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1124860

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migration Advisory Committee: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the criteria for any new appointments to their Migration Advisory Committee include expertise on both the positive and negative impacts of immigration on the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL15535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Any appointment to the MAC will be made in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code for Public Appointment 2016 and Ministers will decide the appropriate criteria to be used.</p><p>The most recent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) appointments were made in 2017 and the criteria for those appointments were set out in the advertisement on the HM Government Public Appointments website,https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/05/2019 15:28:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1139061

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific action they took in each of the last five financial years to reduce net migration to the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL17146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reducing net migration to sustainable levels but has always been clear that this will take time to achieve.</p><p><br>Under the current immigration system, we have maintained numerical caps to limit the number of people who can enter and remain in the UK and introduced measures to ensure employers invest in and develop the UK’s domestic workforce.</p><p>Following the end of Free Movement, our future skills-based immigration system will support the UK’s dynamic economy and address public concerns around uncontrolled migration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/07/2019 15:11:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1169268

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the overall number of migrants coming to the UK following the end of free movement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s election manifesto set out plans for a new immigration system that will give us full control over who is coming in and going out and will lead to an overall reduction in numbers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2020 17:25:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1174464

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they propose to publish the new immigration rules that will come into effect on 1 January 2021; what arrangements will be made for Parliamentary scrutiny of those rules; and how they intend to seek Parliamentary approval of them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Parliament will be able to scrutinise and approve any statement of changes to the Immigration Rules under the normal process in due course.</p><p>We are reviewing the approach to Parliamentary engagement on the future immigration system, and further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/02/2020 11:30:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1191322

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the age limit for new entrants under the points-based immigration system will be.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s future points-based immigration system in the Policy Statement published on 19 February. The definition of new entrants will be based on the advice provided by the Migration Advisory Committee in its most recent report, which includes retaining the current upper age of 26 but also allowing new entrants to qualify in other ways, for example if they are taking up a postdoctoral position.</p><p>The salary requirement for new entrants will be set 30% lower than the rate for experienced workers in any occupation, but must still meet the minimum salary threshold of £20,480. New entrants will be able to extend their stay and settle in the UK, just as others in the Skilled Worker route, but their sponsors must increase their pay to the level required for experienced workers.</p><p>The Policy Statement indicated our intention to remove the resident labour market test. An impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3503 HL3504 HL3505 HL3506 question first answered 14/05/2020 11:00:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1191323

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the salary threshold for new entrants under the points-based immigration system will be; and what assessment they have made of how that relates to the living wage in (1) London, and (2) the rest of the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s future points-based immigration system in the Policy Statement published on 19 February. The definition of new entrants will be based on the advice provided by the Migration Advisory Committee in its most recent report, which includes retaining the current upper age of 26 but also allowing new entrants to qualify in other ways, for example if they are taking up a postdoctoral position.</p><p>The salary requirement for new entrants will be set 30% lower than the rate for experienced workers in any occupation, but must still meet the minimum salary threshold of £20,480. New entrants will be able to extend their stay and settle in the UK, just as others in the Skilled Worker route, but their sponsors must increase their pay to the level required for experienced workers.</p><p>The Policy Statement indicated our intention to remove the resident labour market test. An impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3502 HL3504 HL3505 HL3506 question first answered 14/05/2020 11:00:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1191324

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how long successful new entrants under the points-based immigration scheme will be able to stay in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s future points-based immigration system in the Policy Statement published on 19 February. The definition of new entrants will be based on the advice provided by the Migration Advisory Committee in its most recent report, which includes retaining the current upper age of 26 but also allowing new entrants to qualify in other ways, for example if they are taking up a postdoctoral position.</p><p>The salary requirement for new entrants will be set 30% lower than the rate for experienced workers in any occupation, but must still meet the minimum salary threshold of £20,480. New entrants will be able to extend their stay and settle in the UK, just as others in the Skilled Worker route, but their sponsors must increase their pay to the level required for experienced workers.</p><p>The Policy Statement indicated our intention to remove the resident labour market test. An impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3502 HL3503 HL3505 HL3506 question first answered 14/05/2020 11:00:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1191325

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what requirements, if any, there will be, as part of their new immigration system, for businesses to advertise jobs in the UK before recruiting overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s future points-based immigration system in the Policy Statement published on 19 February. The definition of new entrants will be based on the advice provided by the Migration Advisory Committee in its most recent report, which includes retaining the current upper age of 26 but also allowing new entrants to qualify in other ways, for example if they are taking up a postdoctoral position.</p><p>The salary requirement for new entrants will be set 30% lower than the rate for experienced workers in any occupation, but must still meet the minimum salary threshold of £20,480. New entrants will be able to extend their stay and settle in the UK, just as others in the Skilled Worker route, but their sponsors must increase their pay to the level required for experienced workers.</p><p>The Policy Statement indicated our intention to remove the resident labour market test. An impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3502 HL3503 HL3504 HL3506 question first answered 14/05/2020 11:00:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1191326

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	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 number of people who will enter the UK each year as new entrants under the points-based immigration system, broken down by country of origin.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s future points-based immigration system in the Policy Statement published on 19 February. The definition of new entrants will be based on the advice provided by the Migration Advisory Committee in its most recent report, which includes retaining the current upper age of 26 but also allowing new entrants to qualify in other ways, for example if they are taking up a postdoctoral position.</p><p>The salary requirement for new entrants will be set 30% lower than the rate for experienced workers in any occupation, but must still meet the minimum salary threshold of £20,480. New entrants will be able to extend their stay and settle in the UK, just as others in the Skilled Worker route, but their sponsors must increase their pay to the level required for experienced workers.</p><p>The Policy Statement indicated our intention to remove the resident labour market test. An impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3502 HL3503 HL3504 HL3505 question first answered 14/05/2020 11:00:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1244616

	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	Immigration Controls: Employment
	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 young workers overseas who would qualify as "new entrants" to the UK labour market under the planned criteria for their points-based immigration system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System in the February Policy Statement and the July Further Details document, including the salary requirement for new entrants to the UK’s labour market, the definition of which is based on the advice of the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>An impact assessment was published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, and a further impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration Rules for the new Skilled Worker route when they are laid. There will be no numerical limit on the number of new entrant workers who can be sponsored; however, the offer is limited in length and new entrants must meet mandatory Skilled Worker route requirements.</p><p>The Government encourages employers to look to recruit resident workers wherever possible. The Kickstart scheme offers financial support to employers who create jobs for young Universal Credit claimants. This support is not available for sponsoring migrant new entrants. Employers will need to meet the full wage costs of their sponsored new entrants, as well as paying the Immigration Skills Charge. This provides a double financial incentive to recruit unemployed young people who are already in the UK, rather than looking to overseas recruitment</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9274 HL9275 HL9277 question first answered 28/10/2020 17:04:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1244617

	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	Immigration Controls: Employment
	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 young workers from overseas who will be recruited by British employers to work in the UK as "new entrants" as part of their points-based immigration system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System in the February Policy Statement and the July Further Details document, including the salary requirement for new entrants to the UK’s labour market, the definition of which is based on the advice of the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>An impact assessment was published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, and a further impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration Rules for the new Skilled Worker route when they are laid. There will be no numerical limit on the number of new entrant workers who can be sponsored; however, the offer is limited in length and new entrants must meet mandatory Skilled Worker route requirements.</p><p>The Government encourages employers to look to recruit resident workers wherever possible. The Kickstart scheme offers financial support to employers who create jobs for young Universal Credit claimants. This support is not available for sponsoring migrant new entrants. Employers will need to meet the full wage costs of their sponsored new entrants, as well as paying the Immigration Skills Charge. This provides a double financial incentive to recruit unemployed young people who are already in the UK, rather than looking to overseas recruitment</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9273 HL9275 HL9277 question first answered 28/10/2020 17:04:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1244619

	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	Immigration Controls: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to limit the number of “new entrant” workers permitted to migrate to the UK for work; and if so, what is that limit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System in the February Policy Statement and the July Further Details document, including the salary requirement for new entrants to the UK’s labour market, the definition of which is based on the advice of the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>An impact assessment was published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, and a further impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration Rules for the new Skilled Worker route when they are laid. There will be no numerical limit on the number of new entrant workers who can be sponsored; however, the offer is limited in length and new entrants must meet mandatory Skilled Worker route requirements.</p><p>The Government encourages employers to look to recruit resident workers wherever possible. The Kickstart scheme offers financial support to employers who create jobs for young Universal Credit claimants. This support is not available for sponsoring migrant new entrants. Employers will need to meet the full wage costs of their sponsored new entrants, as well as paying the Immigration Skills Charge. This provides a double financial incentive to recruit unemployed young people who are already in the UK, rather than looking to overseas recruitment</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9273 HL9274 HL9277 question first answered 28/10/2020 17:04:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1244622

	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	Immigration Controls: Kickstart Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan for the proposed “new entrant” aspect of their points-based immigration system to interact with the Kickstart Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its plans for the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System in the February Policy Statement and the July Further Details document, including the salary requirement for new entrants to the UK’s labour market, the definition of which is based on the advice of the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>An impact assessment was published to accompany the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, and a further impact assessment will be published to accompany the Immigration Rules for the new Skilled Worker route when they are laid. There will be no numerical limit on the number of new entrant workers who can be sponsored; however, the offer is limited in length and new entrants must meet mandatory Skilled Worker route requirements.</p><p>The Government encourages employers to look to recruit resident workers wherever possible. The Kickstart scheme offers financial support to employers who create jobs for young Universal Credit claimants. This support is not available for sponsoring migrant new entrants. Employers will need to meet the full wage costs of their sponsored new entrants, as well as paying the Immigration Skills Charge. This provides a double financial incentive to recruit unemployed young people who are already in the UK, rather than looking to overseas recruitment</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9273 HL9274 HL9275 question first answered 28/10/2020 17:04:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1246661

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 September (HL7646), what are their (1) ‘central’, and (2) ‘high’, range estimates for the number of people with British National (Overseas) status who will arrive in the UK (a) in the first year, and (b) over five years, of the new immigration route.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Further details of the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) Visa were put before Parliament on 22 October. This included an Impact Assessment which set out the projected numbers of BN(O)s who might come to the UK under the new BN(O) route.</p><p>The impact assessment can be found here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/11/2020 17:37:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Impact Assessment - HK British Nationals (Overseas) Visa - Oct 2020.pdf title Impact Assessment - HK BNO - Oct 2020
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1246970

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under the new arrangements coming into force in January 2021, citizens of Hong Kong who are not British National (Overseas) passport holders will need to obtain a visa (1) in advance of arrival to enter the UK, or (2) at the port of entry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The bespoke new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) Visa route recognises our historic and moral commitment to BN(O) citizens in Hong Kong, giving them the option to live in the UK if they decide that is an appropriate choice for them.</p><p>Consistent with the wider Immigration Rules, individuals in Hong Kong who do not hold BN(O) status or who are not dependents from the same household as a BN(O) will be able to apply under the new Points-Based System to come to live, work or study in the UK, provided they meet the necessary requirements. Those wishing to come to the UK under the new Points-Based-System will need to apply for a visa in advance of travel.</p><p>As with BN(O)s, citizens of Hong Kong are able to travel to the UK visa free for visit purposes for up to six months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/11/2020 17:19:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1248567

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Work Permits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the previous arrangements for a cap on the annual number of work permits (1) have been deleted in the revised Immigration Rules, published on 22 October, and (2) are stated as having been suspended in the explanatory notes, published on 22 October; what are the steps which need to be taken (a) to re-impose, and (b) to bring into force, such a cap; and what estimate they have made of the time it would take to take such steps.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Points-Based Immigration System will allow the Government to take back full control of our borders. We will suspend the cap on the number of skilled workers able to apply to come to the UK, as recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee. Other controls such as sponsorship by a licenced employer, a system of salary thresholds and a requirement for employers to pay the Immigration Skills Charge, will ensure immigration is managed and considered alongside investment in and protection of the UK’s resident labour market.</p><p>The Skilled Worker route will be kept under review and we will retain the right to introduce further controls if necessary, based on experience and evidence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2020 16:29:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1253366

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 November (HL9917), by what means they are able to introduce a limit on the number of skilled workers able to come to the UK; what is the nature of any parliamentary approval that would be required; and how long would be required for any such changes to take effect.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL10474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Points-Based Immigration System will allow the Government to take back full control of our borders. We will suspend the cap on the number of skilled workers able to come to the UK but other controls, such as salary thresholds and the Immigration Skills Charge, will ensure immigration is managed and considered alongside investment in and protection of the UK’s resident labour market.</p><p>We have considered carefully the possible impacts of the new immigration system, making best use of existing evidence and data. However, variables including Coronavirus are not the only uncertainty. We will need time to monitor the impacts on migration flows and the labour market, and whether this is in line with our detailed planning assumptions, before making any changes.</p><p>Any limit could be introduced through changes to the Immigration Rules, which are subject to negative resolution in both Houses. Changes are conventionally laid before Parliament 21 days before they take effect. The cap on skilled workers will be suspended when the new Rules come into force on1 December, but the Home Office processes required to enforce such a control will remain in place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/12/2020 17:39:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1275021

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many non-visa nationals whose permission to be in the UK expired, and for whom there was no record of departure, there were in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL11926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics relating to departures by visa holders as part of its annual Exit Checks report (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks). The report includes the percentage of non-EEA visa holders whose leave expired with no initially identified departure in time, including both people for whom there was no record of departure and people with a confirmed late departure.</p><p>It is important to note individuals with no departure recorded were not necessarily non-compliant. There are known coverage gaps with the ISA system (most notably the Common Travel Area) which means individuals may have departed and not been recorded. In addition, information regarding a departure may have been received but not successfully matched against their arrival or visa by the system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11927 question first answered 21/01/2021 12:21:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1275022

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many visa nationals on (1) six-month visit visas, (2) long-term visit visas, and (3) long-term work, study or family visas, whose permission to be in the UK expired, and for whom there was no record of departure, there were in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL11927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics relating to departures by visa holders as part of its annual Exit Checks report (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks). The report includes the percentage of non-EEA visa holders whose leave expired with no initially identified departure in time, including both people for whom there was no record of departure and people with a confirmed late departure.</p><p>It is important to note individuals with no departure recorded were not necessarily non-compliant. There are known coverage gaps with the ISA system (most notably the Common Travel Area) which means individuals may have departed and not been recorded. In addition, information regarding a departure may have been received but not successfully matched against their arrival or visa by the system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11926 question first answered 21/01/2021 12:21:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1275023

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish statistics about the operation of the new points-based immigration system under which employers could apply from 1 December 2020 to sponsor skilled workers; and which data (1) have been collected, and (2) they intend to publish.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL11928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Data relating to the new points-based immigration system will be incorporated in the tables published quarterly as part of the Immigration Statistics, which provide statistics on visa applications and outcomes by nationality.</p><p>As a National Statistics output, data published by the Home Office is reviewed regularly to ensure it meets the needs of users of the statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2021 14:29:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1277400

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: British National (Overseas)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British National (Overseas) passport applications were received in each month of 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL12216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>British passport applications are not recorded by nationality type when an application is received, and therefore the data requested is unavailable.</p><p>The table below provides the number of British National (Overseas) passports that were issued in each month of 2020:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BNO Issued in 2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>28,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>7,889</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>6,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>7,719</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>24,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>33,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>48,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>60,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>56,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>39,687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*These figures are correct at the time of reporting and subject to change.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2021 17:01:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1279974

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	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 Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL11926), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, how many non-visa nationals whose permission to be in the UK expired, and for whom there was no record of departure, there were in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL12493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>We do not currently hold any existing assured data relating to the cohort of non-visa national visitors whose permission to be in the UK has expired and there is no record of departure.</p><p>To attempt to answer the question from data we hold would require significant technical, analytical and assurance work to establish the accuracy of any data for this cohort held within the immigration system.</p><p>However, the Home Office publishes statistics relating to departures by visa holders as part of its annual Exit Checks report. Fifth report on statistics relating to exit checks - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">)</a> The report includes the percentage of non-EEA visa holders whose leave expired with no initially identified departure in time, including both people for whom there was no record of departure and people with a confirmed late departure. It is important to note that individuals with no departure recorded were not necessarily non-compliant.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/02/2021 18:01:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1288496

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to identify EU citizens in the UK who overstay their visas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL13421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>EU migrants whose visas expire will be identified and treated in the same way as any other overstayers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/03/2021 17:07:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1289363

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals have been removed from the UK in each of the last 10 years as a result of the expiry of their leave to remain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL13666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of returns from the UK in each quarter in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly release’. The latest data are published in Ret_01 of the Returns summary tables. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to the year ending September 2020.</p><p>The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:</p><ul><li>enter, or attempt to enter, the UK illegally (including people entering clandestinely and by means of deception on entry);</li><li>overstay their period of legal right to remain in the UK;</li><li>breach their conditions of leave;</li><li>are subject to deportation action; for example, due to a serious criminal conviction and</li><li>have been refused asylum.</li></ul><p>The published data relate to all returns, regardless of reason for return.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/03/2021 17:06:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Copy of returns-summary-dec-2020-tables.xlsx title Copy of Returns Summary Table
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1299848

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many asylum claims in (1) January, (2) February, and (3) to date in March, 2021, have been treated as inadmissible on the basis that the claimant was judged to have travelled through or have a connection to a safe third country; and which those countries were.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL13905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of asylum applications are published in Table Asy_D01 and data on the number and type of asylum initial decisions are published in table Asy_D02 of the Asylum and Resettlement datasets.</p><p>Figures on the number of asylum application decisions made in the first quarter of 2021 are due to be published on 27 May 2021. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’. We are working to bring inadmissibility decisions in line with current reporting and hope to publish that information in the same timeframe.</p><p>We are reviewing the cases of those who claimed asylum before 1 January and their suitability for decision-making under the new rules. If it is appropriate for any claimants to receive decisions under the new provisions, they will be informed of that, in line with the Home Office published policy guidance.</p><p>The Home Office current published guidance is clear that we will serve an inadmissibility decision only when an individual’s return is agreed by a third country. The Home Office continues to work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development to secure agreements to enable returns to be made. Any case where return is not agreed within 6 months from the date of claim will be admitted to the asylum process and will have their asylum claim substantively considered in the UK.</p><p>Information on the Home Office inadmissibility rules can be found on gov.uk under ‘Inadmissibility: third country cases’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/03/2021 17:33:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name inadmissibility-guidance-v5.0ext.pdf title Inadmissibility - Third Country Cases
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1300436

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Hong Kong
	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 number of British National (Overseas) passport holders and their dependants who may apply to work in the UK; and how many of these would meet the English language requirements that apply to migrants from elsewhere.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL13966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>On 31 January, the Home Office launched the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route. The route will enable BN(O) status holders and their eligible family members to come to the UK to live, work and study.</p><p>As set out in the published impact assessment, our central estimates of those who will take up this offer range between 123,000 and 153,700 BN(O) status holders and their dependants coming in the first year and between 258,000 and 322,400 over five years. Details of the impact assessment can be found at:</p><p>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf</p><p>We have communicated the expectation throughout the development of the route; applicants should be self-sufficient and economically active. Part of the integration planning for the new BN(O) route includes access to support materials to help BN(O) status holders find work. There are no minimum skill levels or salary thresholds on this route as it comes with a general right to work in the UK.</p><p>There is no English language requirement when applying for the BN(O) route so this aspect is not assessed, although English is commonly used in Hong Kong.</p><p>The government looks forward to welcoming applications from those British National (Overseas) who wish to make our United Kingdom their home.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/03/2021 17:48:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1305396

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Act 1971
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) arrests, (2) prosecutions, and (3) convictions, there were for offences committed under section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL14496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrests</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charges</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/04/2021 15:50:59 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1307458

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 number of applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme; and of why this number is now nearly one million more than the upper estimate included in the report Impact Assessment for EU Settlement Scheme – Updated analysis, published in March 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL14735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The latest published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications and outcomes can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ monthly publication, which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The Impact Assessment for the EU Settlement Scheme (March 2019) is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2019/74/pdfs/ukia_20190074_en.pdf" target="_blank">The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Refund, Waiver and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (legislation.gov.uk)</a></p><p>This discussed the assumptions, risks, uncertainties and exclusions surrounding its estimate of eligible citizens and made clear it should be considered as indicative and not as minimum and maximum estimates.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/04/2021 16:31:39 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1307640

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) people, and (2) children, are included in the 27,000 British Nationals (Overseas) applications referred to in their press release of 8 April, National welcome for Hong Kong arrivals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL14736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The new Hong Kong BN(O) route was launched on 31 January 2021, with the new digital application launching on 23 February.</p><p> </p><p>As of 19 March 2021, approximately 27,000 BN(O) status holders and their family members have applied for the route.</p><p> </p><p>Further breakdown of the application numbers and updated figures will be published as part of the the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’, the next update is due for publication on 27 May 2021 and will be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/04/2021 16:14:04 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1311964

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 2.2 million EU citizens now granted pre-settled status will be able to switch to settled status in (1) 2021, and (2) each of the next five calendar years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL15245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>A person granted pre-settled status can apply for settled status as soon as they qualify for this. They will be eligible for settled status once they have completed five years’ continuous residence or where other criteria for eligibility for settled status without that length of continuous residence are met.</p><p>The Home Office cannot assess a person’s eligibility for settled status until they make an application to the scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/04/2021 12:07:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1338303

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many EU citizens are expected to achieve settled status in each calendar year from 2021 to 2026.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>A person granted pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme can apply for settled status as soon as they qualify for this. Applicants who have completed five years’ continuous residence, or where other criteria for eligibility for settled status without the length of continuous residence are met, are eligible for settled status.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office cannot assess a person’s eligibility for settled status until they make an application to the scheme, and therefore cannot state how many of those granted pre-settled status or who are yet to apply to the scheme will be eligible for settled status in the period sought.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/07/2021 11:04:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1341499

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with what countries they have (1) bilateral return and readmission agreements, and (2) agreed Memoranda of Understanding for the return of migrants found to be illegally in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Bilaterally outside of the EU, the UK has a range of returns arrangements with receiving countries including bilateral MoU, formal readmission agreements and informal operational arrangements which provide the basis for administrative removal and deportation of own country nationals.</p><p>Formal immigration returns arrangements are in place with following countries:</p><p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, China, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Iraq, Kuwait, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Switzerland, Vietnam.</p><p>As an EU Member State, the UK participated in 14 of the 18 EU Readmission Agreements. These were with: Pakistan, Georgia, Serbia, Albania, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Macao and Hong Kong.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL1463 question first answered 12/07/2021 16:51:48 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1341500

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK still participates in the EU's return and readmission agreements with (1) Albania, (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (3) Republic of Northern Macedonia, (4) Georgia, (5) Hong Kong, (6) Macau, (7) Moldova, (8) Montenegro, (9) Pakistan, (10) Russia, (11) Serbia, (12) Sri Lanka, (13) Turkey, and (14) Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2021 the UK has not participated in EU Readmission Agreements with third countries. We are no longer party to these agreements. Where appropriate we are looking to transition to new bilateral agreements with third countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 12/07/2021 16:53:10 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1341501

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK currently has bilateral return and readmission agreements, or Memoranda of Understanding for the return of migrants found to be illegally in the UK, with (1) Albania, (2) Brazil, (3) Bangladesh, (4) Pakistan, and (5) Turkey.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>We are currently in discussions with a number of third countries regarding the transition of existing EURAs the UK participated in, into bilateral returns agreements, along with creating other new relationships with third countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 12/07/2021 16:50:04 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1341502

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many return and readmission agreements, or Memoranda of Understanding for the return of migrants found illegally in the UK, they have participated in either (1) bilaterally, and (2) as a member state of the EU, in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Bilaterally outside of the EU, the UK has a range of returns arrangements with receiving countries including bilateral MoU, formal readmission agreements and informal operational arrangements which provide the basis for administrative removal and deportation of own country nationals.</p><p>Formal immigration returns arrangements are in place with following countries:</p><p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, China, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Iraq, Kuwait, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Switzerland, Vietnam.</p><p>As an EU Member State, the UK participated in 14 of the 18 EU Readmission Agreements. These were with: Pakistan, Georgia, Serbia, Albania, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Macao and Hong Kong.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL1460 question first answered 12/07/2021 16:51:48 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1353120

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many permissions under the EU Settlement Scheme have been granted to date to (a) EEA, and (b) non-EEA, national family members of the main applicants, for settled and pre-settled status, and (2) how many applications under the EU Settlement Scheme have been received to date from individuals not living in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL2416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications concluded to 30 June 2021, by nationality and outcome type can be found in table EUSS_03_UK available at: EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>EUSS_03_UK: EU Settlement Scheme: concluded applications by outcome type and nationality, 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021 - UK total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which are </strong><strong>Settled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which are</strong><strong> Pre-settled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which are</strong><strong> Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which are</strong><strong> Withdrawn or Void</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which are</strong><strong> Invalid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,444,550</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,846,820</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,327,850</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109,430</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80,600</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79,730</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total EU 27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,065,570</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,725,830</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,103,510</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68,010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73,330</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The vast majority of EUSS applications are associated with a UK address, although there is no requirement to give a UK address and applications can be made in-country or in some cases from overseas. In our latest publication, we reported that “total applications include small numbers of records (1.6%) where locational data is not currently in an analysable form from live systems.” This proportion includes applications associated with a non-UK address.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2021 14:52:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1353121

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many British National (Overseas) visas have been granted, including to dependants, since 31 January, (2) how many individuals have been granted leave outside the Immigration Rules at the UK border since 1 January, and (3) how many British National (Overseas) passports issued each month since January.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>(1),(2)</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on visas and the British National Overseas (BN(O)) route in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ on GOV.UK:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p>The data relates to the first and second quarter of 2021, January to June, and are derived from management information. These statistics include data on main applicants and dependants and are rounded to the nearest hundred. Data for Q3 2021 will be published on 25 November 2021.</p><p>(3)</p><p>The table below provides the number of British National (Overseas) passports issued to customers each month since January 2021. *</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BNO Passports Issued </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>13,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>8,217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>7,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>4,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>4,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>3,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>2,728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>5,613</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*These figures are correct at the time of reporting and subject to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2021 14:28:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1358392

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for (1) settled, and (2) pre-settled, status have been granted under the EU Settlement Scheme, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL2842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications received and applications concluded to 30 June 2021, by Local Authority can be found in tables EUSS_LA_01, EUSS_LA_02 and EUSS_LA_03 (see attached) available at:</p><p>EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/10/2021 13:18:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name eu-settlement-scheme-local-authority-tables-28-august-to-30-june-2021 (1).xls title Tables - EUSS_LA_01, EUSS_LA_02 and EUSS_LA_03
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1364151

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	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 effect of the new graduate work route on the displacement of UK workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Our new Graduate route demonstrates our determination to attract the brightest and best talent from around the world to study and then work in the UK.</p><p>A full economic impact assessment for the Graduate Route was published on 4 March 2021 and features a section on the expected labour market impact of the route. This can be found on the gov.uk website or through the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/11/2021 16:03:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1364152

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who originally came to the UK on a study visa were later granted limited leave to remain in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Such data is not currently held in a reportable way and to gather it could only be achieved at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/11/2021 16:19:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1364153

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who originally came to the UK on a study visa were granted settled status under the 10 year long-term residency rule in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Such data is not currently held in a reportable way and to gather it could only be achieved at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/11/2021 16:03:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1364510

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Employment: Graduates
	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 report by the Migration Advisory Committee Impact of International Students in the UK, published in September 2018, and in particular the conclusion that "it is likely that those who would benefit from a longer period to find a graduate level job are not the most highly skilled".
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government strongly wishes to attract international students to study in the UK. They enhance our educational institutions both financially and culturally; they enrich the experience of domestic students; and they can become important ambassadors for the United Kingdom in later life. The Graduate route significantly enhances our offer to international students and the attractiveness of the UK as a world-leading destination for higher education.</p><p>The Government at the time, set out its response to the recommendation of the Migration Advisory Committee. However, following the UK’s exit from the EU and the launch of our new points-based system, the introduction of the Graduate route demonstrates our global outlook and support for the UK’s education sector. The route will also help us realise our ambition, as set out in the International Education Strategy, to increase UK education exports to £35 billion and the number of international higher education students to 600,000 by 2030.</p><p>This Government has set out its assessment of the impact of the route. This can be found on the gov.uk website or through the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/11/2021 13:35:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1367632

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries' passport holders are able to use e-gates at UK borders when coming to the UK for short stays; what arrangements they have made to ensure that such people (1) are not taking paid employment whilst in the UK, and (2) do not stay longer than their permitted six months; and what assessment they have made of whether the system has been abused so far.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL3881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The use of e-Gates is a secure and efficient way of crossing the border.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to British and Irish citizens aged 12 and over, who can use e-Gates to enter the UK for any purpose, citizens aged 12 and over of the countries named in the Schedule to the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000, as amended, are eligible to seek entry to the UK using an e-Gate for the purpose of short visits. The list of countries can be found online under the ‘Amendment of the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000’ on the legislation.gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>We also operate the Registered Traveller service, where regular, compliant visitors to the UK and those with long term entry clearance can apply for membership which allows them to seek entry using an e-Gate once they have passed initial checks and been examined by a Border Force officer (BFO) on their next entry to the UK. The list of countries whose citizens are currently eligible to apply for membership of the RTS can be viewed on gov.uk</p><p> </p><p>In terms of preventing illegal working and overstaying those who enter using an e-Gate and go on to work illegally or overstay will be identified in the same way as those who are granted leave to enter by an entry clearance officer or BFO.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor reports and trends of immigration abuse across the immigration system, including of illegal working and overstaying to ensure the immigration system continues to operate in the national interest.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/11/2021 16:18:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1378729

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many migrants who initially entered the UK on a student visa were granted the right to settle in each of the past 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL4000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Data is published as part of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmigrant-journey-2020-report&amp;data=04%7C01%7CVandCSheffield.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cd8ede44d90734b1d769308d9a8e8af64%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637726539583036554%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=fcT2FtBMkzKxW31t7%2BElH09ZweIr%2Bxs9u2dsf5gwkHU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant Journey report</a> in dataset MJ_D02, which contains grants of settlement by initial leave category.</p><p> </p><p>Details for the last 10 years for study are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sum of Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Column Labels</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Row Labels</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Study</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>27,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>23,364</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>32,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>25,694</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>26,668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>17,663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>18,176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>26,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>27,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>16,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>242,077</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/11/2021 12:29:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1378730

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Mobile Phones
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many mobile phones have been issued (1) to individuals in immigration removal centres, and (2) to asylum seekers arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel by boat, between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL4001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The published Detention Services Order 08/2012 sets out the Home Office’s policy on detained individuals’ possession of mobile phones in immigration removal centres.</p><p>To enable contact with friends, family and legal representatives, where individuals do not have a suitable mobile phone, Home Office suppliers can provide temporary access to basic model mobile phones for individuals in detention, or those awaiting initial processing. These mobile phones are returned when individuals leave the respective centre.</p><p>No mobile phones are provided in Initial Asylum Accommodation, however; individuals can request a data sim card which enables internet access, for use during their stay.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/11/2021 16:22:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Mobile_phones_and_cameras_in_immigration_removal_centres.pdf title Detention Services Order 08/2012 - Mobile Phones
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1384685

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many EU citizens have been granted settled status since the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme; how many who have been granted pre-settled status will qualify to apply for settled status in each calendar year from 2022 to 2026; and what proportion of applications for settled status from pre-settled status have been granted in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL4677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the 'EU Settlement Scheme Statistics', which can be found on gov.uk.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications concluded to 30 September 2021, can be found in tables EUSS_03_UK: (EU Settlement Scheme: concluded applications by outcome type and nationality - UK total) and EUSS_MON, Table 5: (EU Settlement Scheme – Repeat applicants moving from Pre-settled to Settled status), in the Annex.</p><p> </p><p>A person granted pre-settled status under the EUSS can apply for settled status as soon as they qualify for this. Applicants who have completed five years’ continuous residence, or where other criteria for settled status without that length of continuous residence are met, are eligible for settled status.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office cannot assess a person’s eligibility for settled status until they make an application to the EUSS, and therefore cannot state how many of those granted pre-settled status or who are yet to apply to the scheme will be eligible for settled status in the period sought.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/12/2021 16:01:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-tables-28-august-2018-to-30-september-2021.xlsx title Annex
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1416626

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 January (HL5259), what immigration controls will be put in place under the proposed ETA system at (1) sea crossings between the Republic of Ireland and the UK and (2) sea crossings between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL5664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Common Travel Area (CTA) supports the long-standing principle of movement for British and Irish citizens between the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Ireland.</p><p>As now, the UK will not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from within the CTA. There are no border controls for travel within the UK including from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/02/2022 14:42:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1452537

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with P&O Ferries about the (1) immigration status, and (2) right to work in the UK, of the replacement workers they are reportedly hiring; what assessment they have made of the right to work in the UK of these workers; and, of the workers of foreign nationality hired by P&O Ferries, what were the immigration routes by which they have been admitted to the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL7086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>There are ongoing discussions between P&amp;O Ferries and HM Government.</p><p>It is the Government’s policy that all migrants coming to work in UK territorial waters (i.e., 12 nautical miles), or on the UK landmass, need permission to work unless exemptions apply. Conversely, if they are working outside of UK territorial waters then permission to work is not required.</p><p>Seafarers who earn a living by working on a ship such as seamen or crew members do not need permission to work if they are in transit (under contract) to join a ship or are in transit as part of a crew, subject to entry requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/04/2022 13:57:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1464802

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to section 16 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the government of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement, how many refugees from Rwanda will be resettled in the UK; and over what time period they will be resettled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>A small number of the most vulnerable refugees in Rwanda will be resettled in the UK as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership.</p><p>More details on the resettlement of vulnerable refugees will be set out in due course. The partnership between the UK and Rwanda is now underway and is expected to last for at least five years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/06/2022 16:40:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1520871

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many entry clearance visas grants they provided to main applicants under the (1) Skilled Worker, and (2) Skilled Worker - Health & Care, routes for each quarter of the year up to June; and for each route, how many were issued for jobs at (a) RQF Level 6, (b) RQF Levels 3 to 5, and (c) RQF Level 3.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL2474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p><strong>Applications granted to main applicants of the ‘Skilled Worker’ visa </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q4</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q1</p></td><td><p>4,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q2</p></td><td><p>6,682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q3</p></td><td><p>11,762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q4</p></td><td><p>12,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q1</p></td><td><p>12,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q2</p></td><td><p>14,844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,573</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Applications granted to main applications of the ‘Skilled Worker – Health &amp; Care’ visa </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q4</p></td><td><p>689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q1</p></td><td><p>6,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q2</p></td><td><p>5,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q3</p></td><td><p>8,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q4</p></td><td><p>10,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q1</p></td><td><p>12,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q2</p></td><td><p>15,646</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60,546</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no published data that links the entry clearance visas granted in these categories to the respective RQF classifications.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 25/10/2022 15:02:29 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington