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1676814

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Home Secretary on 4 December (HC Deb cols 41–43), what are the specific components of the 300,000 per annum reduction in migration figure he provided, and whether this number refers to the future inflow of student migration or to the net inflow of migrants overall.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL1056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/12/2023 13:06:24 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1660890

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who has held office since 1 October 1993 as (1) Home Secretary, and (2) minister responsible for immigration; and what were the dates of their appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL10174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office believes that this information is readily available to the Peer online.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 27/09/2023 09:44:24 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1660891

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who has held office since 1 October 1993 as the minister responsible for housing; and what were the dates of their appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL10175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not maintain an historical list of ministerial appointments and the dates of those appointments. Such information is publicly available through a variety of sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Evans of Rainow question first answered 27/09/2023 10:47:58 answering member 4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1643906

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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 His Majesty's Government, further to the to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Immigration on 8 June (HCWS837), what are the reasons for their policy changes on the treatment of asylum seekers set out in that Written Statement.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL8389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Illegal Migration Bill represents a considerably stronger means of tackling the same issue that the differentiation policy sought to address: people making dangerous and unnecessary journeys through safe countries to claim asylum in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/06/2023 12:06:51 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1643907

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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 His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Immigration on 8 June (HCWS837), how many asylum applications there have been since 28 June 2022 from nationals of (1) Afghanistan, (2) Eritrea, (3) Libya, (4) Syria, (5) Yemen, and (6) Sudan, together with the number of accompanying dependants of each nationality.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL8390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ on GOV.UK. Data on asylum applications by nationality and applicant type are published in table <em>Asy_D01 </em>of the Asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: found here. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the end of March 2023.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’ on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/06/2023 12:06:04 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name asylum-applications-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx title Table Asy_D01
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1605365

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their objective for net migration in (1) three years' time, and (2) five years' time.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL6625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, the Government remains committed to reducing net migration over time, while ensuring we have the skills our economy needs to grow. The Government continues to keep the immigration system under review.</p><p><br> Our immediate priority is getting a grip on illegal migration, to stop the abuse of our system and stop the boats making illegal, dangerous and unnecessary journeys across the Channel for the profits of criminal people smuggling gangs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 03/04/2023 15:12:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1548206

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many arrivals by (1) Ukrainians and their dependants, (2) Hong Kong BNOs and their dependants, and (3) Afghan citizens and their dependants, are included in the latest Office for National Statistics net migration figures, published on 24 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL3965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question: HL3965 and HL3966 are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician</p><p>Lord Green of Deddington</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>12 December 2022</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Green,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many arrivals by (1) Ukrainians and their dependants, (2) Hong Kong BNOs and their dependants, and (3) Afghan citizens and their dependants, are included in the latest Office for National Statistics net migration figures, published on 24 November; and when the International Passenger Survey (IPS) stopped being used as a significant element in calculating net migration; and what has taken its place (HL3965;HL3966).</p><p>In the Office for National Statistics (ONS) bulletin published on 24 November, Section 4, Migration Events[1] details the following published Home Office data included in the ONS’ total long-term international migration estimates:</p><p>Ukrainians: around 89,000 arrived in the UK in the year to June 2022</p><p>Afghans: around 21,000 arrived in the UK in the year to June 2022</p><p>For British nationals overseas (BN(O)) status holders and their families from Hong Kong, colleagues from the ONS and the Home Office are working together to resolve how we identify those that are long-term international migrants in the data. Home Office statistics show that around 76,000 visas were issued for the BN(O) route in the year ending June 2022. This will represent the upper bound for arrivals, as not all of those with a visa will arrive in the UK or stay long term. The ONS is also working to identify BN(O) status holders in their International Passenger Survey (IPS) data using country of birth and country of last residences as this may help provide a more robust estimate. Current analysis suggests that 28,000 British nationals with a country of birth of Hong Kong immigrated into the UK in the year ending June 2022.</p><p>The long-term international migration data from the IPS was the largest component of the LongTerm International Migration (LTIM) estimates until its suspension in March 2020 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p>In August 2020 the ONS announced that they would not return to producing official migration statistics from the IPS because it had been stretched beyond its original purpose. The ONS now focuses on measuring actual migration, as opposed to intentions, using primarily administrative data (admin-based migration estimates (ABMEs)). The ONS’ International migration statistical design progress report: July 2022 provides more information.[2]</p><p>For the latest long-term international migration estimates; non-EU figures are based on Home Office Border Systems data, EU figures are based on Registration and Population Interaction Database (RAPID) data received from Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs, and British Nationals figures are based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). See the Measuring the data section[3] for more detail. Thank you for your continued interest in our international migration estimates.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p>[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/ bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingjune2022#migration-events</p><p>[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/ articles/internationalmigrationstatisticaldesignprogressreport/july2022</p><p>[3] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/ bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingjune2022#measuring-the-data</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3966 question first answered 13/12/2022 15:22:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQHL3965_PQHL3966 (1).pdf title Migration calculation
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1548207

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	International Passenger Survey: Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the International Passenger Survey (IPS) stopped being used as a significant element in calculating net migration; and what has taken its place.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question: HL3965 and HL3966 are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician</p><p>Lord Green of Deddington</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>12 December 2022</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Green,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many arrivals by (1) Ukrainians and their dependants, (2) Hong Kong BNOs and their dependants, and (3) Afghan citizens and their dependants, are included in the latest Office for National Statistics net migration figures, published on 24 November; and when the International Passenger Survey (IPS) stopped being used as a significant element in calculating net migration; and what has taken its place (HL3965;HL3966).</p><p>In the Office for National Statistics (ONS) bulletin published on 24 November, Section 4, Migration Events[1] details the following published Home Office data included in the ONS’ total long-term international migration estimates:</p><p>Ukrainians: around 89,000 arrived in the UK in the year to June 2022</p><p>Afghans: around 21,000 arrived in the UK in the year to June 2022</p><p>For British nationals overseas (BN(O)) status holders and their families from Hong Kong, colleagues from the ONS and the Home Office are working together to resolve how we identify those that are long-term international migrants in the data. Home Office statistics show that around 76,000 visas were issued for the BN(O) route in the year ending June 2022. This will represent the upper bound for arrivals, as not all of those with a visa will arrive in the UK or stay long term. The ONS is also working to identify BN(O) status holders in their International Passenger Survey (IPS) data using country of birth and country of last residences as this may help provide a more robust estimate. Current analysis suggests that 28,000 British nationals with a country of birth of Hong Kong immigrated into the UK in the year ending June 2022.</p><p>The long-term international migration data from the IPS was the largest component of the LongTerm International Migration (LTIM) estimates until its suspension in March 2020 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p>In August 2020 the ONS announced that they would not return to producing official migration statistics from the IPS because it had been stretched beyond its original purpose. The ONS now focuses on measuring actual migration, as opposed to intentions, using primarily administrative data (admin-based migration estimates (ABMEs)). The ONS’ International migration statistical design progress report: July 2022 provides more information.[2]</p><p>For the latest long-term international migration estimates; non-EU figures are based on Home Office Border Systems data, EU figures are based on Registration and Population Interaction Database (RAPID) data received from Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs, and British Nationals figures are based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). See the Measuring the data section[3] for more detail. Thank you for your continued interest in our international migration estimates.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p>[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/ bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingjune2022#migration-events</p><p>[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/ articles/internationalmigrationstatisticaldesignprogressreport/july2022</p><p>[3] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/ bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingjune2022#measuring-the-data</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3965 question first answered 13/12/2022 15:22:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQHL3965_PQHL3966 (1).pdf title Migration calculation
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1543092

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Refugee Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to withdraw from (1) the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and (2) the 1966 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees; and if they have any such plans, what assessment they have made of the need for parliament to have a role in such withdrawals.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL3461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to withdraw from the Refugee Convention and its Protocol.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/12/2022 14:32:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1540886

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Refugee Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to withdraw from (1) the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and (2) the 1966 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees; and if they have any such plans, what assessment they have made of the need for replacement legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL3272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to withdraw from the Refugee Convention and its Protocol.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/11/2022 14:31:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington