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732063

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Metropolitan Police Service has sufficient funds to undertake its anti-terrorism operations; and what is their estimate of how much additional funding, if any, is required.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>For reasons of national security we do not publically disclose the detailed allocation of funding for counter terrorism by force area or by capability. However, overall this Government has protected Counter-Terrorism police spend in real terms over the Spending Review period, and invested in counter-terrorism policing to grow key capabilities, including providing £144m to increase armed policing capability.</p><p>We remain committed to increasing cross-government spending on counter-terrorism by 30%, from £11.7 billion to £15.1 billion, including funding an additional 1,900 officers at our security and intelligence agencies which reflects the changing nature of Counter Terrorism in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century.</p><p>The Government has a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/06/2017 15:58:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

732081

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many extremist organisations are under consideration to be proscribed under counter-terror legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription. A decision to proscribe an organisation must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/06/2017 12:04:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

732085

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied refugee children they estimate to be in Calais and nearby in northern France; and how they intend to identify those with a claim to come to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>In October 2016, the French Government requested the support of the UK Government for its clearance of the Calais camp. As part of our comprehensive support for the camp clearance we transferred more than 750 children to the UK directly from France. Those children who were not eligible for transfer to the UK are in the care of French authorities.</p><p>The French Government is alive to the threat of new camps appearing in northern France and we are aware of reports of some migrants returning to the area. However, official figures for the number of children present in the area are not available. Children in France are the responsibility of the French authorities.</p><p>On 10 March, the Government published the basis on which further transfers to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 will be made. The Government has invited referrals of eligible children from France, Italy and Greece. The UK Government will not be involved in the identification or assessment of children.</p><p>Under Article 8 of the Dublin III Regulation, children can have their asylum claims transferred to another EU Member State where they have close family. We continue to work closely with the French authorities and other EU partners to ensure the timely and efficient operation of the Dublin III Regulation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/06/2017 11:08:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

732088

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has produced any briefings on the anti-fracking protests at Preston New Road; and if so, whether they will publish those briefings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The management of protests, including anti-fracking protests, is an operational and independent matter for the police. The Home Office has not issued any guidance or briefings to the police on this matter.</p><p>As lead Government Department for the national risk of public disorder, the Home Office routinely receives briefings from police forces on related issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL142 HL143 question first answered 28/06/2017 15:59:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

732089

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has been briefed by Lancashire Police on that force’s strategy for meeting its duty to both facilitate and protect rights to freedom of assembly.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The management of protests, including anti-fracking protests, is an operational and independent matter for the police. The Home Office has not issued any guidance or briefings to the police on this matter.</p><p>As lead Government Department for the national risk of public disorder, the Home Office routinely receives briefings from police forces on related issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL141 HL143 question first answered 28/06/2017 15:59:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

732090

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has been briefed by Lancashire Police on the action which that force intends to take after the anti-fracking protests at Preston New Road have ended.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The management of protests, including anti-fracking protests, is an operational and independent matter for the police. The Home Office has not issued any guidance or briefings to the police on this matter.</p><p>As lead Government Department for the national risk of public disorder, the Home Office routinely receives briefings from police forces on related issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL141 HL142 question first answered 28/06/2017 15:59:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

732095

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken, or intend to take, actions following the Home Office Consultation on the future regulatory regime for the Private Security Industry carried out in 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Further to the consultation of 2012, a review of the SIA was carried out in 2016 and the review report will be laid before Parliament. The Government will carefully consider the Review and its recommendations to inform future action on the regulatory regime of the SIA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/06/2017 11:07:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

732100

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those allocated asylum places under the UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons scheme are religious minorities.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The refugees that we are bringing to the United Kingdom are very vulnerable people. Our prime concern is their safety and protection as they arrive in this country. We believe that one way to protect their privacy and ensure their recovery and integration is to limit the amount of information about them that we make publicly available.</p><p>In resettlement the UK works according to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality- which means that we do not take into consideration the ethno-religious origins of people requiring assistance as we resettle solely on the basis of needs, identified by UNHCR. We therefore do not believe it is appropriate to publish a religious and ethnic breakdown of those who have been resettled. Notwithstanding this the Home Office is committed to publishing data on arrivals in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/06/2017 15:41:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

732101

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand the UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons scheme to include Iraqi refugees in Jordan.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme is intended to help vulnerable Syrian nationals. Iraqi refugees are eligible for resettlement under our other, global resettlement schemes such as Gateway and Mandate. They may also qualify for resettlement under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS), which is not restricted to Syrian nationals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/06/2017 11:07:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

730972

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what co-operation exists between customs, immigration and border authorities in Kent and the Pas de Calais, including local authorities, central government agencies, universities and voluntary organisations; and what plans they have to enhance such co-operation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>UK authorities continue to work in close cooperation with the French authorities within the framework of the Joint Ministerial declarations of September 2014 and August 2015, and the Amiens summit declaration of March 2016 to secure the joint border, tackle irregular migration and address wider humanitarian issues in Northern France.</p><p><br>The UK has worked closely with the French Ministry of Interior, the regional Prefecture, the Ville de Calais, and port authorities to bolster physical security and upgrade screening technology at the juxtaposed ports in Calais, Dunkirk and at the Channel Tunnel. We have also increased joint intelligence work to tackle the trafficking and smuggling networks behind cross-Channel illegal migration, including enhanced police investigation cooperation at local and national level.</p><p><br>On 24 October 2016, the British government announced a £36 million package of support to further enhance the security of the juxtaposed controls and reduce irregular migrant pressures in the Calais area and we are currently working to establish a Joint Operation Command and Coordination Centre (JOCCC) in Northern France to better support joint law enforcement initiatives, whilst looking at what more can be done jointly to tackle migration pressures upstream in source and transit countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 11:57:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton