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1237322

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a UK citizen could be extradited under the European Arrest Warrant after the end of the transition period; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">However, some statistics on the European Arrest Warrant are published by the National Crime Agency each year. These figures include a breakdown of the numbers of UK citizens extradited from the UK.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">These figures are published at:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/what-we-do/how-we-work/providing-specialist-capabilities-for-law-enforcement/fugitives-and-international-crime/european-arrest-warrants</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Compensation is not paid to individuals who have stood trial for a criminal offence and have been found not guilty.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Withdrawal Agreement provides that procedures under the European Arrest Warrant Framework Decision will continue to conclusion only in circumstances where an arrest has already been made prior to the end of the Transition Period. The UK has a longstanding policy of not distinguishing between UK nationals and others in extradition proceedings.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/10/2020 16:36:44 question first ministerially corrected 09/10/2020 12:02:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 52639 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1230861

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 August (HL7163), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, when the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration into family reunion was delivered; and what plans they have for publication of the report before the end of September.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL7671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Secretary is considering the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on Family Reunion Applications. The report will be laid before Parliament as soon as possible.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on Family Reunion Applications was received on 7 January 2020. The report was laid before Parliament on Thursday 8 October 2020. </ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/09/2020 13:19:30 question first ministerially corrected 12/10/2020 12:00:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 46781 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1227714

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration into family reunion was delivered; and when they plan to publish it.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL7163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Secretary is considering the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on Family Reunion Applications and it will be laid in Parliament as soon as possible.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">ICIBI reports can only be laid before Parliament when both houses are sitting.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on Family Reunion Applications was received on 7 January 2020. The report was laid before Parliament on Thursday 8 October 2020. </ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/08/2020 10:05:25 question first ministerially corrected 12/10/2020 11:58:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 42350 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1219455

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Report on short scrutiny visits to Immigration removal centres by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, published on 12 May, why nine detainees were released from the Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre without a confirmed address to go to during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not comment on individual cases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">With regard to support provided to foreign nationals released from detention during the current pandemic I refer the Right Honourable Lord to my answer of 27 May 2020 which can be found at:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;uin=HL4210</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not comment on individual cases.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> With regard to support provided to foreign nationals released from detention during the current pandemic I refer the Noble Lord to my answer of 27 May 2020 which can be found at:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;uin=HL4210</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2020 16:39:15 question first ministerially corrected 15/07/2020 15:24:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 37282 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1203499

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what the application process and fees, including a possible NHS health surcharge, will be for British National (Overseas) status holders from Hong Kong and their dependants if they wish to apply for an extension of their leave for a further 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Graduate route will be introduced in the summer of 2021. Information on the route was provided in the factsheet published in October 2019 https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/14/fact-sheet-graduate-immigration-route/.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Further details of the route will be published shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.The Home Office is working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/06/2020 16:17:55 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 16:47:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 32922 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1193869

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Free Movement of People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the assistance provided for workers from outside the UK with horticultural duties during the COVID-19 pandemic, what consideration they have given to reversing their advice on restrictions of the freedom of movement.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We welcome the contribution which seasonal workers from outside the UK are making to the UK agricultural sector. Such workers will not have to enter into quarantine on arrival in the UK but we will expect them, and their employers, to take sensible measures to prevent any spread of disease and for the migrants to remain on the farms where they are working.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Arrangements have been made to allow seasonal workers to commence employment while in self-isolation following their arrival in the UK. They and their employers are expected to take adequate measures to prevent any spread of disease and for the migrants concerned to remain on the farm where they are working and away from others on it throughout the period of self-isolation. Arrangements have also been made to extend the visas of those horticultural workers whose visas who have been unable to leave the UK due to the disruption to international travel caused by Covid-19.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/06/2020 14:01:25 question first ministerially corrected 05/06/2020 11:56:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 25534 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1184991

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
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 how many offers to receive vulnerable unaccompanied children who are currently in Europe have been received in (1) 2019, and (2) 2020, by the Home Office from (a) local authorities, (b) care and fostering agencies, and (c) private individuals.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office works closely with local authorities and third sector partners in order to identify suitable placements for unaccompanied children for transfer to the UK from Europe under our existing obligations.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government remains fully committed to relocating the specified number of 480 unaccompanied children to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the Dubs Amendment) as soon as possible. We will publish a full data set on the transfers once we have fulfilled this commitment.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Over 220 children were transferred to the UK under section 67 when the Calais camp was cleared in late 2016. Since then we have been making further progress with Greece and the other participating states, to transfer more eligible children to move closer to achieving this commitment</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office works closely with local authorities and third sector partners in order to identify suitable placements for unaccompanied children for transfer to the UK from Europe under our existing obligations. The Home Office also has regular engagement with a range of third sector partners.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government remains fully committed to relocating the specified number of 480 unaccompanied children to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the Dubs Amendment) as soon as possible. We will publish a full data set on the transfers once we have fulfilled this commitment.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Over 220 children were transferred to the UK under section 67 when the Calais camp was cleared in late 2016. Since then we have been making further progress with Greece and the other participating states, to transfer more eligible children to move closer to achieving this commitment</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/03/2020 14:23:54 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2020 13:24:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 15260 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1181769

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Right of Abode: British National (Overseas)
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 letter from Lord Goldsmith to the Home Secretary on 14 February which stated that the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration does not prevent the extension of full right of abode in the UK to those in Hong Kong who own a British National (Overseas) passport; and what response they intend to make to the reported request in that letter that "false statements" about the nature of his advice in relation to the rights of British National (Overseas) passports should be "retracted and not repeated".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We have received Lord Goldsmith’s letter and we are considering our response. The UK takes seriously its support for BN(O)s and the rights that status confers upon them. We continue to believe that the best outcome for BN(O)s is for the high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms set out in the Joint Declaration and provided for in the Basic Law to be upheld.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have received Lord Goldsmith’s letter and we are considering our response. The UK takes seriously its support for BN(O)s and the rights that status confers upon them. We continue to believe that the best outcome for BN(O)s is for the high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms set out in the Joint Declaration and provided for in the Basic Law to be upheld.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/03/2020 17:44:44 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2020 17:58:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 12691 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool