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1718136

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) address, and (2) mitigate, the potential implications of the recent High Court ruling in Northern Ireland which ordered the disapplication of some provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is considering the judgment carefully before deciding on next steps.</p><p>The Government has consistently made clear that the provisions in the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement referred to in the Windsor Framework were developed specifically against the background of Northern Ireland's unique circumstances. They do not concern and should not be brought into the complex legal debate concerning illegal migration. The Government will take all steps to defend that position, including through appeal.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 16:23:21 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1714704

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help prevent the Irish government from returning illegal migrants across the border to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>We have no legal obligation to accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 02/05/2024 13:57:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1682671

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to ascertain whether illegal migrants arriving and being registered in the Republic of Ireland are improperly entering the UK via Northern Ireland; and if so, what estimate they have made of the numbers reaching the UK by this route; and what arrangements, if any, are in place to effect their return.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL1641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>There is a high level of cooperation on border security between the UK and Irish Government to ensure we are taking all the necessary measures to protect and secure Common Travel Area (CTA) routes, including between Ireland and Northern Ireland.</p><p>The UK carries out intelligence led operations to target potential abuse of CTA routes including between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Anyone identified attempting to circumvent UK border controls is liable to be removed if they are not lawfully present in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/01/2024 17:08:03 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1675710

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who have entered the UK illegally via Northern Ireland’s border with the Republic of Ireland during the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.</p><p>Information about illegal entry to the UK is not currently available in our published data.</p><p>Our published data is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 19/12/2023 16:57:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1543734

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to prevent migrants coming to the UK illegally by travelling from the Republic of Ireland and then to mainland Great Britain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>There is a high level of cooperation on border security between both the UK and Irish Governments to ensure we are taking all the necessary measures to protect and secure the Common Travel Area (CTA).</p><p>As now, there will be no routine immigration controls on CTA journeys and none whatsoever on the land border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.</p><p>However, intelligence-led operations to target potential abuse of CTA routes continues. Anyone identified attempting to circumvent UK border controls is liable to be removed, if they are not lawfully present in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL3545 question first answered 30/11/2022 13:56:05 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1543737

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Ireland concerning the number of illegal migrants who have travelled via ferry from France to Dublin, and then travelled by bus to Northern Ireland followed by travel by ferry to Great Britain; and in any such discussions, whether the number of migrants taking this route in each of the last two years was confirmed and, if so, what is this number.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>There is a high level of cooperation on border security between both the UK and Irish Governments to ensure we are taking all the necessary measures to protect and secure the Common Travel Area (CTA).</p><p>As now, there will be no routine immigration controls on CTA journeys and none whatsoever on the land border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.</p><p>However, intelligence-led operations to target potential abuse of CTA routes continues. Anyone identified attempting to circumvent UK border controls is liable to be removed, if they are not lawfully present in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL3542 question first answered 30/11/2022 13:56:05 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

869161

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been apprehended when illegally entering the UK via Northern Ireland's land border with the Republic of Ireland during the last twelve months, broken down by month.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:21:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

782001

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were apprehended when illegally entering the UK via Northern Ireland's land border with the Republic of Ireland in each of the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/11/2017 17:12:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

385550

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been removed from Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	4110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of illegal immigrants removed from Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. The number for each year includes both enforced removals and voluntary departures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>1843</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/07/2015 10:47:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

179726

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been apprehended when illegally entering the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland at the border with the Republic of Ireland in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer of 26th January 2015, to Question 221443 given by my hon. Friend the Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/02/2015 15:50:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont