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1733096

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date	09/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the start of the move-on period for newly recognised refugees will be triggered by the issue of an eVisa which replaces the biometric residence permit; and how an individual will be able to access their eVisa if they are unable to open a UKVI account.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>Currently, a newly recognised refugee gets 28 days to move on from asylum accommodation following the issue of their Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). The introduction of eVisas means that changes will need to be made to the move on process. We will provide further information on the initiation of the move on period before we stop issuing BRPs.</p><p> </p><p>When the Home Office stops issuing Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) to newly recognised refugees without a previous BRP or valid passport, we will create a UKVI account and eVisa for them within 14 days of a positive decision on their Asylum claim being served. This action will be referenced in their decision letter.</p><p> </p><p>We will inform the person that their UKVI account has been created and provide the necessary information for them to sign in. This communication will also include details on how to get support for accessing or reporting any issues with their eVisa.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, people sign in to their UKVI account using a Document Number and Date of Birth. For those without a document, we will issue a new reference number, known as a UKVI Customer Number, which can be used alongside their Date of Birth to sign in and view their eVisa.</p><p> </p><p>We acknowledge the existing challenges in delivering correspondence and BRP cards to newly recognised refugees. We are exploring the best ways to provide this information, including making increased efforts to capture contact details during the asylum process.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 23/10/2024 15:45:40 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1733097

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Family Resources Survey: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the number of black and minority ethnic families sampled as part of the Family Resources Survey to improve the available data on poverty among different ethnic groups.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>In the latest year [2022-23] of the Family Resources Survey approximately 11% of adults were black or minority ethnic individuals. This sample is large enough to provide income and poverty data breakdowns by ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p>The Family Resources Survey sample is drawn by address with stratification of postcode areas by economic standing, such that the achieved sample is representative by economic status. The FRS sample is not drawn by any family characteristic, protected or otherwise, because only the address is known at the point of draw; the address’ occupants are unknown until the later stage of interview. Thus, there is no direct mechanism to alter the issued sample to increase the number of black or minority ethnic families.</p><p> </p><p>We already publish accredited official statistics, including poverty data broken down by ethnicity, in the annual Family Resources Survey-based <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2" target="_blank">Households below average income (HBAI) statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we use the Family Resources Survey data to publish additional low income data by ethnicity in the <a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/" target="_blank">Ethnicity Facts and Figures portal - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk_</a> (opens in new tab).</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 16/10/2024 11:24:52 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1731850

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Minority Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to implement the Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Social and Economic Life published by the High Commissioner on National Minorities in October 2023, to ensure the representation of minorities including Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the curriculum, teaching materials and teacher training.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>Every child, regardless of their background or family circumstances, deserves the opportunity to progress and succeed in school and beyond. There is no place for hate or prejudice in our education system.</p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010, schools must not discriminate against a pupil in a number of respects because of a characteristic protected by the Act.</p><p>The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies, including maintained schools and academies, to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other conduct prohibited by the Act; advance equality of opportunity for people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it; and foster good relations across all characteristics.</p><p>The department has published guidance for schools on how to comply with their duties under the Equality Act 2010, which is attached and can also be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools</a>.</p><p>The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE. The Curriculum and Assessment Review will seek to deliver a curriculum that reflects the issues and diversities of our society, ensuring all children and young people benefit from a curriculum that represents them and their families. When the reforms coming out of the review are implemented, the department intends that all schools will be required to teach the core National Curriculum.</p><p>The review group has recently launched a call for evidence, setting out a number of key questions and themes where it would particularly welcome evidence and input.</p><p>The department respects the autonomy of schools and teachers in terms of what resources they choose to use or recommend to their individual pupils, based on individual need in their own educational context and circumstances.</p><p>School Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses must be designed so that trainee teachers can demonstrate that they meet all of the Teachers’ Standards at the end of their course.</p><p>Part Two of the Teachers’ Standards covers personal and professional conduct and specifically includes &quot;not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs&quot;.</p><p>The Equality Act 2010 requires accredited ITT providers to ensure that they are not discriminating against applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 21/10/2024 15:37:58 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name The Equality Act 2010.pdf title HL1260 attachment - The Equality Act 2010
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1731851

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the potential impacts of reintroducing non-repayable maintenance grants for higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds; and (2) the potential benefits of funding university students to deliver targeted tutoring to disadvantaged school pupils.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The government is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for the economy, for universities and for students and will look carefully at all options and come forward with proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Funding plans for the HE sector will be set out at the relevant fiscal event, in line with the approach to public spending commitments across government. ​​</p><p> </p><p>All HE providers registered with the Office for Students (OfS), that intend to charge higher fees, must have an Access and Participation Plan (APP) approved by the OfS. These need to set out the underrepresented groups they will support and the ways that they will do so. Interventions can include tutoring disadvantaged students in the local area, but also activities such as academy sponsorship, outreach, summer schools and student bursaries. HE providers are expected to evaluate their interventions to demonstrate effectiveness.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 21/10/2024 12:51:18 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1731852

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 September (HL719), how much they have invested in football facilities between 2022 and 2024.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England - which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding in areas of greatest need to tackle inactivity levels through community-led solutions.</p><p>Between 2022 and 2024, Sport England and delivery partners in other parts of the UK, invested £161 million into grassroots football facilities, providing new and upgraded pitches and facilities.</p><p>In 2024/25, the Government and our partners are investing £123 million UK-wide. This funding will provide clubs and sites with new and resurfaced pitches, changing rooms and pavilions, maintenance machinery, floodlights, goalposts, and more.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 21/10/2024 13:02:05 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1731853

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Public Sector: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are implementing the public sector duty regarding socioeconomic inequalities in section 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>We will commence the socio-economic duty in section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 through a commencement order in due course. The duty will require public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to actively consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage. To ensure effective implementation, we will develop guidance to help relevant authorities comply with the duty once commenced. We will be updating Parliament on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 28/10/2024 11:46:40 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1731854

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 2 September (HL141), what assessment they have made of the joint report by the APPGs on Poverty and on Migration, The Effects of the UK Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Policy on Poverty, published on 30 April.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>We are determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly. Clearing the asylum backlog is our priority.</p><p>It is a financial necessity to start clearing the asylum backlog so that those costs do not continue to mount up at the expense of the taxpayer. The Home Secretary changed the law to remove the retrospective application of the Illegal Migration Act. This allows decision-makers to decide asylum claims from individuals who have arrived in the UK from 7 March 2023. Asylum interviews have commenced, and asylum claims are now being decided for individuals who arrived in the UK from 7 March 2023.</p><p>The Home Office continues to invest in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives to speed up and simplify decision making, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and decrease the number of people who are awaiting an interview or decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 21/10/2024 12:31:41 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1727198

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, race equality impact assessment has been made of policy and practice relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>In line with the duties introduced by the Equality Act 2010, the Home Office undertakes an equality impact assessment whenever decisions are taken on policy relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship. Most recently, equality impact assessments were undertaken when changes were made to Section 3(1) British Nationality Act 1981 and on the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p><p>There are various provisions within the British Nationality Act 1981 that allow for children born in the UK to register as British citizens. The Home Office has published clear and easy to follow guidance for applications under each of these sections. Home Office caseworkers are trained to carry out their duties to ensure that those who apply and meet the statutory requirements are granted citizenship.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL718 HL720 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:30:25 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1727199

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the right to British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981 is not confused or conflated with the powers and discretion delegated to the Home Secretary to manage the immigration system including naturalisation of adult migrants.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>In line with the duties introduced by the Equality Act 2010, the Home Office undertakes an equality impact assessment whenever decisions are taken on policy relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship. Most recently, equality impact assessments were undertaken when changes were made to Section 3(1) British Nationality Act 1981 and on the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p><p>There are various provisions within the British Nationality Act 1981 that allow for children born in the UK to register as British citizens. The Home Office has published clear and easy to follow guidance for applications under each of these sections. Home Office caseworkers are trained to carry out their duties to ensure that those who apply and meet the statutory requirements are granted citizenship.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL717 HL720 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:30:25 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1727200

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tennis: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve investment in tennis facilities across the United Kingdom, particularly in deprived areas, in recognition of the achievements of Sir Andy Murray following his recent retirement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Sir Andy Murray has contributed a huge amount to British sport throughout his long career, both on and off the court. We know how important access to facilities is as part of the legacy of our sporting heroes, so people can try the sports they see on screen. The Government has committed to continue to support grassroots facilities across the UK.</p><p>As part of the Park Tennis Court Programme, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Lawn Tennis Association are investing over £30 million between 2022-2024 to deliver improvements to over 3,000 park tennis courts across Great Britain. The renovation works include the installation of digital access gates, court nets, fencing, re-surfacing, and re-painting - all of which aim to improve access and increase participation in tennis, whilst prioritising the courts in the most deprived communities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 17/09/2024 15:28:02 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett