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1043774

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/02/2019
	date	18/01/2019
	date tabled	18/01/2019
	ddp created	18/01/2019 18:23:46
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	18/01/2019 18:25:41 01/02/2019 11:07:01
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12969
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/02/2019 11:06:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the next Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner will be appointed; and what has caused the delay in their appointment.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12969
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12969
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to appointing a new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to carry on this vital work. A recruitment campaign was launched in June 2018 and extended over the summer to allow time to attract the strongest possible field of candidates. The recruitment process is nearing completion and we expect to announce a new appointment shortly.</p>
	creator	4546 label Biography information for Baroness Stroud written parliamentary question 1043774
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

1046326

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2019
	date	22/01/2019
	date tabled	22/01/2019
	ddp created	22/01/2019 21:16:53
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	22/01/2019 21:26:28 31/01/2019 14:31:02
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13033
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	31/01/2019 14:30:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Zimbabwe has instructed internal providers to disconnect and restrict internet access.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13033
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13033
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware that the Zimbabwean government shut down the internet and blocked a number of social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp from 15 January.</p><p>On 17 January, the Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin MP, summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador and urged the Zimbabwean government to stop the disproportionate use of force, investigate any alleged human rights violations and restore full access to the internet. On 21 January the Foreign Secretary repeated the call in a public message to President Mnangagwa.</p><p>We welcome the 21 January ruling of the Zimbabwean High Court that overturned the government decision to shut down the internet.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

1046327

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2019
	date	22/01/2019
	date tabled	22/01/2019
	ddp created	22/01/2019 21:16:55
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	22/01/2019 21:26:30 31/01/2019 14:32:02
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13034
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	31/01/2019 14:31:35
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe following reports of recent violence; and what plans they have for continued engagement with that government on that issue.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13034
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13034
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin MP, summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January to express our concern at the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe. Minister Baldwin urged Zimbabwe to stop disproportionate use of force by the security forces and investigate any cases of alleged human rights abuses. On 21 January the Foreign Secretary, in a public message to President Mnangagwa, urged him not to turn back the clock and to work with all Zimbabweans in dialogue for a better future.</p><p>We will continue to raise our serious concerns, and push for a thorough investigation, with the Government of Zimbabwe through our Embassy in Harare and Ministerial interventions.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

825322

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/01/2018
	date	17/01/2018
	date tabled	17/01/2018
	ddp created	17/01/2018 22:01:20
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	19/01/2018 16:15:07 24/01/2018 16:09:03
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Refugees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4855
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/01/2018 16:08:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied refugee children were transferred to local authority care under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 in each quarter of 2017; what were the countries of origin of those children; and how many unaccompanied refugee children transferred to local authority care in this way (1) are still in local authority care, (2) have aged out of the care system, (3) have subsequently been reunited with family, or (4) have gone missing.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL4855
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4855
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2016, we transferred over 900 unaccompanied children to the UK from Europe, including more than 750 from France. On 30 November, the Government published data on the numbers of children transferred to the UK from the Calais camp clearance. The data can be accessed here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017</p><p>We are fully committed to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified number of 480 children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and are working very closely with Member States, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGO partners to identify and transfer children to the UK in line with each individual Member State’s national laws. Over 220 children are already here and transfers are ongoing.</p><p>The Home Office publishes a range of data on asylum claims from unaccompanied children which can be found at the following link. This data relates to all unaccompanied children who have claimed asylum in the UK and does not provide a breakdown depending on the child’s method of entry.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to</a></p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

825323

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/01/2018
	date	17/01/2018
	date tabled	17/01/2018
	ddp created	17/01/2018 22:01:21
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	17/01/2018 22:06:59 24/01/2018 16:12:02
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4856
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/01/2018 16:11:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied refugee children have been brought to the UK under the Dublin III Regulation in each quarter of 2017; and what were the countries of origin of those children.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL4856
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4856
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing mechanism between EU Member States to determine responsibility for examining asylum claims. It is not an application route for transfer to the UK. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, regularly publishes Member State figures, which can be found at:<br><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_quarterly_report" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_quarterly_report</a>.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

825324

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/01/2018
	date	17/01/2018
	date tabled	17/01/2018
	ddp created	17/01/2018 22:01:22
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	17/01/2018 22:07:01 24/01/2018 16:35:02
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4857
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/01/2018 16:34:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time from submission of application to arrival in the UK for unaccompanied refugee children whose asylum applications are lodged in (1) France, and (2) Greece.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL4857
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4857
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing EU agreement to determine responsibility for examining an asylum application. It does not cover those who have been determined as refugees. We are committed to ensuring transfers take place quickly. As per the Regulation, Member States are obliged to transfer individuals as soon as possible, and at least within 6 months of accepting the transfer.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

825325

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/01/2018
	date	17/01/2018
	date tabled	17/01/2018
	ddp created	17/01/2018 22:01:23
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	17/01/2018 22:07:04 29/01/2018 16:24:01
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4858
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/01/2018 16:23:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were resettled in the UK in each quarter of (1) 2016, and (2) 2017; and what were (a) the countries of origin, (b) the age, and (c) the gender of those children.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL4858
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4858
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office publishes a regular breakdown of the nationality of refugees resettled to the UK each quarter as part of the Immigration Statistics release available on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>. The most recent publication contains information on the number of resettlements up to 31 September 2017 inclusive</p><p>In the period 1 January 2016 to 31 September 2017, the UK welcomed 9,897 refugees under its schemes, approximately half of which were female and half were children.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

827912

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2018
	date	22/01/2018
	date tabled	22/01/2018
	ddp created	22/01/2018 22:01:24
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	22/01/2018 22:07:08 29/01/2018 16:20:04
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4962
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/01/2018 16:19:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were resettled in the UK under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme in each quarter of (1) 2016, and (2) 2017, for which figures are available; and what were countries of origin for those children.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL4962
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4962
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office publishes a regular breakdown of the nationality of refugees resettled to the UK each quarter as part of the Immigration Statistics release available on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p>The most recent publication contains information on the number of resettlements up to 31 September 2017 inclusive. Between July 2016, the start of the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme, up to 31 September 2017, the UK welcomed 412 refugees under the scheme. There is no published breakdown of the number of children.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

919380

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/06/2018
	date	07/06/2018
	date tabled	07/06/2018
	ddp created	07/06/2018 18:57:15
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	07/06/2018 19:06:02 21/06/2018 16:09:01
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children in Care
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8458
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/06/2018 16:08:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children who entered the UK under (1) the Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Scheme, and (2) section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (a) have been placed in local authority care, and (b) remain in local authority care; and in which local authorities they were placed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL8458
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8458
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Unaccompanied children arriving in the UK through the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme and Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 are placed into the care of a local authority. Placements for these children are secured from local authorities voluntarily participating in the National Transfer Scheme.</p><p>However due to the inherent vulnerability and relatively small numbers of this cohort, the Home Office does not publish a breakdown of such children entering and leaving local authority care.</p>
	creator	4546
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546

919381

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/06/2018
	date	07/06/2018
	date tabled	07/06/2018
	ddp created	07/06/2018 18:57:16
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/06/2018 15:05:05 19/06/2018 16:11:01
	hansard heading	Slavery: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8459
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/06/2018 16:10:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were prosecuted under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each year since it came into force; and what were their (1) nationalities, (2) ages, and (3) genders.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL8459
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8459
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of defendants prosecuted under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in England and Wales, from 2015 to 2017, can be found in the table, split by sex and age. Information on nationality is not centrally held by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p><strong>Number of people prosecuted under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 by age and sex, 2015(1)(2)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Male </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unknown </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-14</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-17</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21-24</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25+</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ HL8459</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>- = nil</p><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(2) There can be a delay between the commencement of new offences and seeing them in court data, primarily due to the time it takes for an offence to be investigated, the police to assign it an outcome, and the prosecution, before resulting in a completed court case</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2018 are planned for publication in May 2019.</p>
	creator	4546
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	tabling member	4546