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1123297

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made in the consultation process with the governments of British Overseas Territories concerning the provision of a retrospective registration route for British and British Overseas Territories citizenship for the children born abroad, out of wedlock, to fathers from British Overseas Territories before 1 July 2006.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL15353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>We have engaged with the British Overseas Territories to seek their views on possible future changes on the matter. This matter is under consideration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/05/2019 12:39:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1123301

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their response to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration An inspection of the policies and practices of the Home Office’s Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Systems relating to charging and fees June 2018–January 2019, published on 4 April, which specific areas they plan to consult on; whether they intend to publish a children’s best interests impact assessment when proposing fees levels and increases; and what is their response to the Chief Inspector’s recommendation that they include consideration of extending eligibility for fee waivers, including for all child Leave to Remain and nationality applications, in a full review of the fee waiver process.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL15357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>As detailed within the official Home Office response, there are no plans to run a full public consultation. A consultation in specific areas may be useful and we will undertake to do this before we take decisions which would result in fundamental changes to the way the system is funded.</p><p>There are no plans to produce a separate children’s best interest impact assessment at this point in time, but as we set out in the Home Office responses to the ICIBI report, we will consider publication of fee-related Policy Equality Statements on a case by case basis going forward.</p><p>In respect of the Chief Inspector’s recommendation to consider extending eligibility for fee waivers, the Home Office response is as detailed within the published response. We have recently reviewed the fee waiver policy, invested in recruitment and continued process improvement and also engaged with Local Authorities on how we may identify and, where required, prioritise fee waiver applications from those who are most vulnerable. Current fee levels and policies remain under consideration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/05/2019 12:38:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1109291

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to amending the saving provisions in Part 3 of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 so that the cut-off date for take charge requests under the Dublin III regulation is based on the date that the connected asylum claim was made rather than the date that the request was received.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL15008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p><br>The saving provisions in Part 3 of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 sets out that, should the UK leave the EU with no deal, all Dublin III Regulations take charge requests relating to family reunification that were made before we exited the EU, but are still pending resolution, will continue to be considered under the existing provisions. This provides certainty for all those in the Dublin system that the UK will continue to process their claims to be transferred here to have their asylum claim assessed.</p><p>Given that the UK will not be a part of the Dublin III Regulations following exit from the EU in the event that no deal is secured, we will need to rely on the cooperation of other Member States in order to fulfil this commitment. The UK cannot, through domestic law, create commitments for Member States in respect of individuals who are in their territories and who claim asylum.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:23:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1108857

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 20 March (HL Deb, col 1426), which Government departments are responsible for sharing with the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee and non-governmental organisations the results of the evaluation to which she referred; and what is the reason for the delay in the publication of those results given her Written Answer on 25 July 2016 (HL1295) in which she stated that it was intended to publish later that year the evaluation of work with the Department of Work and Pensions to ensure that newly recognised refugees receive their first benefit payment before their Home Office support ended.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL14964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office and Department of Work and Pensions have worked together to establish and evaluate the success of the “Post Grant Appointment Service”, which aims to ensure that newly recognised refugees are able to access mainstream benefits before any support they have been receiving from the Home Office ends 28 days after the grant of their status.</p><p>The evaluation has undergone careful data checking and is expected to be shared shortly. DWP Ministers plan to write to the Work and Pensions Select Committee and the Home Office will write to non-governmental organisations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/04/2019 11:41:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1108858

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what powers they now require that specified nationality applications, including for registration of British citizenship, must be made online; and what representations they have received which question the introduction of such a requirement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL14965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration does not require specified nationality applications, including citizenship applications, to be made online. It is still possible for customers to apply on the paper forms if they need to do so. However, customers are encouraged to use the intuitive online application service wherever possible and assisted digital support is made available to those who would otherwise struggle to make an online application.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:25:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1104657

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 14 February (HL13370), why they have not laid before Parliament the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration on an inspection of the Home Office Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System’s policies and practices relating to charging and fees within eight weeks of having received it; and when they expect to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL14782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) report on an inspection of the Home Office Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System’s policies and practices relating to charging and fees was received on 24 January 2019.</p><p>The report will be laid before Parliament as soon as possible. It is important that the Department and Ministers give full consideration of the serious recommendations made in ICIBI reports. In some circumstances, this will take longer than 8 weeks due to the complexity or importance of the recommendations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/04/2019 11:59:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1087537

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Right to Rent Consultative Panel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Right to Rent Consultative Panel has met since the publication of the report by the Chief Inspector on Borders and Immigration on the right to rent scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL14459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on the Right to Rent scheme was published in March 2018. The Government’s response can be found at</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/695205/Formal_Response_Right_to_Rent.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/695205/Formal_Response_Right_to_Rent.pdf</a></p><p>Since then the Consultative Panel has met once, in October 2018. The Right to Rent Consultative Panel is scheduled to meet again next month. Home Office officials have also met panel members to discuss the design of a new on-line checking service for landlords and lettings agents.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/03/2019 16:16:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Formal_Response_Right_to_Rent - Aug - Dece 2017.pdf title Formal Response Right to Rent - Aug-Dec 2017
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1027175

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation made by the British Red Cross in its report Still an ordeal: the move-on period for new refugees, published on 6 December, that the time given to refugees before they become ineligible for asylum support following the granting of refugee status should be extended to 56 days
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL12357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Home Office officials have met the authors of the report. We are considering the recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2018 14:19:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1012124

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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 Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the accountability of service providers under the new (1) Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation, and (2) Advice, Issues Resolution and Eligibility contracts for asylum accommodation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL11651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects the highest standards from our contractors and Providers are monitored closely to ensure they continue to meet these standards.</p><p>The forthcoming Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract(AASC) together with the Advice, Issue Reporting &amp; Eligibility(AIRE) contracts, include clearly defined performance standards measured through a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set within a wider Performance Management Regime (PMR) that will ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Service Users.</p><p>These will be monitored formally at Contract Management meetings between the providers and representatives of UK Visas and Immigration.</p><p>There is a rigorous contract compliance regime in place to ensure that the required performance standards expected of all providers, as defined in the contracts, are met. Instances of non-conformance of the performance indicators may lead to a financial deduction from monthly invoices</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/12/2018 17:12:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1007506

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 November (HL10945), whether they will now answer the question previously asked, namely how many children have had their applications for British citizenship denied because they failed the good character test in each of the last five years for which information is available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL11505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Baroness to my previous answer.</p><p>The information which is now available indicates there were a total of 255 refusals of applications for British citizenship on character grounds under Section 41A of the British Nationality Act 1981 for minors and young persons (aged 10 to 18) in the period 2013 to 2017.</p><p>A table giving the breakdown by calendar year is given below</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Refusals of applications from minors for British citizenship on grounds that the applicant was 'Not of good character'</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year of decision</p></td><td><p>Refusals of registration for applicants aged 10 to 18 years under section 41A of the British Nationality Act 1981</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="3"><p>Source: Home Office Migration Statistics Immigration Statistics year to March 2018. Subset of 'Not of good character' in table cz_09.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Age is calculated as at date of decision.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We consider it appropriate to apply to minors the same criminality thresholds in the good character test that are applied to adults, and there are no current plans to review this.</p><p>10 and over is in line with the age of criminal responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:33:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett