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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

79705

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a terrorist group.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out in section one of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Any decision by the Secretary of State to proscribe an organisation under Section three of the Terrorism Act 2000 must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Act, and it must be proportionate. Such decisions are subject to approval by Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1596 question first answered 22/09/2014 12:09:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

79704

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a terrorist.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out in section one of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Any decision by the Secretary of State to proscribe an organisation under Section three of the Terrorism Act 2000 must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Act, and it must be proportionate. Such decisions are subject to approval by Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1597 question first answered 22/09/2014 12:09:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird