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1683968

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Dependants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of dependents brought to the UK by foreign students in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022; and what estimate they have made of the number of these (a) foreign students, and (b) their dependents, who have since returned home.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
	uin	HL1829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of student dependant visas granted are published in table Vis_D02 of the Entry clearance detailed dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to 2023 Q3.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the Migrant Journey report. The report contains information on the number of people starting a journey each year broken down by immigration route (e.g. study) and applicant type (e.g. dependant), and how long they continued to hold leave to remain in the UK. The latest report covers up to the end of 2022. The report looks at periods when people held valid leave which does not necessarily mean they were in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 05/02/2024 15:40:16 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2023.xlsx title table Vis_D02
	tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1682811

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what data or survey information the Department for Transport holds on (1) pedal cyclists breaching road traffic regulations, and (2) near misses or injuries caused by cyclists to pedestrians.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hogan-Howe
	uin	HL1693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on Fixed Penalty Notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of the “Police Powers and Procedures: Other PACE powers” statistical bulletin. The most recent data, for 2021, are available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118166/fixed-penalty-notices-and-other-motoring-offences-statistics-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-31-december-2021.ods</p><p>The Home Office collects data through a national fixed penalty processing system (PentiP), which includes some information on offences of pedal cyclists breaching road traffic collections. However, these data are not routinely published within the motoring offences statistics and are therefore not quality assured. Additionally, data are not collected on whether there were near misses or injuries sustained during an incident.</p><p>The Home Office has also been informed by the Department for Transport that they do not hold data regarding either part of the question.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 01/02/2024 11:47:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name fixed-penalty-notices-and-other-motoring-offences-statistics-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-31-december-2021 (2).xlsx title fixed penalty notices and other motoring offences
	tabling member	4693 label Biography information for Lord Hogan-Howe

1684653

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how long they have made internal estimates relating to (1) the number of foreign students arriving in the UK, (2) the number of dependents brought to the UK by foreign students, and (3) the total amount of fees paid by foreign students.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
	uin	HL1884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on student visas by nationality in the 'Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release': https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release. Data on the grants of student visas are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk. Nationality and time frames can also be filtered. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook. The latest data relates from January 2005 up to the end of September 2023.</p><p>Additionally, the Migrant journey: 2022 report https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrant-journey-2022-report shows that 99% of people whose leave in the UK started on a student visa in 2022 had a recorded arrival.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar': https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 06/02/2024 17:23:57 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name asylum-applications-datasets-sep-2023.xlsx title asylum application datasets
	tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1694318

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of Windrush Compensation Scheme claims they have paid in full so far.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL3053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Information on the total number of Windrush Compensation Scheme claims that have received a compensation payment is published as part of the Transparency Data release. The latest published data, covering the period up to the end of January 2024, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-january-2024" target="_blank">Windrush Compensation Scheme data: January 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p><p>As of January 2024, over £80 million has been paid in compensation across 2,233 claims.</p><p>An individual could have more than one claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme rules, for example as a primary claimant, close family member, or as a representative of an estate. In addition, a claim may receive a preliminary, interim and/or full and final payment.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/03/2024 12:37:31 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name Windrush Compensation Scheme data.xlsx title Windrush Compensation Scheme data
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1655115

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fires: Temperature
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of preparedness to deal with bush fires in hot weather.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL9679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office works closely with other departments and key stakeholders including Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities to mitigate the risk of wildfire as set out in the Wildfire Framework for England. The framework can be found at Wildfire Framework for England | Fire England.</p><p>Each Fire and Rescue Authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area, through their Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP), having regard to other key local responders, the top local and national risks, and the communities which they serve.</p><p>The government recognises the risk that wildfire presents for landscapes and communities and recently wrote to Local Resilience Forums to share lessons and recommendations from the recent 2022 wildfire season. Further actions are set out in the third National Adaptation Plan, which was recently published: Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The Home Office maintains regular engagement with National Bodies including the National Fire Chiefs Council and England and Wales Wildfire Forum to monitor and review sector led improvements to wildfire response and mitigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 01/08/2023 14:39:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name Understanding Climate Adaptation and the Third NAP 3.pdf title Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3)
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1659848

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many child marriage protection orders were issued in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	uin	HL10039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in the fight to stamp out the practice of forced marriage, with our dedicated Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) leading efforts to combat it both at home and abroad.</p><p>The new legislation which came into force in February this year is intended to proactively close potential loopholes and make prosecution under the existing law easier by removing the need to prove the use of coercion, which may require evidence from the victim. The FMU has undertaken a range of activity to raise awareness of the extended offence.</p><p>Data on convictions for criminal offences is published by the Ministry of Justice. The latest publication is to December 2022, before the extended offence came into force.</p><p>Additionally, we protect both adults and children with our Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs) and have criminalised the breach of FMPOs once in place. The number of forced marriage protection orders made in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021 and (4) 2022 can be found in the table attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL10040 question first answered 25/09/2023 10:47:06 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name HL10040.png title Table
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1659849

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any child marriage convictions in the UK since the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 came into effect in February 2023.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	uin	HL10040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in the fight to stamp out the practice of forced marriage, with our dedicated Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) leading efforts to combat it both at home and abroad.</p><p>The new legislation which came into force in February this year is intended to proactively close potential loopholes and make prosecution under the existing law easier by removing the need to prove the use of coercion, which may require evidence from the victim. The FMU has undertaken a range of activity to raise awareness of the extended offence.</p><p>Data on convictions for criminal offences is published by the Ministry of Justice. The latest publication is to December 2022, before the extended offence came into force.</p><p>Additionally, we protect both adults and children with our Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs) and have criminalised the breach of FMPOs once in place. The number of forced marriage protection orders made in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021 and (4) 2022 can be found in the table attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL10039 question first answered 25/09/2023 10:47:06 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name HL10040.png title Table
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1697696

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Services and Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the health and social care sectors regarding the implications for those sectors of the proposed new net migration measures, since the announcement of those measures on 4 December 2023.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL3503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2024 answer text <p>The Immigration Salary list can be found on page 230 to 232 of the statement of changes laid in Parliament on 14 March. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f18e57ff11701fff6159bb/E03091226_-_HC_590_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f18e57ff11701fff6159bb/E03091226_-_HC_590_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government consult regularly with a broad range of stakeholders, including those in social care, on a regular basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 05/04/2024 10:56:42 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name E03091226_-_HC_590_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf title STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION RULES
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1697695

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what occupations are covered by the new Immigration Salary List.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL3502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2024 answer text <p>The Immigration Salary list can be found on page 230 to 232 of the statement of changes laid in Parliament on 14 March. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f18e57ff11701fff6159bb/E03091226_-_HC_590_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f18e57ff11701fff6159bb/E03091226_-_HC_590_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government consult regularly with a broad range of stakeholders, including those in social care, on a regular basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 05/04/2024 10:57:36 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name E03091226_-_HC_590_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf title STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION RULES
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1690180

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery after arriving in the UK irregularly since January 2022 have been given (1) a positive reasonable grounds decision, (2) a negative reasonable grounds decision, (3) a positive conclusive grounds decision, and (4) a negative conclusive grounds decision.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
	uin	HL2527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on irregular arrivals to the UK, including those arriving via small boats, in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk. Data on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals from small boat arrivals and the outcomes of these referrals is published in tables Irr_D04 and Irr_D05 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’, with the latest data up to the end of May 2023.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on modern slavery referrals for other irregular arrivals, or data on the nature or location of the exploitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 04/03/2024 17:53:28 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name irregular-migration-to-the-UK-detailed-dataset-year-ending-dec-2023.xlsx title Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets
	tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol