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418787

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have responded, or plan to respond, to the British Red Cross report <i>Not so Straightforward: the need for qualified legal aid support in refugee family reunion</i>; if so, whether they will place copies in the Library of the House; and whether they plan to simplify the current application form for entry to the United Kingdom for family reunion and to provide clear and consistent guidance about it.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>Following the publication of the report, I wrote to the British Red Cross to confirm that we are reviewing our process for dealing with applications for refugee family reunion in consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>We are working closely with the British Red Cross and are considering the recommendations in detail.</p><p>We are in the process of improving our guidance so that it is clear, consistent and accessible. We are also redesigning the application form to ensure that applicants better understand the process and what is required of them.</p><p>Once the policy review is complete, we will provide a consolidated response to the report and place a copy in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 15:26:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

418612

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	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reverse the cut imposed with effect from August on asylum support, in the light of the fact that this has been frozen since 2011; and whether they will introduce special rates for children under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>There have been two recent changes to the level of the cash allowances provided to destitute asylum seekers to cover their essential living needs.</p><p>With effect from 6 April, the allowance provided to asylum seekers without dependants was raised to £36.95 per week (from £36.62).</p><p>Since 10 August a standard payment of £36.95 per week has been provided for each person in a family group (the asylum seeker and any dependants). This resulted in a reduction in the total allowance provided to asylum seekers with children. The change was made because a review of the support system showed that the allowances previously provided exceeded the amount necessary to cover essential living needs.</p><p>There are no plans to reverse either of these changes. The Government generally reviews the level of the allowances each year and plans to do so again in 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 15:39:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

418613

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	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue fresh guidance on the Dublin III Agreement concerning asylum applicants, in particular about family reunions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change its policy on the application of the Dublin and Eurodac Regulations. Guidance to officials is under review in order to reflect current organisational structures and wider departmental procedures: an updated version will be published once the review has been completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:37:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

418614

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	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what grounds their consultation on reforming support for failed asylum seekers proposes to remove all support from some 15,000 asylum applicants who are not able to produce sufficient evidence to sustain their cases; what assessment they have made of the likelihood that such people will be removed or returned to their countries of origin; and whether they plan to publish a summary of the consultation and their response to it.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation document on reforming support for failed asylum seekers published on 4 August referred to the estimated 15,000 failed asylum seekers and their dependants who were in receipt of support under section 95 or section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 at 31 March 2015. It set out proposals for transitional arrangements for these cases, under which that support would remain available, subject to the use of existing powers under which it can be discontinued. A summary of the consultation and the Government’s response to it will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 15:40:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417470

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for preventing the stagnation of Syrian refugees in external camps; and what assessment they have made of the case for involving Syrian teachers in education for both children and adults in such camps.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region and has pledged over £1 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. The UK has allocated £519 million to support refugees in the region and vulnerable host communities to date, including £279 million in Lebanon and £183 million in Jordan. Whilst addressing the immediate needs of refugees and vulnerable members of host communities, UK aid is also supporting their longer term resilience and stability through funding to Lebanese and Jordanian municipalities for the running of essential public services, such as education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is also supporting the No Lost Generation Initiative in support of Syrian children across the region and funding to UNICEF includes the construction and refurbishment of schools, the provision of school supplies, psycho-social support to children and incentives for Syrian teachers both in camps and in host communities. However, the decision to what extent Syrian teachers can be involved in the provision of education is determined by host Governments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/09/2015 13:49:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417471

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Israel: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the partial embargo imposed in 2014 on military supplies and equipment for Israel has been lifted; what was the reason for this decision; and whether the matter was considered by the Cabinet.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>There was no partial embargo imposed in 2014 on military supplies and equipment for Israel. However, a review of licences in circulation at the outbreak of hostilities in July 2014 identified 12 export licences the Government would suspend, as a precautionary measure, in the event of a resumption of significant hostilities. The Government was concerned that in these circumstances it would be unable to clarify whether the export licensing criteria were being met. This was announced on 12 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The results of a further review were announced on 14 July 2015 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-export-licensing-procedures-for-israel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-export-licensing-procedures-for-israel</a>) and concluded that 11 months after the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, there was now sufficient information from a wide variety of sources to apply standard export licensing procedures using the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria without any additional measures such as the precautionary measure adopted in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The specific details of the review were not considered by the Cabinet. This is because export licensing policy is set by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. In setting this policy the Secretary of State always seeks and takes into account advice from other Cabinet colleagues, including the Foreign and Defence Secretaries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 23/09/2015 10:34:47 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417472

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what payments have been made since the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund was established; and what is the planned destination of expenditure from that fund during the rest of this financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>At the end of Quarter 1, payments of £163million have been made from the £1,033million Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) with the majority of spend not scheduled until Quarter 2 and 3. The National Security Council (NSC) agreed CSSF allocations at the start of the Financial Year, the details of which were made in the Written Ministerial Statement about the CSSF on 12 March 2015 by the then Minister for Government Policy in the Cabinet Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr Letwin), which was repeated the same day in the House of Lords by Lord Wallace of Saltaire, (HLWS379).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:10:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417473

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether adults in receipt of five-year humanitarian protection in the United Kingdom will be allowed to work; and what provision will be made for their education or training.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>People who have been granted five years’ humanitarian protection in the United Kingdom, including Syrian nationals admitted under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, have permission to work and access to broadly the same rights, benefits, education and training as British nationals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:36:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417475

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the treatment of Syrian refugees living outside refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Tunisia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has allocated £500 million to support Syrian refugees in the region, the majority of who live in host communities. Our support has reached hundreds of thousands of people in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt and helped host governments deal with the influx of refugees. As well as meeting immediate needs of refugees and vulnerable members of host communities, we are helping build the longer term resilience of refugees through funding to local municipalities for essential public services, such as education. Syrian refugees in Tunisia are being supported by UNHCR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/09/2015 12:02:34 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417031

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances, if any, they impose benefit sanctions on persons lacking literacy, numeracy and computer skills, or those with language, communication or mental health problems; and if sanctions are imposed on such groups whether they plan to discontinue them.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The decision to temporarily halt a jobseeker’s benefit payment is always thoroughly considered and is not something we do lightly.</p><p> </p><p>It is a consequence of a jobseeker not meeting the conditions attached to receiving their benefits without good reason.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseekers are only ever asked to meet reasonable requirements, taking into account their circumstances and capability. The requirements and consequences are clearly communicated with them throughout their claim and set out in their Claimant Commitment.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of jobseekers fulfil their requirements and do not receive a sanction.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2015 15:01:53 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton