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1183498

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of staff working at visa application centres, processing biometric data for applicants for UK visas, they directly employ.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL2401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <ul><li>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) runs different types of visas application centres in the UK and overseas. Over four 4 million visa and immigration applications each year (visit, work, study, family, other)</li></ul><p>are processed in these centres.</p><ul><li>The majority of application centres overseas are run by commercial suppliers (VFS Global and TLS Contact) who employ their</li></ul><p>own personnel. In the UK, Sopra Steria Ltd run application service points, again with their own employees. Biometric data of customers is taken by supplier staff.</p><ul><li>There are several locations in the UK - UKVI Service and Support Centres (SSCs) - in which biometrics are taken and which are staffed by UKVI directly-employed personnel.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:25:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1183499

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether staff collecting biometric data from applicants for UK visas are involved in the decision-making process for awarding visas.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL2402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Staff employed by our suppliers who collect biometric data from applicants for UKVI are not involved in the visa decision making. Staff in the SSCs are directly UKVI employed and some are trained decision makers involved in the decision making process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:25:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1183467

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the UK's points-based immigration system: policy statement, published on 19 February, what changes, if any, they plan to make to the existing Tier 2 Minister of Religion Category.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Under the current Immigration Rules, there are a range of routes for specialist occupations, including Ministers of Religion and temporary religious workers.</p><p>There are no current plans to change these routes, though from January 2021, these routes will be opened to EEA citizens.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:23:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1183455

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to waive visa application fees for military personnel from Commonwealth countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is listening carefully to those with concerns about how members of HM Forces can have the support of their families whilst serving our country.</p><p>We are continuing to discuss the impact of immigration fees on members of the HM Forces with the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:22:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1183457

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on defending immigration decisions that were appealed, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The exact information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office in a way that allows us to answer this question.</p><p>Statutory Appeals are mainly represented at the First-tier and Upper Tribunal by Home Office Presenting Officers and Senior Presenting Officers. In Higher Courts, and on occasion when appropriate at the Tribunal, the Home Office will instruct Counsel to defend our decisions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:22:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1183441

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Transgender People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy regarding the use of the phrase 'gender identity’, as opposed to the protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 of ‘gender reassignment’ in such official documents as the Hate Crime Operational Guidance and the Crown Prosecutions Service’s LGBT Hate Crimes Schools Pack.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL2344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>In the context of Government publications related to hate crime, the terms race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity are used to refer to the characteristics which offences can be aggravated by.</p><p>This terminology is consistent with the national definition of hate crime agreed between the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Crown Prosecution Service, and relevant legislation, including sections 145 and 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:22:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1183410

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Law and Order
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the figures presented in section 5.9 of the HM Government Transparency Report 2018: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers (Cm 9609), published on 23 July 2018, (1) how many UK citizens were deprived of British citizenship under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 in 2018 and 2019; and (2) when the next transparency report on disruptive and investigatory powers will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL2313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The HM Government transparency report on disruptive powers 2018-19 was published 19 March this year and confirms that 21 individuals were deprived of British citizenship under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 in 2018. Figures for 2019 will be available in the following transparency report on disruptive powers which will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:18:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1183408

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Uyghurs: China
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that Uighur detainees in Xinjiang are being used as forced labour, what assessment they have made of Huawei’s compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015; what consideration they have given to such compliance in regard to their decision to award contracts to Huawei; how they (1) assess, and (2) investigate, such reports; and what sanctions they can utilise in such cases.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government expressed its concerns about China’s systematic human rights violations in Xinjiang, including credible and growing reports of forced labour, during the recent UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>The Government is committed to preventing modern slavery in the global economy, including in our own supply chains.</p><p>We will shortly publish the first ever Government modern slavery statement and we have published guidance for commercial teams to assess the risk of modern slavery before, during and after contract award.</p><p>We are developing a government-run registry of modern slavery statements to make it easier for consumers, investors and civil society to hold businesses to account. We have also consulted on proposals to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act and increase the quality and compliance of statements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:26:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1183423

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Doctors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications were received from NHS doctors to bring their dependents to the UK; and how many of those were (1) granted, and (2) declined, in each year since 2012.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL2326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate this data in an accessible way or publish the information requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2020 17:18:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1184695

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nottinghamshire Police: Stun Guns
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that tasers will be available to all Nottinghamshire Police Force officers who request one.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	28763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The use of TASER<sup>®</sup> remains an operational matter for Chief Officers to decide the number of TASER<sup>®</sup> and the number of TASER<sup>®</sup> officers deployed based on their assessments of the threats and risks in their areas.</p><p>The Home Secretary will provide £6.7 million ringfenced funding to police forces in England and Wales to purchase 8,155 TASER<sup>®</sup> devices. This could mean more than 8,000 more officers will be able to carry TASER<sup>®</sup>.</p><p>A total of 41 forces submitted bids and all will receive the full amount of money they requested. This will help forces to better protect themselves and the public from harm.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/03/2020 16:46:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson