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1029116

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Greece
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the government of Greece to provide prompt and humane solutions for refugees currently living in Greece.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Greek Government is responsible for ensuring the needs of refugees and migrants living in Greece are met. The UK Government is committed to supporting Greece’s efforts to manage migration effectively, which includes working with the Greek Government to support the most vulnerable.</p><p>To meet the Government’s aim of enabling the most vulnerable unaccompanied children where it was in their best interest to relocate from Europe to the UK, in December 2018, the Government removed the date criterion in the Dubs Amendment; meaning that participating States such as Greece can now refer the most vulnerable children regardless of when they arrived into Europe.</p><p>In addition, as per responses HL10488 and HL11028, we continue to provide expert staff to the EU Commission and the European Asylum Support Office teams in Greece and continue to provide interpreters to support the work of the Greek Reception and Identification Service to support Greece’s response in the island hotspots.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/01/2019 11:39:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1037610

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will record the religious affiliation of asylum applicants reaching the UK, since persecution due to faith or religious conversion may be a cause of flight and grounds for granting refugee status.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individu-al merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p><p>We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim under a Convention reason, as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention, as part of the screening process and at substantive interview stage.</p><p>However, the Home Office does not electronically record the grounds on which an individual bases their asylum claim and so we cannot identify how many claims are made on the grounds of religious affiliation or how many have been granted for this reason. This could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2019 17:13:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1041214

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Extremism Analysis Unit still exists within the Home Office; if so, what are its terms of reference; and to whom it reports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) continues to operate within the Home Office.</p><p>The EAU has a remit to analyse extremism in this country and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis. The EAU does not have any executive or police powers or any operational role, it does not take operational decisions or determine policy or strategy. It provides independent analysis to policy and operational colleagues, who are responsible for such decisions.</p><p><br>The EAU is part of the Home Office Analysis and Insight (HOAI) directorate and reports to the Director for Analysis and Insight. HOAI is part of the Home Office Crime, Policing and Fire Group (CPFG). The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/01/2019 16:25:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1042090

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Senior Officials Group on Extremism exists; if so, what are its terms of reference; and to whom it reports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Senior Officials Group on Extremism is a historical governance arrangement which no longer exists.</p><p>Ministerial oversight of the Government’s work on counter-extremism and integration exists through the Inter-Ministerial Group on Safe and Integrated Communities. This ministerial group is supported by officials.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/01/2019 16:26:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1042894

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Security Act 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there will be an opportunity for post-legislative scrutiny of the effects of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 will be subject to post-legislative scrutiny in the usual way, and the Home Office will publish a memorandum to the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/01/2019 17:03:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1042895

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will establish an independent inquiry and review of the Prevent Scheme in relation to violent and non-violent extremism; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the transparency of the Prevent programme which safeguards and supports vulnerable individuals to stop them becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.</p><p>To this end, the Government has accepted Lords amendment 13 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill to establish an independent review “on the Government strategy for supporting people vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism”. The amendment further requires the Secretary of State to publish the report and any recommendation of the review, together with the Government response, within 18 months of Royal Assent.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/01/2019 16:55:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1055132

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reassure Irish citizens who reside in the UK that (1) their right of abode will remain, without such citizens needing to take action, and (2) they are free to return directly to the UK from overseas destinations, before and after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL13452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Irish citizens residing in the UK do not need to do anything to protect their status in the UK, either before or after the UK leaves the EU. They will continue to be able to enter and reside in the UK and to enjoy their existing rights as provided for by the long-standing Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements.</p><p>The UK Government has been clear since the EU Exit Referendum that these rights will be protected. The Home Secretary reaffirmed during the second reading of the Immigration and Social Security Coordination Bill that the rights of Irish citizens to enter and remain in the UK are protected. This position has been set out in various Government publications including Northern Ireland-Ireland Position paper (August 2017) and The UK’s future skills-based immigration system White Paper (December 2018). Commu-nications for EEA nationals on what action needs to be taken after the UK has left the EU include specific messages confirming that Irish citizens are not required to take action to protect their status or entitlements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2019 16:04:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1055133

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Republic of Ireland about allowing (1) Irish, and (2) UK citizens the freedom to (a) come and go between the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and (b) seek employment and establish residence in the UK, without special formalities, both before and after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL13453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements allow British and Irish citizens to travel freely within the CTA without seeking permission from the authorities. They also provide for British citizens in Ireland and Irish citizens in the UK to be able to work in either country without any requirement to obtain permission from the authorities.</p><p>These arrangements pre-date membership of the EU. The UK and Ireland are working closely to protect these rights after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2019 16:00:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1064606

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for depriving British citizens of their nationality; what safeguards international law provides for such deprivation; and what additional safeguards they have put in place to ensure that the deprivation of citizenship is used only as a last resort.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL13925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The power to deprive a person of their British citizenship is found in Section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981. Any individual may be deprived of their British citizenship if the Secretary of State is satisfied that it would be conducive to the public good and all such decisions are taken personally by the Home Secretary.</p><p>Decisions to deprive can be made on conducive grounds where individuals pose a threat to national security, have been involved in war crimes, serious and organised crime, or demonstrated unacceptable behaviours such as extremism, fomenting hatred, or glorifying terrorist violence.</p><p>Decisions to deprive are compatible with the UK’s international obligations under the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The threshold for such decisions is high and the power is used sparingly. All decisions include an assessment of whether it is reasonable and proportionate to deprive to protect the fundamental interests of society.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/03/2019 16:59:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1077067

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Taxis: Greater London
	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 Sugg on 21 February (HL13733),  what assurances they can provide that access to Parliament, Government departments and St Thomas’s Hospital will not be obstructed by taxis blocking Parliament Square; and whether prosecutions are in process or pending as a result of earlier blockades.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL13987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The management of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police</p><p>The police are also responsible for any decisions on arrests. Following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, the police will decide whether or not an offence reaches the threshold required for prosecution under the relevant legislation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/03/2019 17:18:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton