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100008

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the azure payment card for asylum seekers as a result of the new report by the British Red Cross on the humanitarian cost of the card.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers who require support because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom and can be used at most of the main supermarket chains to purchase food and other essential items. The performance of the card is kept under regular review and the views of reputable partners such as the Red Cross are carefully considered but the Government is satisfied that it is an effective way of ensuring the individuals are able to meet their essential living needs and not left destitute.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:15:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

78850

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to introduce universal exit checks at United Kingdom borders by the end of the current Parliament; and, if so, what the scheme will cost, how many additional members of staff will be required to perform the checks, and whether, operationally, United Kingdom infrastructure is suitably robust to meet the additional demand.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office is on track to meet the Coalition Agreement commitment to introduce exit checks by April 2015 on those who leave the UK by scheduled commercial air, sea and rail services. We are working with service and port operators to minimise the impact of exit checks on port processes and infrastructure. The level of cost will be largely dependent on the technology and methodology adopted and the extent to which advanced passenger data is collected and used by individual carriers.</p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 18/08/2014 09:53:41 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

78852

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the introduction of exit checks at United Kingdom borders will not affect (1) freedom of movement, and (2) the efficiency of international transport operators; and what options the Home Office is considering, as part of the introduction of such checks, to increase automation of passport checks at (a) ports, (b) airports, and (c) vehicle borders.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office is satisfied that exit checks will be entirely consistent with free movement rights. We are working with industry to integrate exit checks with the grain of existing carrier and port processes and with technology, to the extent that this is in place at sea ports, airports and international stations. Any operator proposal to introduce additional technology would need to support the effective delivery of exit checks and maintained the integrity and security of the border.</p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 11/08/2014 12:42:58 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

79743

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Chernobyl
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what visa requirements, screening procedures and payments are necessary before an individual suffering from the after-effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is permitted to enter the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Visa applications are considered under the relevant immigration rules and on the individual merits of the case. A standard visit visa costs £83.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:32:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

79779

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	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	Chernobyl: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assisted in any schemes offering holidays in the United Kingdom to children affected by the Chernobyl disaster; and if not, whether they have been asked to, or plan to.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Up until 2013 children affected by the Chernobyl disaster travelling to the UK on recuperation visits under the auspices of a registered UK charity were granted gratis UK visas. The decision to discontinue the scheme was one of a number of difficult spending decisions across Government. The Visa Application Centre in Minsk will continue to offer a mobile service for some of the children travelling with Chernobyl charities spending a number of days accepting applications and collecting Biometric data in the regions at no additional cost.</p><p>Our Embassy in Minsk has funded other projects run by Chernobyl Children’s charities in 2013 and 2014. These include projects to avoid such children being placed in institutional care and creating a better child protection system in Belarus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:40:31 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

93415

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British nationals they estimate to live in each member state of the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The most recent figures we have are taken from a 2010 report prepared by the Institute of Public Policy Research which was commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Consular Directorate. These figures are estimates of the number of UK citizens living abroad (including for part of a year).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>EU Member State</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Citizens living in Member State (estimate - including for part of the year)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>31,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>18,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Not a Member State at the time the report was commissioned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>65,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>330,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>107,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>45,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>329,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>48,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>39,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,050,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>29,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>2,197,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/10/2014 16:11:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100009

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployed People: Travel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 23/10/2014 15:06:09 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

79744

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they give to electoral registration and returning officers regarding applications they receive from individuals who apply to register to vote but do not know, or have not been issued with, their National Insurance number and do not include such details as part of their application.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Ministerial Guidance to Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) on this topic was published in September 2013 on the Cabinet Office website and in Electoral Commission guidance to EROs.</p><p>This information is available in the Library.</p><p><em>Applicants registering to vote who are unable to provide a National Insurance Number must state the reason on their submission. If they do not know their National Insurance Number they will be advised by EROs of locations, such as payslips, where they can find this information. Applicants who do not have a National Insurance Number must provide documentary evidence of their identity, such as a UK passport, before their request can be determined.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/08/2014 10:14:22 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

93416

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding was offered and awarded to each local authority in Wales over the last five years to maximise voter registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has provided two funds to increase voter registration.</p><p>The participation fund ended in 2010-11 and in that year provided £54,708 to local authorities, including 3 in Wales, on promoting electoral registration, voting and awareness of election processes. The fund was abolished due to lack of demand from local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013-14 £189,410.27 was provided to local authorities in Wales with the direct intention of maximising voter registration. A summary table is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Max Reg Funding – 1314 FY</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff County Council</p></td><td><p>£24,817.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda-Cynon-Taff Council</p></td><td><p>£12,803.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwynedd Council</p></td><td><p>£12,926.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport City Council</p></td><td><p>£12,190.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£14,505.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powys County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,407.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,036.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthenshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£9,877.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglesey, Isle of, County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,168.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembrokeshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,849.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Glamorgan Council, The</p></td><td><p>£7,882.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£8,917.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flintshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,867.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,361.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,440.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conwy County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£4,260.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouthshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£4,279.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,173.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,538.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denbighshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£2,735.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,946.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea, City and County of</p></td><td><p>£14,434.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£189,410.27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 21/10/2014 11:07:54 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno