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date	11/01/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to meet the United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide to discuss the situation of Christians and Yazidis in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The British Government has received a number of recent representations on these issues from Parliament and members of the public and is responding in writing.</p><p>We condemn in the strongest possible terms the atrocities committed by Daesh against all civilians, including Christians, Mandeans, Yazidis, and other minorities, as well as the majority Muslim population who continue to bear the brunt of Daesh’s brutality. The UK has led efforts within the UN to tackle and condemn Daesh and on the protection of civilians more widely. For example, we co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution mandating the UN to investigate and report on Daesh abuses.</p><p>It is a long-standing Government policy that any judgements on whether genocide has occurred are a matter for the international judicial system rather than governments or other non-judicial bodies.</p><p>Ultimately, the only way to protect Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in the region from Daesh is by defeating this terrible organisation, which in turn requires, amongst other things, ending the conflict in Syria. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), set out the UK’s comprehensive strategy for defeating Daesh and finding a political settlement to the Syria conflict in his response to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 26 November 2015.</p><p>The joint Office of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect (the Office) are engaged with these issues and publish much of their activity online, including statements in relation to the situation of Christians and other minorities in Syria and Iraq. Our officials maintain regular contact with officials from the Office to discuss issues related to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. The Government provides funding for the Office, including for their work with religious leaders and faith based organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region, aimed at the prevention of incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL4827 HL4830 HL4831 question first answered 22/01/2016 13:57:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

443546

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work is being undertaken by the United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide in relation to the situation of Christians and other minorities in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The British Government has received a number of recent representations on these issues from Parliament and members of the public and is responding in writing.</p><p>We condemn in the strongest possible terms the atrocities committed by Daesh against all civilians, including Christians, Mandeans, Yazidis, and other minorities, as well as the majority Muslim population who continue to bear the brunt of Daesh’s brutality. The UK has led efforts within the UN to tackle and condemn Daesh and on the protection of civilians more widely. For example, we co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution mandating the UN to investigate and report on Daesh abuses.</p><p>It is a long-standing Government policy that any judgements on whether genocide has occurred are a matter for the international judicial system rather than governments or other non-judicial bodies.</p><p>Ultimately, the only way to protect Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in the region from Daesh is by defeating this terrible organisation, which in turn requires, amongst other things, ending the conflict in Syria. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), set out the UK’s comprehensive strategy for defeating Daesh and finding a political settlement to the Syria conflict in his response to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 26 November 2015.</p><p>The joint Office of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect (the Office) are engaged with these issues and publish much of their activity online, including statements in relation to the situation of Christians and other minorities in Syria and Iraq. Our officials maintain regular contact with officials from the Office to discuss issues related to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. The Government provides funding for the Office, including for their work with religious leaders and faith based organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region, aimed at the prevention of incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL4827 HL4829 HL4831 question first answered 22/01/2016 13:57:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

443548

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to respond to North Korea's most recent nuclear test.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 6 January was a serious violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Following the test, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), issued a Written Ministerial Statement on 13 January strongly condemning the nuclear test as a grave breach of UN Security Council resolutions. The Foreign Secretary is also in close contact with our key allies and partners to press for a robust international response. The UK, in conjunction with other members, is currently working on a new UN Security Council Resolution to include further significant measures.</p><p>On 7 January, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), summoned the DPRK Ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. During this meeting, Mr Swire made clear to the Ambassador the UK’s firm condemnation of his country’s nuclear test and instructed him to make clear to the authorities in Pyongyang that the DPRK risked increasing isolation and further action by the international community unless it followed a different path.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/01/2016 15:35:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

443553

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date	11/01/2016
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 how many asylum applications have been made in each of the last five years by applicants who entered the UK on a student visa; what were the nationalities of each applicant; how many of those applications were refused, and how many unsuccessful applicants were subsequently removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL4837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Over the last five years there have been 15,470 cases of individuals who have entered on a student visa and subsequently also went on to claim asylum. Details by year and nationality are below.</p><p>Unfortunately the way corresponding data is held on asylum outcome means that to obtain the numbers of cases that were granted, refused and removed could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Visa Nationality</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Asylum Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burkina Faso</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma (Myanmar)</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central African Republic</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congo</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equatorial Guinea</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HONG KONG</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>1269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ivory Coast</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maldives</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MEXICO</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>1313</p></td><td><p>1471</p></td><td><p>1265</p></td><td><p>4486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Palestinian Authority</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SINGAPORE</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH KOREA</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH SUDAN</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>744</p></td><td><p>1137</p></td><td><p>1171</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>3997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Lucia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Vincent &amp; the Grenadines</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkmenistan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>781</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1901</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4350</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4695</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3743</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15470</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The figures quoted have been derived from internal management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/01/2016 13:04:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Table - PQ HL4837.doc title Table - PQ HL4837
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

443554

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
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 how many applicants claimed asylum only on discovery in each of the last 10 years; how many of those applicants were granted asylum; and how many of those unsuccessful applicants were removed successfully.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL4838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>Over the last 10 years there have been 83,912 asylum claims made by individuals encountered by local Immigration and Enforcement Staff and the outcome of these cases is detailed below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year Of Claim</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant Asylum</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Decision</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>1,636</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>5,222</p></td><td><p>938</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7,274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>5,525</p></td><td><p>1,244</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td><td><p>1,102</p></td><td><p>6,010</p></td><td><p>2,438</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>898</p></td><td><p>5,236</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>965</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p>4,796</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,427</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>4,597</p></td><td><p>1,476</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>5,200</p></td><td><p>2,011</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>9,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,464</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>5,697</p></td><td><p>1,983</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>10,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,416</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>4,570</p></td><td><p>1,389</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>11,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 13,892 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,388 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 48,489 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 15,530 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 613 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 83,912 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The figures quoted have been derived from internal management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.</p><p>The table below details the 23,264 cases that have been successfully removed from this group of cases.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of Claim</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,264 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The figures quoted have been derived from internal management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/01/2016 17:58:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

443555

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: International Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that Syrian women are appropriately represented and will play a meaningful role in discussions at the Syria Donors Conference in February 2016, rather than at the preceding civil society conference.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>As you know, women and girls is a top priority for DFID. The focus of the Syria Conference is to raise significant new funding to meet the immediate and longer-term needs of all those affected by the crisis within Syria and to support neighbouring countries, who have shown enormous generosity in hosting refugees, to cope with the impact of the crisis. We also hope that the Conference outcomes will support on-going discussions on a political situation to the conflict.</p><p><br></p><p>Under UN Resolution 1325, we are committed to ensuring appropriate representation of women in Conference delegations and panels. This will be pursued through our engagement with overseas delegations to include strong female representation. The Conference will include a strong focus on the situation inside Syria, the very human impact on women, girls and youth, and ways we can protect them from harm, including sexual and gender-based violence. As you know, on the day before the event, we are also supporting a large gathering of civil society, from which a cross-section, including representation of women and girls, will contribute to discussions in the Conference.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 25/01/2016 17:48:43 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

443565

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for achieving access in compliance with UN Resolutions to food and medicines for those Syrians now cut off from external supplies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has pledged over £1.1 billion in response to the crisis in Syria and the region, making us the second largest bilateral donor after the US.</p><br /><p>The UK plays a key role in ensuring humanitarian access to Syria. By 30 November 2015, at least 222 shipments of cross-border aid had been delivered as a direct result of the UK co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolutions 2165, 2191 and 2258 which enables the UN to deliver aid into Syria without the consent of the regime.</p><br /><p>The UK worked with partners in the UN Security Council to put humanitarian access in Madaya, and across Syria, on the Security Council’s agenda on Monday 11 January.</p><br /><p>We continue to call on all sides to the conflict to respect International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and ensure free, unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 25/01/2016 17:49:59 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

443567

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
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 feasibility of dropping food by air to civilian communities now under siege in Syria and cut off from all external supplies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has pledged over £1.1 billion in response to the crisis in Syria and the region, making us the second largest bilateral donor after the US. We have provided support to the UN and international NGOs (INGOs) since the start of the conflict to deliver aid in hard to reach and besieged areas of Syria. By the end of June 2015, UK support inside Syria and in the surrounding region had, for example, delivered almost 20 million food rations that feed one person for a month; over 2.5 million medical consultations; and relief items for 4.6 million people.</p><p>The UK will consider any option compliant with international law that might save lives in Syria. We rule nothing out. However, the use of air drops is high risk and should only be considered as a last resort when all other means have failed.</p><p>Attempting air drops without the consent of the parties to the conflict may risk undermining negotiations on humanitarian access to the 4.5 million people in hard to reach areas across Syria. Even in uncontested space air drops poise significant challenges. There is a requirement to identify clear drop zones, ensure safe access for the intended recipients and to co-ordinate with authorities on the ground. Instead, the UN, the Red Cross Movement and NGO partners are best placed to deliver aid to vulnerable people in besieged and hard to reach areas.</p><p>The desperate situation in besieged and hard to reach areas shows why we need the international community to come together at the London Conference for Syria and the Region on 4 February to support immediate needs and identify longer-term solutions to address the needs of those affected by the crisis.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 25/01/2016 17:51:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

443568

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the official records from 1987 relating to the ban on the publication of <i>Spycatcher</i> by Peter Wright have not been released to the National Archives under the 20-year rule.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL4852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Moving from a 30 year to 20 year rule has meant a doubling of the amount of information to be considered for release. The Cabinet Office is actively reviewing the remaining 1987 and 1988 records and will complete this work as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 03/02/2016 17:26:19 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

443570

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Labour Turnover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the written answers by Lord Nash on 26 and 27 October 2015 (HL2579 and 2580), and the oral response by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 4 November (HL Deb, col 1635), what is the percentage turnover of (1) teachers who achieved Qualified Teacher Status through an undergraduate qualification, and (2) teachers who trained via the Postgraduate Certificate in Education, within (a) two years, (b) five years, and (c) 10 years, of beginning to teach.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL4854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The latest statistics show that 81 percent of qualified teachers remain in service after 2 years, 72 percent of qualified teachers remain in service after 5 years, and 62 percent of qualified teachers remain in service after 10 years. This information is available in Table C2 of the statistical first release ‘School Workforce in England, November 2014’ published in July 2015.</p><p>The requested breakdown by under/postgraduate route is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/01/2016 14:06:50 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass