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1677995

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date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what fees they intend to charge in connection with the increased minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa, in particular (1) what fee will be payable on the initial and subsequent applications for a spouse or partner on a 10-year route to settlement, and (2) what immigration health charge will be due.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There will be no changes to the fees payable for any visa applications or the health surcharge as a result of the minimum income requirement changes announced by the Home Secretary.</p><p>For those applying on a spouse or partner visa, the current application fees of £1,846 for entry clearance, £1,048 for Limited Leave to Remain and £2,885 for Indefinite Leave to Remain will remain the same.</p><p>Subject to the passage of the necessary legislation, the Immigration Health Surcharge will increase to £1,035 per year for migrants applying on the partner visa route.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1137 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:54:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1472290

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant relief from the rules requiring vehicles registered overseas to be registered and taxed in the UK after a maximum period of six months for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK in private vehicles; and, if they do not have such plans, whether they will extend the six month period for vehicle registration and taxation until the first to occur of (1) an application by Ukrainian refugees for permanent residence in the UK, or (2) three years after their arrival in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is determined to ensure that Ukrainian arrivals encounter a warm reception in the UK, and the Department for Transport is presently engaging with DVLA colleagues to explore policy options, including possible options surrounding the vehicle registration fees for Ukrainian plated vehicles entering the UK.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has also worked with the transport sector to provide wider assistance to those fleeing here from the conflict. Since mid-March 2022, all Ukrainians that enter the UK with the appropriate visa can travel on public transport from their port of entry to their end destination at no cost if travel occurs within 48 hours of arrival. This includes rail, bus and all Transport for London routes. To date, over 2,200 rail journeys have been made via the free onward travel offer, and many more on UK bus, coach and tram services. On the 20 June, this scheme was extended for a further six months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/06/2022 13:41:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1336862

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to progress the proposed Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom supported the International Law Commission's work on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity and would welcome a convention. We will continue to seek consensus within the UN General Assembly Sixth Committee for a concrete timetable for negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2021 14:36:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

755131

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Her Majesty's Government how many EEA nationals were deported from the UK on the grounds of (1) public policy, (2) public security, and (3) public health, in each of the last 5 years, under the derogations provided for by Article 27 of the Citizens' Rights Directive 2004/38/EC.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of EU nationals returned by type are published by the Home Office. The latest 12 months Q3 2016 to Q1 2017 can be found in the attached table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total enforced returns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Enforced removals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other returns from detention</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Voluntary returns (excluding returns from detention)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assisted returns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Controlled returns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other verified returns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total refused entry at port and subsequently departed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p>1,259</p></td><td><p>1,215</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td><td><p>1,222</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong> <strong>Q1</strong></p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>1,339</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Returns of EU nationals by type.</strong> Information has been extracted from rt_02q of the Returns tables of the latest Immigration Stats release, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615156/returns1-jan-mar-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615156/returns1-jan-mar-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/08/2017 14:09:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

535143

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is possible for members of the public who encounter a motor vehicle producing visible emissions to report the matter and if so, to whom should they report.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Members of the public can report excessively smoky lorries and buses to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency through their website (https://www.gov.uk/report-smoky-vehicle). There is no similar reporting system for cars or other vehicles. However all vehicles must meet strict standards before they enter service, as well as standards which must be maintained at all times while a vehicle is in service. It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure that the vehicle meets the necessary limit requirements at all times.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2016 14:45:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

387762

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether the percentage of the vote cast for a political party at a general election is a consideration in deciding whether a political party is granted opposition front-bench speaking rights in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

78244

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support research into (1) Parkinson’s dementia, and (2) dementia with Lewy bodies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL1139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p>At the G8 dementia summit in December 2013, the G8 countries agreed to work together to tackle and defeat dementia. The declaration, built on the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, announced the G8’s ambition to identify a cure or a disease-modifying therapy by 2025 and to increase collectively and significantly the amount of funding for dementia research.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in dementia research by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has increased from £12.6 million in 2009-10 to £26.8 million in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Newcastle Dementia Biomedical Research Unit focuses on Lewy body dementia, including Parkinson’s disease patients who later develop dementia. This unit is receiving £4.5 million NIHR funding over the period 2012-17. Other current NIHR investment in this specific disease area includes a £2.1 million multicentre study of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil in early dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease, and a £1.9 million programme grant for research on improving the diagnosis and management of Lewy body dementia in the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in dementia research by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has increased from £14.8 million in 2009-10 to £25.3 million in 2012-13 (the latest available figure).</p><p> </p><p>In July 2014, the MRC launched the UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP), <strong>a multi-million pound public-private partnership,</strong><strong> </strong><strong>developed and led by MRC to accelerate progress in, and open up, dementias research.</strong><strong> </strong><strong>The UKDP’s aims are early detection, improved treatment and ultimately, prevention, of dementias. The </strong>MRC is providing £12 million funding for UKDP for an initial period of five years. This is supplemented by a further £4 million from six partner companies, a mixture of cash contributions and valuable company resources such as research tools, analytical capabilities and expertise.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UKDP is creating the world’s largest population for study for dementias research, bringing together two million participants aged 50 and over, from 22 existing study groups within the United Kingdom. Included are people from the general population, people known to be at-risk of developing dementia, and people diagnosed with early-stage dementia. Plans are for the UKDP to be used for all types of neurodegenerative diseases research and this would include Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia.</p><p> </p><p>Within the MRC dementias portfolio, spend on projects with a specific focus on Lewy body dementia was £1.7 million in 2012-13.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/07/2014 14:18:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff