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	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to limit the number of times a person applying to rent a home would be subject to fees for administration and immigration checks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>We have no plans to limit the number of times a person applying to rent a home may be subject to fees for administration and immigration checks. However, letting agents are required to be fully transparent about their fees and publicise a complete tariff of fees in their offices and on their website. The Government believes that full transparency gives consumers the information they need. We intend to carry out a review later this year into how well this approach is working. Not all letting agents do charge fees for right to rent checks and when right to rent was rolled out in the West Midlands, it was found that the majority of letting agents were not charging a fee for conducting the right to rent immigration checks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/07/2016 15:41:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967516

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether lorries at the Port of Holyhead will spend longer being checked following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; and how much extra land might be needed to accommodate additional waiting lorries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important contribution that Welsh ports make to the economy, and intends to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, including at those such as Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s White Paper on the UK’s Future Relationship with the European Union set out our proposal of a new Facilitated Customs Arrangement which would avoid any new routine customs checks and controls for UK-EU trade.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is our duty as a responsible Government to prepare for all potential outcomes. HMRC and other departments working with the Border Delivery Group are engaging port users and operators, domestically and at key EU ports, to ensure locations are operationally ready to meet the requirements of future customs arrangements with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/09/2018 11:49:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967517

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	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 any Brexit agreement will be acceptable to the population of Northern Ireland and to ensure that the Good Friday agreement will be maintained.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is determined to deliver the best deal for the whole of our United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. We have placed the upholding of the Belfast Agreement at the heart of our approach to the negotiations with the EU, and this is reflected in the December Joint Report text. Our White Paper proposes a comprehensive future partnership which would meet our commitments, including the avoidance of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and would maintain the constitutional and economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/09/2018 10:52:09 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	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

967519

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to maintain the financial support to the agricultural sector following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this parliament, expected in 2022. We have also confirmed we will pay the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme on the same basis as we do now. All Pillar 2 projects signed by 31 December 2020 will be funded for their lifetime. Any changes made to agricultural funding would reflect the Government’s aim of securing a better future for UK agriculture and for the environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/09/2018 11:37:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967520

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: English Language
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they provide to asylum seekers aged 19 or older who are eligible for a 50 per cent contribution to the costs of English language classes through the adult education budget about where they can obtain funding for the remaining 50 per cent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Home Office policy is not to provide asylum seekers with publicly funded English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses. They may access courses on a fee-paying basis. Asylum claimants awaiting a decision for over six months are eligible for a 50% contribution to the cost of ESOL courses through the Adult Education Budget. We also know that many ESOL providers use their discretion to set lower fees.</p><p>Those granted refugee status by the Home Office and in receipt of certain work-related benefits are eligible for fully funded ESOL courses.</p><p>We encourage asylum claimants (adults and dependants of an adult asylum seeker) to contact the Asylum Help helpline for free and independent advice (telephone: 0808 8000 630, https://www.gov.uk/asylum-helplines).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/09/2018 13:36:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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

1470908

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they spent on preparing the planned flight to relocate asylum applicants to Rwanda which was cancelled on 14 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The costs of our broken asylum system are at a 20 year record high, currently costing the UK taxpayer over £1.5bn a year, with £4.7 million a day being spent on hotels alone. This cannot continue – and the partnership with Rwanda is a key part of our plans to reform the system and put an end to unsustainable costs which impact the taxpayer.</p><p>The Government’s efforts to facilitate entirely legitimate and legal returns of people who have entered the UK illegally are too often frustrated by late challenges submitted hours before the flight. These claims are very often baseless and entirely without merit, but are given full legal consideration which can lead to removal being rescheduled.</p><p>Costs for individual flights and legal services will vary based on a number of different factors and are regularly reviewed to ensure that best value for money is balanced against the need to remove those individuals with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>We do not routinely disclose commercial or operational information relating to individual charter flights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1008 HL1009 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:22:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1470909

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many airlines they consulted regarding the cost of relocating asylum applicants to Rwanda on the scheduled flight of 14 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The costs of our broken asylum system are at a 20 year record high, currently costing the UK taxpayer over £1.5bn a year, with £4.7 million a day being spent on hotels alone. This cannot continue – and the partnership with Rwanda is a key part of our plans to reform the system and put an end to unsustainable costs which impact the taxpayer.</p><p>The Government’s efforts to facilitate entirely legitimate and legal returns of people who have entered the UK illegally are too often frustrated by late challenges submitted hours before the flight. These claims are very often baseless and entirely without merit, but are given full legal consideration which can lead to removal being rescheduled.</p><p>Costs for individual flights and legal services will vary based on a number of different factors and are regularly reviewed to ensure that best value for money is balanced against the need to remove those individuals with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>We do not routinely disclose commercial or operational information relating to individual charter flights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1007 HL1009 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:22:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1470910

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they selected a non-UK airline to relocate asylum applicants from the UK to Rwanda on 14 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The costs of our broken asylum system are at a 20 year record high, currently costing the UK taxpayer over £1.5bn a year, with £4.7 million a day being spent on hotels alone. This cannot continue – and the partnership with Rwanda is a key part of our plans to reform the system and put an end to unsustainable costs which impact the taxpayer.</p><p>The Government’s efforts to facilitate entirely legitimate and legal returns of people who have entered the UK illegally are too often frustrated by late challenges submitted hours before the flight. These claims are very often baseless and entirely without merit, but are given full legal consideration which can lead to removal being rescheduled.</p><p>Costs for individual flights and legal services will vary based on a number of different factors and are regularly reviewed to ensure that best value for money is balanced against the need to remove those individuals with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>We do not routinely disclose commercial or operational information relating to individual charter flights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1007 HL1008 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:22:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno