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1662613

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to negotiate bilateral youth mobility schemes with countries across Europe to ensure UK travel businesses can hire UK citizens for critical tourism roles overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL10438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK remain open to negotiating new Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal arrangement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the details agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL10439 question first answered 16/10/2023 16:17:56 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1662614

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made progress in negotiating any bilateral youth mobility schemes with EU countries, particularly France, Greece, Italy and Spain.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL10439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK remain open to negotiating new Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal arrangement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the details agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL10438 question first answered 16/10/2023 16:17:56 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1662615

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Young People
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 merits of introducing a new youth-group digital visa application process for those under the age of 18 wishing to visit the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL10440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to introduce a youth-group visa application process specifically for those aged under 18. <br> <br> Separately, as part of an overall agreement on migration reached with France during the March summit between the Prime Minister and the French President, we have committed to easing travel between our two countries for schoolchildren on organised trips. Work is now under way to operationalise these arrangements.</p><p>The Home Office is also developing a border and immigration system which is “digital by default”.</p><p>This will see physical and paper-based products and services replaced with accessible, easy to use online and digital services. This will provide applicants with an easy online application process, including providing biometrics and establishing or verifying identity using their smartphones.</p><p>The transition towards eVisas is already underway, with millions of customers already receiving digital evidence of their immigration permission and using this to enter and live in the UK.</p><p><br> This will be supported by clearer, accessible guidance and content on gov.uk making it simpler and more intuitive for people to understand if they are eligible for a visa, what steps they need to take to apply and, if granted, the conditions of their stay in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 16:17:40 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1662618

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
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 fairness of staying time limits for UK visitors to the EU compared to those for EU visitors to the UK; and what plans they have to change UK staying time limits for EU visitors to match those for UK visitors to the EU, either by agreement with the EU or unilaterally.
tabling member printed	Baroness Buscombe
uin	HL10443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive offer for global visitors. All visitors to the UK from across the globe (including those from the EU) are permitted to come for up to 6 months maximum on any single visit as per our Immigration Rules - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor" target="_blank">Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix V: Visitor - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk),</a></p><p>There are no current plans to change the Visitor route duration period. The permitted length of stay for visitors to the UK does not depend on the length of stay available to UK citizens which inevitably vary globally. We operate our immigration system in the interest of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 16:17:18 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe

1662621

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
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 His Majesty's Government what plans they have to report on the circumstances regarding unaccompanied children who have gone missing from hotels, including (1) lessons learned, and (2) steps taken, to prevent recurrence; and when any such report will be published.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL10446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The high number of UASC arrivals placed unprecedented pressure on the National Transfer Scheme. Out of necessity the Home Office accommodated UASC on an emergency and temporary basis in hotels while placements with local authorities have been vigorously pursued. We are working at pace with Kent County Council, other government departments and local authorities across the UK to ensure suitable local authority placements are provided for unaccompanied children urgently and sustainably.</p><p>Those in hotels are supported by team leaders and support workers who are on site 24 hours a day. Further support is provided on site by teams of social workers and nurses. Staff receive a number of briefings and guidance on how to safeguard children. All children receive a welfare interview, which includes a series of questions specifically designed to understand whether there are any potential indicators of trafficking or particular safeguarding issues. All contingency sites have security staff on site 24/7 and providers liaise closely with local police to ensure the welfare and safety of vulnerable residents.</p><p>When any young person goes missing - UASC or British citizen - the 'missing after reasonable steps&quot; protocol is followed and led by our directly engaged social workers. The process is to follow this protocol developed by the police and work in conjunction with the LA (Local Authorities) children's services to invoke a missing child multi agency strategy meeting chaired by children's services.</p><p>The statutory guidance owned by the Department for Education requires local authorities to share information regarding all missing children locally in a multi-agency forum, therefore when a child goes missing from a hotel, the relevant local authority will convene a strategy meeting regarding them.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 16:15:59 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1662622

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been affected by the change to the move-on period for newly recognised refugees, which gives seven days' notice for them to leave their asylum support accommodation.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL10447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>An individual remains eligible for asylum support for a prescribed period from the day they are notified of the decision on their asylum claim. Where someone is given notice that their asylum claim has been granted, their appeal has been allowed or their asylum claim has been refused but they have been given leave to enter or remain, the prescribed period in legislation is 28 days. There has been no change to the prescribed period.</p><p>Individuals should make plans to move on from asylum support as quickly as possible. We offer support through Migrant Help or their partner organisation in doing this. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.</p><p>We are engaging the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on ensuring individuals can move on from asylum support as smoothly as possible.</p><p>Figures on the number of discontinuations are not available in a readily reportable format.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL10448 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:55:41 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1662623

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the move-on period for newly recognised refugees to at least 56 days, in line with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and the applications for Universal Credit; and whether they will publish a strategy to accompany any such plans.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL10448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>An individual remains eligible for asylum support for a prescribed period from the day they are notified of the decision on their asylum claim. Where someone is given notice that their asylum claim has been granted, their appeal has been allowed or their asylum claim has been refused but they have been given leave to enter or remain, the prescribed period in legislation is 28 days. There has been no change to the prescribed period.</p><p>Individuals should make plans to move on from asylum support as quickly as possible. We offer support through Migrant Help or their partner organisation in doing this. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.</p><p>We are engaging the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on ensuring individuals can move on from asylum support as smoothly as possible.</p><p>Figures on the number of discontinuations are not available in a readily reportable format.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL10447 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:55:41 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1662624

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish statistics on the number of asylum applications that are reinstated after initially being withdrawn.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL10449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of asylum applications that are reinstated after being withdrawn specifically are not planned for publication, though they are a subset of data that is already published.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ release on GOV.uk. Data on final outcomes of asylum applications is published in table <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1180065/outcome-analysis-asylum-applications-datasets-jun-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">Asy_D04</a> of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relate to 2021. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.</p><p>Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 16:16:54 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1662625

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
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 His Majesty's Government what funding is available to local authorities to support their responsibility for finding suitable and specialist placements for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL10450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities receive through funding from the Local Government Finance Settlement and finance arrangements which apply to the Devolved Administrations. The Home Office provides additional funding contributions to the costs incurred by local government in looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) and former UASC care leavers. UASC and leaving care funding instructions can be found using the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Funaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-grant-instructions&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C02b8b2fdbe3645fb3e1908dbc8d18936%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638324574487600628%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Bo6NN5itKHgPj5DqutED9KIXDM0Ezz8C4VjRYdoGTlY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Unaccompanied asylum seeking children and leaving care: funding instructions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>An incentivised funding programme of £6,000 is also offered to local authorities which includes transfers of unaccompanied children from interim UASC hotels and Kent County Council. Transfers will need to take place within 5 working days to qualify for the funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 15:49:43 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1662648

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bibby Stockholm: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have paid for the Bibby Stockholm barge since it has been empty.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Accommodation costs are considered to be commercially confidential. Therefore, the Home Office does not publish this information. However, total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1185849%2FHome_Office_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_22-23.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbb81d082197442b8d76808dbc40f3309%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638319341780013853%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ML%2B5kuWI5q92Gt1RObHUen3xrKnk36TtUDjpbxp9Uz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 16:32:38 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name Home_Office_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_22-23.pdf title HO annual report
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno