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1199379

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Sri Lanka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Sri Lankan nationals sought asylum in the UK in (1) 2018, and (2) 2019, and how many were successful.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL5052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release). Data on the number of asylum applications from Sri Lankan nationals and the initial decision on such applications are published in the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets).</p><p>Table Asy_D01 contains information on the number of asylum applications. Table Asy_D02 contains information on initial decisions on such applications. In addition to those granted at initial decision, some will be granted following appeal. Data on the number of appeals lodged can be found in Asy_D06, and data on the outcome of such appeals in Asy_D07.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the ‘summary tables’ (attached). The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.</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 Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/06/2020 16:20:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name asylum-summary-sep-2019-tables.xlsx title Asylum summary tables
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1175228

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum (1) were received, (2) were granted, (3) were refused, and (4) resulted in deportation, in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the outcomes of asylum applications in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Data on the number of asylum applications received, granted, refused and those who have applied and have been returned are published in tables Asy_D04 of the ‘Outcome analysis of asylum applications’.</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending December 2018. Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the ‘summary tables’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement.</p><p>Note: The number of cases which have outcomes that are 'not yet known' will be higher for more recent years as cases are still progressing. These will reduce over time. As a result, data are not comparable over time.</p><p>Additional statistics on the number of asylum applications raised each year can be found in table Asy_D01, the number of initial decisions (broken down by grant or refusal) can be found in Asy_D02, and the number of ‘asylum related’ returns can be found in table Ret_05 of the returns summary tables.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’</p><p>A summary of the data from Asy_D04, can be found in Annex A.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/02/2020 16:22:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Annex A - HL702 Lord Marlesford_v2.xlsx title Annex A - Table
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1199382

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many deportation orders (1) were issued, (2) were appealed, and (3) failed on appeal, in each year from 2014 to 2019; and in each of those years, how many people were deported .
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL5066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does routinely publish statistics on the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from the UK. This information can found by accessing the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2020/list-of-tables</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/06/2020 11:37:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1199236

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many illegal migrants coming to the UK via France were apprehended by UK authorities (1) since the COVID-19 lock-down began, and (2) in each month since May 2018; and what percentage of those apprehended in each of those months have been successfully repatriated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL5036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish the information you have requested, we are unable to provide this information, as it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of migrants arriving in the UK crossing the Channel by small boats for the months of January to March 2020 is approx. 450.  These are provisional figures based on operational management information. The figures for April and May have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The final figures for all months will be published at a later date, once they have been verified and fully quality assured.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to work closely with France and other countries to return migrants who have entered the UK by small boat in order to provide a strong deterrent against these dangerous crossings.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2019, over 155 people who entered the UK illegally on small boats have been returned to Europe. However, as a result of COVID-19 the vast majority of EU member states have temporarily paused accepting returns under the Dublin Regulations, but we are tracking those individuals and where appropriate will seek to return them when routes are available</p><p> </p><p>It is the policy of this Government to return those not in need of protection.</p><p>The majority of countries who are signatories to the Dublin Regulations which governs the return of those seeking asylum in the UK to a third country have announced temporary suspension of transfers to and from all EU Member States due to the Corona virus.</p><p>Returns to third-countries can still take place where there is a suitable route of return.</p><p> </p><p>We are ready to resume Dublin returns as soon as travel restrictions are lifted</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of asylum seekers transferred under the Dublin regulation in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release). Data on the number of asylum seekers transferred out of the UK under the Dublin Regulation, broken down by the EU member state they have been transferred to are published in tables Dub_D01 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets). Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Please note, that we do not publish the breakdowns of the nationality of those being transferred under the Dublin regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the ‘summary tables’ (attached). The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement.</p><p> </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><p>Full guidance on Dublin III Regulation was published on 30/04/2020 and can be found via the link below:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/882400/Dublin-III-regulation-v3.0ext.pdf</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/06/2020 12:24:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Copy of asylum-summary-sep-2019-tables.xlsx title Asylum summary tables
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1199320

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many residents of immigration removal centres (1) have displayed, or (2) are currently displaying, symptoms of COVID-19; and of those, how many have been tested. [T]
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
	uin	HL4966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the detention estate are of the utmost importance. We are following all Public Health England guidance and have robust contingency plans in place.</p><p> </p><p>All immigration removal centres have dedicated health facilities run by doctors and nurses which are managed by the NHS or appropriate providers. The Home Office, its suppliers and NHS England healthcare providers in immigration removal centres are following PHE guidelines for the management of COVID-19. Universal testing is not currently recommended under these guidelines for those in detention or those being released. Testing of individuals in immigration detention will be dependent on individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce the risk of COVID-19 in IRCs, all centres are following a reverse cohorting process which commenced on 20 April 2020. This requires new arrivals to be isolated from the main population for a period of 14 days to verify that each individual is asymptomatic. If a detainee shows symptoms during this time, they are be moved to protective isolation for seven days.</p><p> </p><p>As of 3 June 2020, there are no cases of COVID-19 in immigration removal centres.</p><p>There have been two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in detainees, a third individual was identified but after his release from detention had been agreed.</p><p> </p><p>Local management information indicates that for the period 9 March to 31 May 2020, fifty-seven detainees have been placed in protective isolation for displaying COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms. There is currently one detainee in protective isolation after showing symptoms of COVID-19. Historic information on the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in IRCs is not held.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/06/2020 16:10:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1175153

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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	Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children, in addition to those admitted under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, (1) have arrived in the UK since the passage of that Act from (a) Europe, and (b) outside of Europe; and (2) how many were received by (i) hospitals, (ii) local authorities, (iii) their own families, and (iv) other carers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the number of asylum claims lodged by unaccompanied children in each quarter, and the number of children resettled in the UK (not broken down by unaccompanied / accompanied) is available in the Home Office’s published immigration statistics - <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/848254/asylum-applications-datasets-sep-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/848254/asylum-applications-datasets-sep-2019.xlsx</a>.</p><p>These statistics include the nationality of asylum claimants but not the country from which they arrived, which would only be available at disproportionate cost. In addition, the exact location of where each child is first encountered is not recorded centrally. Irrespective of where unaccompanied children first present, a local authority will assess whether they need to be provided with support under the Children Act 1989.</p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on the number of asylum claimants transferred to the UK from EU Member States under the Dublin Regulation - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781310/asylum5-dec-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781310/asylum5-dec-2018-tables.ods</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name asylum-applications-datasets-sep-2019 (1).xlsx title Asylum-applications-datasets-sep-2019.xlsx. 2 file name asylum5-dec-2018-tables (1).xlsx title Asylum - Dec 2018 - Tables question first answered 04/02/2020 17:36:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1175251

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government on what basis the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network included Critical Mass on their list of Left Wing and Associated Single Issues organisations in June 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Counter-Terrorism Policing produce a range of guidance documents designed to assist frontline officers and counter terrorism colleagues in making informed decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The document in question clearly says that it was produced to help police and close partners identify and understand signs and symbols they may come across in their day-to-day work.</p><p> </p><p>As both Government and the police have said, protest groups are not extremist groups and membership of a protest organisation is not an indicator that an individual is vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism.</p><p> </p><p>Clearly, the inclusion of protest groups in documents like these without context can be concerning, which is why the police’s swift response in clarifying their position is welcome.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL674 question first answered 04/02/2020 16:33:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1175254

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government on what basis the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network included Greenpeace in their 'Signs and Symbols' document, published in June 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Counter-Terrorism Policing produce a range of guidance documents designed to assist frontline officers and counter terrorism colleagues in making informed decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The document in question clearly says that it was produced to help police and close partners identify and understand signs and symbols they may come across in their day-to-day work.</p><p> </p><p>As both Government and the police have said, protest groups are not extremist groups and membership of a protest organisation is not an indicator that an individual is vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism.</p><p> </p><p>Clearly, the inclusion of protest groups in documents like these without context can be concerning, which is why the police’s swift response in clarifying their position is welcome.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL673 question first answered 04/02/2020 16:33:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1175226

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Offenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances passports are (1) cancelled electronically, or (2) seized the police, for persons (a) given custodial sentences in prison, (b) given suspended services in prison, (c) sentenced to community service, (d) on probation, (e) on bail, or (f) remanded in custody.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Passports are cancelled electronically on the HMPO systems when they have been renewed or when a new passport has been issued. This will also occur when passports have been reported lost, stolen or when HMPO is notified that the holder is deceased.</p><p>Passports are also cancelled when passport facilities are withdrawn within the terms of the then Home Secretary’s written ministerial statement of 25 April 2013.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/02/2020 16:57:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1199284

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: France
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether France has taken effective action to apprehend those who accommodate illegal migration to the UK, and (2) how many arrests and convictions of such people traffickers have been recorded and reported by France over the past two years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL5037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office liaises directly with the French Interior Ministry on addressing the issue of illegal migration, engaging at an official, diplomatic level and supported at an operational level through regular UK-French Migration Committees.</p><p>Through joint-working with France, the UK has funded the continued deployment of French law enforcement along the coast of northern France, who are patrolling constantly in order to detect attempted crossings by migrants. Funding has been allocated, among other projects, for further security improvements at ports in northern France and on the ground, which includes drones, specialist vehicles and detection equipment to stop small boats leaving European shores.</p><p>Intelligence flows are also key to dismantling the organised crime groups behind crossings. We have restructured and repurposed our approach to support to better inform and direct how and where law enforcement is deployed.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on French arrests and convictions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/06/2020 11:28:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass