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654232

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pets: Animal Breeding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken any studies of the impact on pet animal welfare of brachycephaly; and if not, whether they intend to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL3897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>While the Government has not carried out any such studies, as part of our review of the Animal Establishments Licensing Schemes, we are looking into the wider issue of genetic defects in dog breeding and whether steps can be taken to reduce the number of dogs being born with such defects.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/12/2016 13:21:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

654233

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pets: Animal Breeding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any representations about the breeding of brachycephalic pet animals.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL3898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Two respondees to our recent consultation on Animal Establishments Licensing Schemes referred specifically to brachycephaly in dogs. In the past, we have also received other representations from individuals about this condition in dogs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/12/2016 13:21:54 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

654234

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to sign the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL3899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Effective legislation is already in place to protect pet animals. The Government also intends to make further improvements to the Animal Establishments Licensing Schemes which are operated by local authorities in the near future. The Government is therefore not currently planning to sign the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/12/2016 13:21:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

654235

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Middle East: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review why the Archbishop of Mosul, the Archbishop of St Matthews and the Archbishop of Homs and Hama were refused visas to travel to the UK from Iraq and Syria to attend the consecration of the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral in London.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL3900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>All applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with the Immigration Rules. In order to safeguard an individual’s personal information and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 the Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2016 12:49:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

654236

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Middle East: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review their visa policy towards those travelling to the UK from Iraq and Syria.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL3901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>All applications for visas, entry clearance and leave to enter at the UK border are considered on their merits, in accordance with the criteria set out in the published Immigration Rules , regardless of the applicant’s nationality or where they live. A variety of factors may be taken into account when considering the application, but that would depend upon the applicant’s personal circumstances and what they had applied to do in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2016 12:53:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

654237

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Middle East: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many visas in 2015 and 2016 were (1) issued, and (2) refused, to those applying to travel to the UK from Iraq and Syria.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL3902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in 'Immigration Statistics, April - June 2016', available from the Gov.uk website. The information on applications for Iraq and Syria is set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Entry clearance visa applications and resolution by selected country of nationality</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resolved</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q1</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>3,183</p></td><td><p>3,248</p></td><td><p>1,353</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>1,814</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q2</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>3,417</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,273</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>1,939</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q3</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>3,534</p></td><td><p>3,486</p></td><td><p>1,284</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>2,174</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q4</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>2,564</p></td><td><p>2,846</p></td><td><p>1,061</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>1,753</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q1</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>2,239</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td><td><p>976</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>1,206</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q2</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>2,804</p></td><td><p>2,593</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q3</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>2,692</p></td><td><p>2,732</p></td><td><p>1,369</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>1,343</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resolved</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q1</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>1,929</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>729</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>1,022</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q2</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>2,332</p></td><td><p>2,246</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>1,334</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q3</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>2,812</p></td><td><p>2,910</p></td><td><p>1,331</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>1,565</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q4</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>4,131</p></td><td><p>4,136</p></td><td><p>2,966</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q1</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>2,268</p></td><td><p>2,403</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>996</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q2</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p>3,391</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>988</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q3</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>3,567</p></td><td><p>3,834</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>1,031</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Notes: The table shows the number of entry clearance applications resolved, and of those, the proportion refused. Includes main applicants and dependants, and visitor and transit visas.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Source: Immigration Statistics, July - September 2016, Home Office, table vi_02_q</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2016 12:22:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

654238

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for asylum were made in 2015 and 2016 by those to whom they had previously granted visas to travel to the UK from Iraq and Syria.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL3903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Figures on asylum claims from Iraq and Syria are published as part of the Government’s Transparency agenda. In the period concerned there were the following claims from Iraq and Syria:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q1</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q2</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q3</p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Q4</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q1</p></td><td><p>1,048</p></td><td><p>494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q1</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 Q1</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>5,354</p></td><td><p>4,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Identification of the number of these claims who had previously submitted a visa cannot be supplied for reasons of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/12/2016 14:58:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

654239

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Refugees: Doctors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support refugees arriving in the UK, who are medical students or trainees, to complete their training.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL3904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Health Education England is supporting a range of initiatives to help refugees who are qualified or student health professionals to access support to enable them to complete their training and register, so that they can practice in the United Kingdom. These include language support, work placements and courses to refresh skills and knowledge for those returning to practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/12/2016 13:16:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

654240

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have decided not to proceed with the proposed refugee medical fellowships for refugee doctors which were planned for London, Manchester and Oxford.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL3905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>There are no agreed plans for medical refugee fellowships. However, NHS England has been discussing opportunities, including the idea of fellowships, to provide additional support for refugees who wish to practice as a doctor in the National Health Service in England, to see whether such support would help to increase the number of doctors working in general practice by 2020-21. A decision has yet to be taken on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/12/2016 13:15:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

654241

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fracking: Protest
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have given, or will give, to the North Yorkshire police and York City Council over their reported inclusion of anti-fracking campaigning and sentiments as requiring monitoring and intervention in their Prevent strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Prevent is about safeguarding vulnerable people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Political interest and protest, including in anti-fracking groups operating within the law, are entirely legitimate activities and are not of interest to Prevent. The Home Office and Police continually work together to improve the utility of Counter Terrorism Local Profiles (CTLPs).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/12/2016 15:33:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves