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1156329

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those who have been held in immigration detention centres for more than 28 days in each of the last four years were granted (1) refugee status, and (2) the right to remain, in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Information on the length of detention, and reason for release from detention, is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_14,q of the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending June 2019’. The published statistics show the number of people who were granted leave to remain (LTR) in the UK on leaving detention. However, this is not broken down by type of leave, nor will it include those who are released from detention for other reasons and subsequently granted LTR.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/11/2019 18:01:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name detention-jun-2019-tables (1).xlsx title Detention Tables - Immigration Stats - June 2019
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1151678

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many immigration detainees were held for more than 28 days in each of the last four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Information on the length of detention, of those in and on leaving detention is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_14,q of the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending June 2019’.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826057/detention-jun-2019-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826057/detention-jun-2019-tables.ods</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL316 question first answered 05/11/2019 12:46:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name detention-jun-2019-tables (3).xlsx title Detention Tables - Immigration Stats - June 2019
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1151679

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the longest time in days an individual has been detained for immigration reasons (1) among current detainees, and (2) in the last four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Information on the length of detention, of those in and on leaving detention is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_14,q of the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending June 2019’.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826057/detention-jun-2019-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826057/detention-jun-2019-tables.ods</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL315 question first answered 05/11/2019 12:46:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name detention-jun-2019-tables (3).xlsx title Detention Tables - Immigration Stats - June 2019
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1151680

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those released from immigration detention in the last four years (1) are still in the UK, and (2) have been returned to their country of origin.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/11/2019 17:43:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1149834

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Ali Hajji
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about Bahraini human rights activist Ali Al-Hajee and his access to (1) dental implants and dental surgery, and (2) unobstructed family visitation; and whether they intend to take any further steps in relation to his case.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of the case of Ali Al Hajee, and have raised the case at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. The Government of Bahrain have made clear in public statements that access to medical care, including dental, for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/10/2019 11:56:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1149835

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Naji Fateel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about Bahraini human rights activist Naji Fateel and his access to (1) medical care for his injuries purportedly sustained during torture in detention, (2) unobstructed family visitation, and (3) his right to practice his religion; and whether they intend to take any further steps in relation to his case.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of the case of Naji Fateel, including allegations of mistreatment in detention, and have raised the case at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. The Government of Bahrain has been clear in public statements that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/10/2019 11:57:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1149836

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Bahrain: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about political prisoners Hassan Mushaima and Abduljalil al-Singace and their access to specialised medical treatment without being restrained in contravention of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; and whether they intend to take any further steps in relation to those prisoners’ cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the cases of Hassan Mushaima and Abduljalil al-Singace. We have raised these cases at senior levels with the Bahraini Government. The Government of Bahrain has been clear in public statements that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/10/2019 12:00:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1149837

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Assistance Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding, if any, they allocated from the Defence Assistance Fund to (1) Saudi Arabia, (2) Kuwait, (3) Qatar, (4) the United Arab Emirates, (5) Oman, and (6) Bahrain, in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Defence Assistance Fund (DAF) only represents one aspect of our engagement with these nations,</p><p> </p><p>The DAF funding allocated to Gulf countries is shown in the following tables:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocation Financial Year (FY) 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>£26,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>£24,734</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>£395,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>£3,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>£124,427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>£42,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£617,684 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocation FY2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>£13,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>£85,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>£445,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>£4,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>£46,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£595,292 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocation FY2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>£55,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>£32,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>£336,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>£51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>£96,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£533,802 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:28 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1149838

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Bahrain: Political Prisoners
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 findings of the report by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain Breaking the Silence: Bahraini Women Political Prisoners Expose Systemic Abuses, published on 11 September, which reveals patterns of physical, psychological, and sexual torture and due process violations by law enforcement officials against women human rights activists in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The British Government takes note of a number of sources of information on Bahrain; including publications and statements from non-governmental organisations.</p><p>The UK does consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and we raise our concerns wherever and whenever it occurs. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the appropriate oversight body.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/10/2019 12:00:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1149839

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Moosa Mohammed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Channel 4 about an incident at the Bahraini Embassy in London where photojournalist Moosa Mohammed was reportedly “battered with a wooden stick”, what steps they will take against the Bahraini Ambassador to the UK, and any others involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>During the evening of 26 July, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was alerted to the illegal entry of an individual by Embassy staff. The situation was managed by the Metropolitan Police. We would expect the Police to investigate any allegations of criminal behaviour and bring charges where appropriate. The Government takes the safety and security of foreign diplomats and the status of Embassies and High Commissions in the UK extremely seriously and expects reciprocity in respect of our diplomats and posts abroad.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/10/2019 12:01:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven