000 refugees to which they have already committed.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK has committed to resettling 20,000 of the most vulnerable refugees affected by the Syria conflict by the year 2020 through our Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, and we have no plans to increase this at the present time. This commitment is in addition to those we resettle through our Vulnerable Children’s, Gateway and Mandate schemes, and the thousands who receive protection in the UK under normal asylum procedures.</p><p>Resettlement is only one part of the solution to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Our priorities are humanitarian aid and actively seeking an end to the conflict in Syria. We believe this approach is the best way to ensure that the UK’s help has the greatest impact for the majority of refugees who remain in the region and their host countries.</p><p>We have begun work with key stakeholders and international organisations on our future Asylum and Resettlement Strategy, which includes consideration of the UK’s resettlement offer beyond 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2018 11:41:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

886915

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Interviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that two decision makers are involved in each Home Office immigration interview.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>There are no current plans to ensure two decision makers are involved in interviews for all application routes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2018 13:47:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

886916

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Syria: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their long-term objectives for Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK's objectives in Syria are to secure the enduring defeat of Daesh and to encourage a negotiated political settlement that ends the conflict and protects the rights of all Syrians and lays the ground for a peaceful, stable Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/05/2018 11:05:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

886918

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for UK representations in European foreign affairs decisions after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>On leaving the EU, the UK will pursue an independent foreign policy. We expect of course to continue to consult regularly with the EU and its member states, as with other major foreign policy players around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/05/2018 11:08:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885919

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Syria: Military Intervention
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 risk of escalating international conflict as a result of the recent air strikes against Syria by the US, France and UK in response to the chemical attack on Douma.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The military action taken by the UK, alongside the US and France, was proportionate and targeted. It was a strictly limited operation designed to degrade the capacity and deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime in order to alleviate humanitarian suffering. We have not sought escalation against Syria, Russia, or any other country and have communicated clearly the proportionate and targeted aims of this action.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 15:53:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885920

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the recent air strikes carried out by the RAF in response to the chemical attack on Douma.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The costs of operational flying sorties are calculated on a net additional cost basis, i.e. they are based on those costs, over and above existing funding, that the Department would not have incurred but for the activity. As the aircraft involved were already deployed on operations, additional operating costs are not expected from the activity. No net additional costs for the weapons consumed will materialise unless the Department assesses that additional weapons must be procured to meet current planning assumptions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/04/2018 16:19:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885921

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Syria: Military Intervention
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 risks of worsening relations with Russia as a result of UK military action in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The military action by the UK, US, and France in Syria was a discrete action to degrade and deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Regime – in a way that does not escalate tension in the region. We are communicating clearly the proportionate and targeted nature of this action, and underlining that we are not seeking escalation against Russia. We call on Russia to work with the international community to address the threat from chemical weapons.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 15:56:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885922

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they did not seek a mandate from the UN Security Council before taking military action against Syria in response to the chemical attack on Douma.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Russia’s repeated shielding of the Asad regime from investigation and censure by the UN Security Council meant further UN-sponsored action was not possible. On 10 April, Russia vetoed a draft Resolution that would have established an independent UN investigation. This follows their termination of the independent Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism last year after the appalling chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun. Russia has used its veto six times on the topic of chemical weapons use in Syria since the start of 2017. The military action undertaken by the UK was permitted under international law as set out in the government’s legal position, which can be viewed on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2018 11:37:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno