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1678280

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new immigration salary thresholds announced by the Home Secretary on 4 December will apply to language assistants in schools and universities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Once the Immigration Rules have been laid in Spring 2024, only those occupations on the Health and Care Visa and on education national payscales will be exempt.</p><p> </p><p>Until then, the current salary thresholds remain in place at the current levels. Those already in the Skilled work route, and applications made before the rules change, will not be subject to the new £38,700 salary threshold when they change employment, extend, or settle.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of transitional provisions will be set out when further policy details will be announced.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/12/2023 15:35:57 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1681363

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether visas for relocation to the UK under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, include a date of issue.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Vignettes that are issued under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) include a date of issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/01/2024 12:46:35 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1681364

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 18 December 2023 (HL Deb col 2048), on what date they announced that housing in the UK need not be secured before a visa for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy or Afghan citizens resettlement scheme can be issued.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>On 8 November 2023, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs gave an oral statement to the House of Commons stating that those eligible under ACRS and ARAP no longer needed to be matched to suitable accommodation prior to their arrival.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/01/2024 13:36:14 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1684977

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 24 January (HL1408 and HL1409), how many visas for relocation to the United Kingdom have been issued since 8 November 2023 to Afghans eligible under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>The data published within the immigration system statistics release (month ending September 2023, published 23 November 2023) provides a breakdown of arrivals by quarter. The number of individuals resettled under the schemes is as follows: 11,684 individuals under ARAP, 9,699 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 70 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 70 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p>Afghan operational data is viewable on Gov.UK.</p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 22 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 07/02/2024 12:17:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1697318

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Democracy and Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's strategy on Open Societies, Democracy and Human Rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL3380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO acknowledges the commitment made in the International Development White Paper to publish an Open Societies and Human Rights Strategy. The Strategy is in draft, and it will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/04/2024 14:52:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1697317

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Columbia: Trade Agreements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the high number of Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases against Columbia; and the impact of these cases on (1) the implementation of the Columbian Peace Accord, (2) the UK's role as penholder at the UN Security Council, and (3) human rights and the environment in Columbia.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL3379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>I regularly raise human rights issues, as well as specific cases of concern with the Colombian Government. The UK Government cannot comment on legal disputes arising from Bilateral Investment Treaties where it is not a party to the dispute. Resolution of any such disputes is a matter for the Government of Colombia and the investors concerned. Colombia is a Human Rights Priority Country for the British Government and we actively engage with civil society through regular channels regarding our human rights concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/04/2024 14:32:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1697316

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Colombia: Overseas Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue with the Colombia–UK Bilateral Investment Treaty after October 2024; and, if it is continued, what plans they have to increase protections for (1) human rights, and (2) the environment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL3378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>I regularly raise human rights issues, as well as specific cases of concern with the Colombian Government. The UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty plays an important role in supporting the investment relationship between the UK and Colombia by protecting investors from arbitrary, discriminatory, and unfair treatment, as well as expropriation without adequate compensation. The UK is content with the standard of protection that it currently provides to investors of both the UK and Colombia. Colombia is a Human Rights Priority Country for the British Government and we actively engage with civil society through regular channels regarding our human rights concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/04/2024 14:32:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins