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419387

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to set out the steps and timescale by which the refugees currently in Hungary, Austria, Italy, and Germany would have the unfettered right to move to the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom does not participate in the border aspects of the Schengen acquis and continues to operate border controls with other EU Member States. Individuals granted refugee status in another Member State will therefore be subject to the same entry clearance requirements as third country visa nationals resident in the EU if they wish to enter the United Kingdom. Free movement rights can only be obtained once a refugee becomes a citizen of an EU country. This process varies from Member State to Member State.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/10/2015 16:38:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

419552

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the contribution of refugees to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	10644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to undertake an assessment of the contribution of refugees to the UK economy. In September 2014, the Home Office published a report on the labour market characteristics of UK residents born abroad, which highlighted that the employment rate at that time was lowest among those who came originally as a refugee (47% for non-EEA).</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2015 16:43:16 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

420422

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the scope of the refugee family reunion rules in response to the current crisis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	901504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Our refugee family reunion policy is intended to allow immediate family members, that is, spouse or partner and children under the age of 18, who formed part of the family unit at the time their sponsor fled, to rebuild their lives in the UK. We have no plans to widen the family reunion criteria. But under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme we are working closely with the UNHCR to resettle close family groups where at least one member qualifies under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2015 16:06:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

419137

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether refugees offered a home in Britain will be vetted before entry.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	10533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The operation of the UK’s resettlement schemes, including the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme, involves the UNHCR submitting potential cases for our consideration. The cases are then screened and considered by the Home Office for suitability for entry to the UK: we retain the right to reject individuals on security, war crimes or other grounds.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2015 13:56:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

418728

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have been accommodated in each local authority in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland under the Gateway scheme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>From 2010 up to 30 June this year, 3,822 refugees have been accommodated by 14 local authorities under the Gateway Protection Programme. All 14 local authorities are in England. A further 22 refugees have been resettled with their relatives and were not accommodated by any local authority.</p><p>It would not be appropriate for us to release details of where individuals are currently being placed or where they may be placed in the future, as this may undermine their privacy.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:35:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

418731

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help co-ordinate (a) a European and (b) an international response to the refugee situation.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK government has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis and is taking every opportunity to work with partners across Europe and in the wider international community to ensure that, collectively, we are able to provide a significant and comprehensive development response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is contributing over £1 billion in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region and is urging the international community as a whole to step up life-saving assistance and protection for refugees and vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK lobbied hard to mobilise funding from other donors ahead of the third Kuwait Pledging Conference on 31 March, which raised $3.6 billion. The UK has also co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolutions 2165 and 2191 which has enabled the UN to deliver aid across border without the consent of the Syrian regime in order to assist those in the hardest to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 15:55:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

418732

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what time limits there are on funding allocated by her Department to local authorities to support incoming refugees.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>As with all UK Official Development Assistance (ODA), the UK complies with the OECD DAC’s guidelines, including for costs relating to support to refugees in donor countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/09/2015 12:11:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

418733

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from projects in which Commonwealth countries she plans to reallocate funds from the foreign aid budget to settle refugees within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Additional funds to support refugees in 2015/16 will be provided without directly impacting existing spending plans. Departmental budgets for 2016/17 onwards will be announced as part of the 2015 Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 16:01:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

418438

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support refugees from (a) Libya, (b) South Sudan, (c) Somalia, (d) Democratic Republic of Congo and (e) other countries.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	9964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID provides humanitarian assistance which includes provision of support to UNHCR and other actors, such as NGOs, who are responsible for delivering assistance to refugees across the world. This includes in DRC, Somalia, South Sudan and other countries. We are closely monitoring the humanitarian situation in Libya, including the situation of refugees and internally displaced people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 15:36:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

417878

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conversations they have had with the devolved administrations about plans to resettle Syrian and other refugees in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL2111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The plans to resettle refugees, in particular under the expanded Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme announced on 7 September, will be a national effort involving all parts of the UK.</p><p>The Prime Minister and First Minister have already exchanged correspondence on the issue and the Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Scotland will work closely with the Scottish administration on the arrangements for resettling refugees, with a Home Office official attending the Scottish refugee taskforce. Further discussions are intended with representatives of the administrations of Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>We are consulting a range of external partners and charitable organisations on refugee resettlement options and they will need to play a full part in the success of the expanded scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2112 HL2113 question first answered 21/09/2015 15:50:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames