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455807

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Habitual Residence Test
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 29 June 2015 (HL541), what action they have taken to make it easier for human trafficking victims whose circumstances make it difficult to provide evidence that they have been habitually resident in the UK for three months to provide such evidence.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>A significant number of victims of modern slavery who are identified in the UK are provided support through the government funded victim-care contract for 90 days or longer. Where this is the case, we have ensured that the support provider is able to supply the Department for Work and Pensions with a letter as evidence that the individual has been habitually resident in the UK for more than three months. For the remaining cases where they receive support for less than 90 days, evidence may be provided by the police or other statutory agencies involved in the case confirming the victim has been living in the UK for more than three months, where such evidence exists.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/03/2016 14:54:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

455154

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many EEA nationals have been administratively removed from the UK for not exercising their treaty rights in each calendar year since 2009.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>On 1 January 2014, The Home Office introduced a new power to remove EEA nationals for abuse of free movement rights.</p><p>The table below shows data for removals and for voluntary departures of EEA nationals from 2009 to 2015 by type.</p><p>There is no specific breakdown for non-exercise of Treaty Rights.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Removals and voluntary departures for EEA nationals by type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><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><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total EEA** enforced removals</strong></p></td><td><p>769</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>2,353</p></td><td><p>3,134</p></td><td><p>3,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total EEA non-asylum refused entry at port and subsequently departed</strong></p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>544</p></td><td><p>641</p></td><td><p>903</p></td><td><p>1,411</p></td><td><p>1,781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total EEA voluntary departures</strong></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>716</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>*Croatia acceded to the EU on 1 July 2013. No data on Croatian nationals has been captured prior to Q3 2013.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:30:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

455155

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many victims of trafficking or modern slavery who are EEA nationals and in receipt of a positive Conclusive Grounds decision under the National Referral Mechanism have been issued with (1) "minded to remove" letters, or (2) administrative removal papers for not exercising their treaty rights, since 1 January 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be provided by investigation of individual case records.</p><p>Where an EEA national has been issued with a positive conclusive grounds decision they will not be served with administrative removal papers. EEA nationals who have left the Government-funded service provided under the victim care contract who are not exercising treaty rights and are not entitled to remain on other grounds may be encouraged to return home voluntarily.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/03/2016 15:30:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

455156

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many EEA nationals with ongoing applications for discretionary leave to remain as victims of human trafficking have been issued with "minded to remove" letters or administrative removal papers since 1 January 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Since 01 January 2014, no EEA Nationals with ongoing applications for Discretionary Leave to Remain in the United Kingdom as victims of human trafficking have been served with ‘minded to remove’ letters or administrative removal papers whilst their applications were being considered.</p><p>In the same time period,fewer than five applicants were served with papers before they made an application for Discretionary Leave to Remain.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2016 16:33:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

455157

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what processes are in place, and what action they have taken, to ensure that EEA nationals who have made applications for discretionary leave to remain (DLR) as confirmed victims of human trafficking are not considered for administrative removal until a decision has been made about their application for DLR.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The processes and guidance in place relating to the factors to take into account in deciding whether to remove a person from the United Kingdom, including EEA nationals and potential victims of trafficking, are found within “Chapter 50: (EEA) EEA administrative removals” of the Enforcement Instructions and Guidance published on gov.uk.</p><p>The Home Office will consider exceptional and compassionate individual circumstances that may justify leave on a discretionary basis. The “Discretionary leave” Asylum Instruction on gov.uk gives guidance to Home Office staff on considering whether to grant discretionary leave (DL).</p><p>No action is taken to enforce the administrative removal of an EEA national identified as a potential victim of trafficking where their case is still being considered in accordance with the “Discretionary leave” Asylum Instruction. However, DL is not normally granted to EEA nationals (or their family members) where they have free movement rights under EU law and are exercising those treaty rights.</p><p>Guidance to immigration enforcement staff on how to identify and manage victims of trafficking is provided in “Chapter 9: identifying victims of trafficking” of Enforcement Instructions and Guidance. “Chapter 53: extenuating circumstances” gives guidance to immigration enforcement staff how to consider any extenuating circumstances. Section 4 of “Chapter 50: (EEA) EEA administrative removals” sets out the criteria that apply in considering whether it is right and reasonable to remove an EEA national and whether it is proportionate given all the circumstances of the case.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6463 question first answered 11/03/2016 14:32:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

455158

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance regarding the rights and treatment of victims of human trafficking has been issued to Home Office staff responsible for making decisions about the administrative removal of EEA nationals, and what specific guidance has been given to caseworkers about the criteria for determining whether or not the administrative removal of a confirmed victim of human trafficking who is an EEA national is proportionate.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The processes and guidance in place relating to the factors to take into account in deciding whether to remove a person from the United Kingdom, including EEA nationals and potential victims of trafficking, are found within “Chapter 50: (EEA) EEA administrative removals” of the Enforcement Instructions and Guidance published on gov.uk.</p><p>The Home Office will consider exceptional and compassionate individual circumstances that may justify leave on a discretionary basis. The “Discretionary leave” Asylum Instruction on gov.uk gives guidance to Home Office staff on considering whether to grant discretionary leave (DL).</p><p>No action is taken to enforce the administrative removal of an EEA national identified as a potential victim of trafficking where their case is still being considered in accordance with the “Discretionary leave” Asylum Instruction. However, DL is not normally granted to EEA nationals (or their family members) where they have free movement rights under EU law and are exercising those treaty rights.</p><p>Guidance to immigration enforcement staff on how to identify and manage victims of trafficking is provided in “Chapter 9: identifying victims of trafficking” of Enforcement Instructions and Guidance. “Chapter 53: extenuating circumstances” gives guidance to immigration enforcement staff how to consider any extenuating circumstances. Section 4 of “Chapter 50: (EEA) EEA administrative removals” sets out the criteria that apply in considering whether it is right and reasonable to remove an EEA national and whether it is proportionate given all the circumstances of the case.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6462 question first answered 11/03/2016 14:32:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

455159

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent homelessness among victims of modern slavery who are EEA nationals with positive Conclusive Grounds National Referral Mechanism decisions on their departure from the government-funded victim care contract.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL6464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>During the recovery and reflection period, support providers work with the victim of modern slavery to produce a detailed and tailored ‘move on plan’. Following a positive Conclusion Grounds decision, victims are entitled to a further 14 days of support, at which time the ‘move on plan’ assists the victim in their transition from the specialist service. The victim either returns to their home country or if they wish to stay and are eligible to do so move on to access mainstream support services in the UK. In addition, the Home Office considers extension requests for victims who need longer than 14 days to make the transition from the specialist service on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>On leaving the Government-funded service that is provided under the victim care contract, victims who are EEA nationals may be able to exercise Treaty rights and remain lawfully in the UK on that basis but those who are not exercising such rights are encouraged to return home unless they are entitled to remain on other grounds. The Home Office also considers whether to grant Discretionary Leave to victims who are unable to exercise free movement rights where there are particularly compelling circumstances, they need to stay in the UK to pursue a compensation claim or to assist with police inquiries/investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2016 17:29:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

446673

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been charged under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 by each police force in England and Wales in each year since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL5329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Home Office. The Home Office receives data from police forces in England and Wales which show offences recorded by the police that resulted in one or more people being charged or summonsed. It is not possible to determine either the number of people charged for each offence or what section of an act someone was charged under for each offence or what specific section of an act somebody was charged under for some offences.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2016 14:18:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

446674

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prostitution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been (1) arrested, (2) charged, and (3) convicted, under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since the provision came into force, and what penalty was imposed in cases of conviction.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL5330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The attached table shows, for the years 2010-2014, the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and the number of offenders found guilty and sentenced at all courts, with sentencing outcomes, for offences relating to paying or promising to pay a person to provide sexual services, where that person is subject to exploitative conduct to induce or encourage them to provide those services.</p><p>Court proceeding data for calendar year 2015 is planned for publication in May 2016.</p><p>The Home Office collects data on arrests at offence group level (for example, “sexual offences”), but the data is unavailable in relation to more specific offences, such as those under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 04/02/2016 18:00:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL5330 - table.xls title defendants proceeded against at magistrates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

444876

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malnutrition
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 relationship between malnutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL5074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>DFID commissioned the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to undertake a review of the evidence on the links between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and nutrition in 2012. The review concluded that there was good evidence that WASH has an impact on under-nutrition. At the very basic level, the act of infant and child feeding needs good personal hygiene – hand washing with soap and water, plus good food hygiene. In addition, water is important in that it is generally required to prepare complementary foods. It needs to come from a safe source and then be collected, transported and stored safely. The living environment of infants has to be free from faecal contamination to minimise the risk of ingesting pathogens or coming into contact with intestinal worms.</p><p>This review is currently being updated drawing on a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2014 which estimated that 50% of child under-nutrition is associated with repeated diarrhoea or intestinal worm infections as a result of unsafe water, inadequate sanitation or insufficient hygiene. There is increasing evidence that chronic diarrheal disease may inhibit nutrient absorption even if sufficient food is consumed. This latter condition referred to as Environmental Enteropathy is currently one of the subjects of a large randomised control trial being conducted in Zimbabwe with DFID support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 28/01/2016 17:00:32 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich