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93698

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many European Union migrants were deported or otherwise obliged to leave the United Kingdom in the last five years for (1) criminal behaviour, and (2) inability to maintain themselves.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of EEA nationals deported for criminal behaviour for the last five years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td>EEA Removals</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>748</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>933</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>1,147</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>1,653</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>2,130</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely collect data on the number of EU nationals removed due to the inability to maintain themselves.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:27:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

93701

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications from outside the United Kingdom for entry clearance visas for work, using certificates of sponsorship from employers, were made in the last four years; how many applications were made for extensions of stay for work using certificates of sponsorship from employers from within the United Kingdom in the same four years; and what were the top 20 employers overall making applications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The published figures related to numbers of certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used in applications, and are shown in table 1 below.</p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics, including those for CoS used in applications for entry clearance visas and for extensions of stay, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship), which is available from the Library of the House and on the Department’s website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p> </p><p>Sponsors do not make applications for visas or for extensions of stay. Table 2 provides information on the names of licensees associated with the highest number of Certificates of Sponsorship used in the period 2010-2014, for Tier 2 and Tier 5,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Applicants for visas and extensions of stay using sponsorship certificates, Tiers 2 and 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tier 2 (Skilled work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry clearance visa</p></td><td><p>42,433</p></td><td><p>39,511</p></td><td><p>40,742</p></td><td><p>47,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension of stay</p></td><td><p>20,621</p></td><td><p>17,744</p></td><td><p>27,815</p></td><td><p>35,195</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Tier 5 (Youth mobility and temporary work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry clearance visa</p></td><td><p>36,594</p></td><td><p>38,232</p></td><td><p>40,296</p></td><td><p>43,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension of stay</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Immigration Statistics April – June 2014</em>, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Table 2</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sponsoring employers associated with the highest numbers of CoS used in the period 2010 to 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 2 applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 5 applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tata Consultancy Services</p></td><td><p>THE AGENCY GROUP LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd</p></td><td><p>The Underworld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wipro Technologies</p></td><td><p>Creative Artists Agency UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infosys Limited</p></td><td><p>Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accenture (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>BUNAC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBM UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HCL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED</p></td><td><p>Gricind Ltd. t/a ITB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tech Mahindra Limited</p></td><td><p>Culture Arts Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSBC Holdings plc</p></td><td><p>Universal Music Operations Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JPMorganChase &amp; Co.</p></td><td><p>X-R Touring LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young</p></td><td><p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p></td><td><p>Primary Talent International Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capgemini PLC</p></td><td><p>P &amp; IAS Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC</p></td><td><p>Godolphin Management Company Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP</p></td><td><p>Coda Music Agency LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DB Group Services (UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Mama New Music Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Satyam Computer Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>3A Entertainment Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Oxford</p></td><td><p>AEG Live (UK) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goldman Sachs International</p></td><td><p>T&amp;S Immigration Services Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays Capital Services</p></td><td><p>TIN ANGEL PRODUCTIONS LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>UKVI Sponsorship Management System</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/11/2014 14:33:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

89940

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers applied for asylum in Northern Ireland after having first sought and been registered for asylum in the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years; how many of those applicants were children; and how many overall were returned.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The data requested is noted below. Figures for children are not recorded separately, and as such have been included in the data table.</p><p>The minimum age of those recorded in the data set is 14.</p><p>The figures quoted relate to main claimants only and have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change. In line with our data protection principles, data sets with a cohort of fewer than 10 people have been replaced with a *.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of Claim</p></td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Previously claimed in Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>28</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Returned to Republic of Ireland under Dublin Regulations</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:55:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

89941

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers are currently being housed in Northern Ireland; and how many were granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, and under which categories.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The number of asylum seekers who currently reside in Northern Ireland is 545. The number of asylum seekers granted leave to remain whose latest address is in Northern Ireland is shown in the following table.</p><p>The figures quoted relate to main claimants only and have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="7"><p>Calendar Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of Decision</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Granted Asylum</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>56</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Grant</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>64</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 12:04:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

89939

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers were first registered in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; how many of those were children; and what were the ten most frequent countries of origin and the number of asylum seekers from each of those countries in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally record information on the location of an asylum seekers point of claim. However we are able to provide the information that you have requested as it stands currently. This has been provided in the following tables.</p><p>In line with our data protection principles, data sets with a cohort of fewer than 10 people have been replaced with a *.</p><p>The number of cases where the claimant's latest address is in Northern Ireland by year of application is found in Table 1.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of Claim</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of these cases where the claimant was a minor, by year application is found in Table 2.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of Claim</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of cases where the claimant's latest address is in Northern Ireland, sorted by year of application and by country of origin is found in Table 3.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Country of Origin</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Year of Claim</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>China</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Somalia</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sudan</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Zimbabwe</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nigeria</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Iran</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pakistan</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Syria Arab Republic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bangladesh </strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Eritrea</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures quoted relate to main claimants only and have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:21:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

432402

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many files from children's homes in London that were previously supervised by the Home Office remain unopened because they are marked "not for opening"; to which homes they relate; and how long those files have been closed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL3916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Following a machinery of government change in the early 1970s, Home Office files relating to children’s home inspections were transferred to the Department for Health and Social Security. There are 49 files with ‘children’s home’ and ‘London’ in the catalogue description dating from 1931 onwards that are held at The National Archives. Details of the files, including whether they are closed, can be found through a search of The National Archives catalogue. Most are closed for 75 years from the date they went out of active use as they contain sensitive personal information where release would distress or endanger an individual who was a minor at the time the file was in use.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/12/2015 14:56:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167905

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how quickly a foreign national can gain British citizenship; what are the time spans involved in France, Italy, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands; and what assessment they have made of new citizens granted nationality in other European Union countries using that nationality to access the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL3429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>An individual naturalising as a British citizen is required to have been lawfully resident in the UK for a minimum of five years, with the last year of residence free of time restrictions, or three years if the spouse of a British citizen.</p><p>Every country within the EU has the right to decide its own citizenship laws, but we would object if another Member State operated its processes in a way that could lead to abuse of free movement rights. The Government is clear that EU citizens who benefit from the right to free movement must adhere to the responsibilities this brings with it. The Government does not tolerate the abuse of free movement rights and is working at a domestic level and with other member states to tackle such abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:55:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

224294

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Married People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances a spouse of a United Kingdom citizen who is not a European Union citizen can take up residence with their partner in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL5316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government reformed the basis for family migration to the UK in July 2012, to prevent burdens on the taxpayer, promote integration and tackle abuse. The non-European Economic Area national spouse or partner of a British citizen can now join or remain with their sponsor here if they meet the relevant requirements of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules. These include a financial requirement which generally means the sponsor must meet a minimum income threshold of £18,600 a year, and a requirement that the applicant can speak basic English.</p><p>The Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules is attached to my reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Imm. Rules Appendix FM.pdf title Appendix FM
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

434099

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Repatriation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to provide financial and other travel assistance to failed asylum seekers to enable them to return home; and what assessment they have made of whether those arrangements are being used in Northern Ireland, and to what degree.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office offers assistance to failed asylum seekers who wish to return to their country of origin, including help with flights, travel documentation and financial assistance where necessary. Voluntary departures are designed to achieve a dignified return for those individuals with the most complex needs who wish to arrange their own return from the UK. This assistance is available throughout the UK including Northern Ireland and we do not target particular areas or groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/12/2015 16:20:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

439516

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: USA
	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 decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in the case of children A and B in relation to Prism, heard on 10 December.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) and any decision it makes are entirely independent of Government. The Home Office was not a named respondent in the case and we have made no assessment of the Tribunal’s decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2016 17:02:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird