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1669378

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently waiting for decisions on eligibility under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and how many people approved for resettlement in the UK under the scheme are currently awaiting resettlement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>We will continue to honour our commitment to bring eligible Afghans to the UK and plans are underway to relocate these families as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>There is no publicly available data on the number of individuals currently awaiting resettlement from Afghanistan and third countries such as Pakistan, including those awaiting a decision on eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>Afghans in third countries including in Pakistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK continue to be supported by the UK Government, and flights from Pakistan to the UK continue to take place.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is aware of recent announcements made by the Government of Pakistan regarding Afghans being illegally present in Pakistan. We have engaged intensively with the Government of Pakistan to secure assurances that none of those eligible under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be subject to deportation while they await relocation to the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL218 question first answered 27/11/2023 17:17:33 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1669379

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans awaiting resettlement in the UK or decisions on eligibility under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan Citizens Refugee Scheme, are currently in Pakistan; and what steps they are taking to ensure that they are not deported back to Afghanistan.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>We will continue to honour our commitment to bring eligible Afghans to the UK and plans are underway to relocate these families as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>There is no publicly available data on the number of individuals currently awaiting resettlement from Afghanistan and third countries such as Pakistan, including those awaiting a decision on eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>Afghans in third countries including in Pakistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK continue to be supported by the UK Government, and flights from Pakistan to the UK continue to take place.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is aware of recent announcements made by the Government of Pakistan regarding Afghans being illegally present in Pakistan. We have engaged intensively with the Government of Pakistan to secure assurances that none of those eligible under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be subject to deportation while they await relocation to the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL217 question first answered 27/11/2023 17:17:32 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1606113

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 March (HL5987), what assessment they have made of the impact of the difficulty of assessing bruises on darker skin on (1) documenting and prosecuting cases of domestic violence, and (2) providing treatment and support to victims of domestic violence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL6674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government recognises that Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse, affects a wide range of people. Some victims, especially those with specific needs and vulnerabilities, including ethnic minority victims, may experience additional barriers to identifying, disclosing, seeking help or reporting abuse.</p><p>That is why in tackling domestic abuse a “one size fits all” approach is not appropriate to support all victims. We also understand the importance of specialist and ‘by and for’ services in providing tailored support and understanding that ethnic minority victims and survivors of VAWG offences and domestic abuse need. These are services that are led, designed and delivered ‘by and for’ the users and communities they aim to serve. As a result, these organisations have the necessary skills and experience to provide appropriate support.</p><p>On 22 November 2022, we commenced an open commercial competition (VAWG Specialist and Support Services Fund) for ‘by and for’ and specialist services. This will enable vital services, who are based in the communities they serve, to support victims often facing the greatest barriers to getting the help they need. We are able to fund this competition with up to £8.4 million (in total) to run over financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, with up to £6 million ring-fenced grant funding for ‘by and for’ services over the two years.</p><p>Whilst there is current international research on how colorimetry can assist the assessment of bruising in adults and children with darker skin this has yet to impact on NICE Guidance on bruising as of March 2021, or contemporary Royal College of Emergency Medicine Guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6676 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:12:30 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1606115

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of disparities in the response to, and treatment of, domestic abuse and domestic violence on the basis of race or ethnicity.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL6676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government recognises that Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse, affects a wide range of people. Some victims, especially those with specific needs and vulnerabilities, including ethnic minority victims, may experience additional barriers to identifying, disclosing, seeking help or reporting abuse.</p><p>That is why in tackling domestic abuse a “one size fits all” approach is not appropriate to support all victims. We also understand the importance of specialist and ‘by and for’ services in providing tailored support and understanding that ethnic minority victims and survivors of VAWG offences and domestic abuse need. These are services that are led, designed and delivered ‘by and for’ the users and communities they aim to serve. As a result, these organisations have the necessary skills and experience to provide appropriate support.</p><p>On 22 November 2022, we commenced an open commercial competition (VAWG Specialist and Support Services Fund) for ‘by and for’ and specialist services. This will enable vital services, who are based in the communities they serve, to support victims often facing the greatest barriers to getting the help they need. We are able to fund this competition with up to £8.4 million (in total) to run over financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, with up to £6 million ring-fenced grant funding for ‘by and for’ services over the two years.</p><p>Whilst there is current international research on how colorimetry can assist the assessment of bruising in adults and children with darker skin this has yet to impact on NICE Guidance on bruising as of March 2021, or contemporary Royal College of Emergency Medicine Guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6674 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:12:30 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1643909

	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	British Nationality: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children currently residing in the UK (1) do not have a British citizenship, (2) do not have legal permission to live in the UK, and (3) are entitled to register as British citizens under the British Nationality Act 1981 but have not yet done so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL8392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The current immigration status of a child currently resident in the UK or their potential entitlement to register as a British citizen depends on their individual circumstances. Therefore, this data is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/06/2023 12:06:20 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1669377

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees have been resettled in the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme via (1) Pathway 1, (2) Pathway 2, and (3) Pathway 3; and for each pathway, how many of those have been resettled (a) in total, (b) between January to July 2023, and (c) since July 2023.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The data published within: immigration system statistics release (year ending June 2023, published 24 August 2023) provides a breakdown of arrivals by quarter. The number of individuals resettled under the schemes is as follows: 9,676 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 66 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 41 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Operational data is viewable at: Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 23 November 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 27/11/2023 17:18:01 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1697322

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hare Coursing and Poaching
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many instances of violent crime or intimidation related to hare coursing or poaching were recorded by police in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL3393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>Official figures are not held on the number of instances of violent crime or intimidation related to hare coursing or poaching. Hare coursing or poaching are not crimes which the police are required to notify to the Home Office. However, where violence or intimidation is used in connection with an incident of hare coursing or poaching this would be recorded under the relevant violence against the person or public order offence classification. However, it is not possible to separately identify those that are connected to hare coursing or poaching in the data held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>It is standard practice for primary legislation to be subject to a post-implementation review after sufficient time has passed to assess its impact.</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy aims to target hare coursing through better preventative action, improved intelligence, and enforcement activity.</p><p>The Government is committed to driving down rural crime and the Home Office continues to work closely with the National Rural Crime Unit to help ensure an effective police response to rural crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3395 HL3396 HL3397 question first answered 04/04/2024 12:54:35 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1697324

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hare Coursing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the measures relating to hare coursing introduced by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 since they came into force.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL3395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>Official figures are not held on the number of instances of violent crime or intimidation related to hare coursing or poaching. Hare coursing or poaching are not crimes which the police are required to notify to the Home Office. However, where violence or intimidation is used in connection with an incident of hare coursing or poaching this would be recorded under the relevant violence against the person or public order offence classification. However, it is not possible to separately identify those that are connected to hare coursing or poaching in the data held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>It is standard practice for primary legislation to be subject to a post-implementation review after sufficient time has passed to assess its impact.</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy aims to target hare coursing through better preventative action, improved intelligence, and enforcement activity.</p><p>The Government is committed to driving down rural crime and the Home Office continues to work closely with the National Rural Crime Unit to help ensure an effective police response to rural crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3393 HL3396 HL3397 question first answered 04/04/2024 12:54:36 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1697325

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hare Coursing and Poaching
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are giving to (1) the National Wildlife Crime Unit, and (2) the National Rural Crime Unit, to address hare coursing and poaching.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL3396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>Official figures are not held on the number of instances of violent crime or intimidation related to hare coursing or poaching. Hare coursing or poaching are not crimes which the police are required to notify to the Home Office. However, where violence or intimidation is used in connection with an incident of hare coursing or poaching this would be recorded under the relevant violence against the person or public order offence classification. However, it is not possible to separately identify those that are connected to hare coursing or poaching in the data held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>It is standard practice for primary legislation to be subject to a post-implementation review after sufficient time has passed to assess its impact.</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy aims to target hare coursing through better preventative action, improved intelligence, and enforcement activity.</p><p>The Government is committed to driving down rural crime and the Home Office continues to work closely with the National Rural Crime Unit to help ensure an effective police response to rural crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3393 HL3395 HL3397 question first answered 04/04/2024 12:54:36 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1697326

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hare Coursing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with, and what guidance they have issued to, the National Police Chiefs’ Council about tackling hare coursing.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL3397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>Official figures are not held on the number of instances of violent crime or intimidation related to hare coursing or poaching. Hare coursing or poaching are not crimes which the police are required to notify to the Home Office. However, where violence or intimidation is used in connection with an incident of hare coursing or poaching this would be recorded under the relevant violence against the person or public order offence classification. However, it is not possible to separately identify those that are connected to hare coursing or poaching in the data held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>It is standard practice for primary legislation to be subject to a post-implementation review after sufficient time has passed to assess its impact.</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy aims to target hare coursing through better preventative action, improved intelligence, and enforcement activity.</p><p>The Government is committed to driving down rural crime and the Home Office continues to work closely with the National Rural Crime Unit to help ensure an effective police response to rural crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3393 HL3395 HL3396 question first answered 04/04/2024 12:54:36 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic