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1244662

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about reconstructing the entrance to the port of Holyhead.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Although Holyhead Port falls within the Welsh Government’s purview, it is strategically significant to the UK. It is the UK’s second busiest ‘Roll on-Roll off’ port and its commercial freight tonnage is increasing year on year. It is vital to the UK economy and specifically to North Wales, the North of England and the Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>It is therefore positive that the North Wales Growth Deal, which is jointly funded by the UK and Welsh Governments, is currently expected to invest significantly into developing the port’s infrastructure. This includes renovation works to the harbour breakwater, connectivity improvements from the railway station to the ferry terminal, additional hardstanding, as well as additional capacity for large freight and cruise ships to berth in the harbour.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 26/10/2020 14:55:37 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1244664

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Napier Barracks and Penally Camp
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the ex-Ministry of Defence sites currently being used to accommodate migrants in Pembrokeshire and Folkestone are in good condition.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government demands the highest standards from contractors and their accommodation and monitor them closely to ensure this is maintained.</p><p>All accommodation provided is required to be safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped, and to comply with relevant national or local housing legislation.</p><p>These standards apply to all accommodation used by the Home Office including the Ministry of Defence sites in Pembrokeshire and Folkestone</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/11/2020 16:32:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1244665

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about the provision of parking sites for lorries travelling through the port of Holyhead after 31 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is working hand in hand with the Welsh Government on preparations for the end of the Transition Period. This includes planning for the handling of traffic at and around Welsh ports, including Holyhead.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 26/10/2020 14:52:51 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242816

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Napier Barracks and Penally Camp
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what mental health services they make available to refugees housed at repurposed barracks in (1) Penally, and (2) Folkestone.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>We take the welfare of the asylum seekers we accommodate very seriously. The people who we accommodate in Penally and Folkestone can call on an onsite nurse for assistance, we also work closely with our service providers, local health teams and the voluntary sector to ensure that support is provided to vulnerable asylum seekers.</p><p>Additionally, asylum seekers are able to contact Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility service, operated by Migrant Help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year if they need help, advice or guidance, that includes raising issues relating to safeguarding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/10/2020 16:05:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242818

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Legal Opinion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that asylum seekers in temporary accommodation have access to free legal advice.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility (AIRE) service, operated by Migrant Help is a single integrated and national service for asylum seekers.</p><p>The AIRE service will provide advice and guidance to service users on the asylum process, their rights and signposting different services.</p><p>It will also provide asylum seekers with a single point of contact, independent from the accommodation providers and the Home Office, to report issues.</p><p>AIRE are contracted to provide information on the availability of legal advice and representation and signposting of Service User’s to the Legal Aid Agency, where appropriate upon induction into temporary accommodation.<em> </em></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/10/2020 15:44:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242819

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of UK residents who contracted COVID-19 whilst on an aeroplane.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to concretely identify where infection occurs in individual positive cases of COVID-19. Where someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 has recently travelled on a flight, contact tracing will be carried out by a public health specialist. Priority is given to contact-tracing close contacts and co-travellers, since these persons face a higher risk than other passengers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 03/11/2020 14:03:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242821

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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	USA: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have contracted any non-governmental organisation to select election monitors to observe the elections in the United States on 3 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Due to COVID-19 restrictions we have not contracted election monitors, so will not be sending observers this year. However, we have every confidence that the US election will be free and fair.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/10/2020 10:50:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242244

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address racism.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Race Disparity Audit (RDA) and its website, Ethnicity Facts and Figures, was launched in October 2017. The website is a world first and has been welcomed internationally for its open and data-driven approach to highlighting inequalities of outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>In response to its findings, Government has taken action to address disparities in criminal justice, increasing diversity in employment, mental health, school exclusions, and barriers to progress for young people.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the Race Disparity Unit has worked across Whitehall and with local authorities to co-produce interventions to address disparities. These include:</p><p>○ In the last 12 months, we have undertaken work to improve trust between police forces and the local communities that they serve, including increasing diversity in the police workforce and developing additional training</p><p>○ We continue to provide targeted employment support in twenty areas around the country with high rates of ethnic minority unemployment to boost earning potential</p><p>○ Last year, we announced measures to drive change in tackling inequalities between ethnic groups in higher education, and the last 10 years have seen a significant increase in the rates of 18 year olds from ethnic minority groups going to university;</p><p>○ And we are acting on the findings of the Public Health England Review into disparities in the risks and outcomes of COVID-19 to ensure we take the right steps to protect and minimise the risks to vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, this year the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities was established and is examining all aspects of continuing racial and ethnic disparities in Britain. The Commission aims to set out a new, positive agenda for change - balancing the needs of individuals, communities and society, maximising opportunities and ensuring fairness for all.</p><p>It is building on the work of the Race Disparity Unit. The Commission is carrying out a deeper examination of what the causes of these disparities are, and is seeking to establish what works to address them effectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/11/2020 17:49:26 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242245

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Home Secretary at the Conservative Party Conference on 4 October, what assessment they have made of the actions of "do-gooders" and "leftie lawyers"; and what steps they intend to take in response.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The comments were made in the context of a trend whereby individuals submit last-minute appeals on the basis of human rights claims that we would have expected to have been made far earlier in proceedings and which often transpire to be unmeritorious.</p><p>Concerns have been relayed about the behaviour of certain NGOs in France in how they are supporting migrants. We take any information of organised criminality seriously and will investigate appropriately.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/12/2020 16:56:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242246

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what percentage of, immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service publish appeal outcomes data on a quarterly basis. A link to the data for the last quarter of 2019 is provided here;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019</a></p><p>The table in FIA­_3 contains the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/10/2020 16:19:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Tribunal_and_GRC_statistics_Q3_201920.pdf title Tribunal Stats - Oct-Dec 2019
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno