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967522

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum have accessed exceptional case funding for legal aid in each year since 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>(HL10008) A total of 57 Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) Immigration cases have been granted to applicants under the age of 18 who were described as ‘unaccompanied or separated’ children.</p><p> </p><p>(HL10101) This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL10101 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:34:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1083782

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much it costs for an asylum seeker to apply for British citizenship; whether they make a profit on such fees; if so, why; and what any such profit is used for.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>A person who has successfully obtained indefinite leave to remain as a refugee, may, if they desire, naturalise as a British citizen.</p><p><br>The cost for any adult to apply to naturalise as a British citizen is £1,330, which includes the required ceremony fee. The cost for a child to register as a British Citizen is £1,012. However, if a minor turns 18 during the application process, an additional £80 will be required to cover the ceremony fee.</p><p><br>No profit is made on fees that are set above the estimated cost of processing. All funds are utilised to run the Border Immigration and Citizenship system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/03/2019 15:18:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1083780

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether minors will have to pay fees to achieve UK citizenship after any UK withdrawal from the EU; and if so, what those fees will be.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>All minors pay a fee for UK citizenship, which currently stands at £1,012, however, if a minor turns 18 during the application process, an additional £80 will be required to cover the ceremony fee. There are no proposed changes to citizenship fees following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p><br>The Home Office keeps fees under regular review, with the aim of ensuring that those who use and benefit directly from the system make an appropriate contribution towards meeting the costs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/03/2019 15:20:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078995

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	USA: State Visits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they have made for a state visit from the President of the United States to London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>An invitation for President Trump to pay a State Visit to the UK has been extended and accepted. The precise timings are yet to be finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2019 15:31:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967518

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Airbus: North Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide alternative apprenticeship opportunities in North Wales if Airbus move their operations to Europe following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Apprenticeships is a devolved policy. The Welsh government have their own arrangements for supporting employers to access and pay for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>In the wider context, we are working with the Department for Exiting the European Union to make sure that we fully understand the risks and opportunities that EU exit presents, and the capability of the skills system to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 13:08:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078994

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Yemen
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of UK arms sales to Yemen in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Arms sales data by region is published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, export values declared for Standard Individual Export Licences for military exports granted to Yemen in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (up to 30 September 2018) are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£27,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£265,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£21,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted, that licences granted are not necessarily a measure of sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and, in these circumstances, exporters must submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All UK export licence applications are assessed rigorously against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing criteria.</p><p> </p><p>It is also the case that there is a partial arms embargo on Yemen. The embargo applies only to designated individuals and entities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 12/03/2019 17:26:20 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1002486

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	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 25 October (HL10690), why they deport failed asylum seekers to Somalia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which they have advised are too dangerous for "all travel" by British citizens.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL11327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad explained in his response of 25 October, the FCO’s advice is aimed at British nationals who may be planning to travel to particular countries. In the case of asylum seekers, the Home Office considers whether it would be a breach of our international obligations to require a national of, or a person entitled to reside in, one of those countries to return there.</p><p>We would only seek to return someone if the Home Office and the courts had considered the individual facts of a case and concluded that it would not be a breach of those obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122907

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were serving a period of imprisonment under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (1) 1989, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, (4) 2015, and (5) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL15298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Data for the number of people serving prison sentences under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 as at 30 June in each year can be seen in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide data for 1989, for to do so would have meant providing the information at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 02/05/2019 11:06:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1055151

	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: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL13464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service publish appeal outcomes data on a quarterly basis. A link to the most recent available data is provided here;<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018 </a></p><p>The table in FIA¬_3 in the attached document contains the information requested; see summary below.</p><p>3. Immigration and Asylum <br>First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC) <br> In July to September 2018, FTTIAC receipts increased by 16% (to 11,200) compared to the same period in 2017. <br> In the same period, disposals and caseload outstanding decreased by 10% (to 15,500) and 13% (to 31,500) respectively, with the latter continuing the decline seen since the peak in April to June 2016, due to the volume of receipts being consistently lower than that of disposals since this peak.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2019 17:02:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Tribunal_and_GRC_statistics_Q2_201819_revised2.pdf title Tribunals and Gender Reg Cert July-Sept 2018
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990505

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where each passport office is located; and how many passport applications each office dealt with in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has seven Application Processing Centres. The table below shows the volumes of passports printed in 2010, 2014, and 2017, broken down by each office where the application was dealt with:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>Durham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>224,613</p></td><td><p>1,058,579</p></td><td><p>1,117,477</p></td><td><p>775,486</p></td><td><p>125,636</p></td><td><p>364,750</p></td><td><p>1,675,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>252,057</p></td><td><p>1,386,236</p></td><td><p>1,605,810</p></td><td><p>146,637</p></td><td><p>165,756</p></td><td><p>628,528</p></td><td><p>2,043,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>249,710</p></td><td><p>1,266,673</p></td><td><p>1,662,714</p></td><td><p>545,830</p></td><td><p>392,498</p></td><td><p>603,307</p></td><td><p>2,029,037</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:56:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno