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419224

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers were deported from the United Kingdom in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2014, on reaching the age of 18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not keep electronic records on removals going as far back as 2000. Records of removals on the Immigration Database only go back to 2006. In 2010, <del class="ministerial">132</del> <ins class="ministerial">778</ins> failed asylum seekers were removed after reaching the age of 18. In 2014, <del class="ministerial">151</del> <ins class="ministerial">445 </ins>failed asylum seekers were removed after reaching the age of 18.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/10/2015 13:50:02 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2016 14:22:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates previous answer version 24077 answering member printed Lord Bates answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1050836

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Brazil: Floods
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance, if any, they have provided to the victims of the recent mud flow in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL13256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>No requests for assistance from HMG have been received. Our embassy is in contact with local authorities who are doing all that they can to help those affected. Our consulate in Belo Horizonte is in contact with British stakeholders that could provide assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2019 17:37:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078992

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much financial aid they gave to Yemen in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, and (3) 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has consistently shown leadership in responding to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, the largest in the world.</p><p> </p><p>UK funding is committed on the basis of the financial year. In 2016/17 we contributed £112 million of support, in 2017/18 we contributed £205 million and in 2018/19 we will have contributed £170 million by the end of the financial year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/03/2019 17:27:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

657413

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much aid the UK has given to Greece to help accommodate and care for refugees from Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID has provided £27 million in humanitarian assistance to help tackle the refugee and migrant crisis in Greece since October 2015. This has provided life-saving assistance, according to need, to refugees and migrants from Syria and other countries. The support includes accommodation, food, water and hygiene kits.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2016 12:49:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

671911

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what humanitarian aid is being sent to the Syrian villages of Wadi Barada following the bombing and attacks by heavy artillery, rocket bombardment and gun and sniper fire in early January.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the UN and its partners to provide blankets, sleeping bags and other emergency assistance to those displaced by the fighting in Wadi Barada. The UN are being prevented from delivering support into Wadi Barada itself by the Regime and its allied militia. The UN has called on all sides to allow safe and unimpeded humanitarian access. Once safe access is secured, our humanitarian partners’ priorities will be to respond to food and water shortages and serious medical cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2017 17:16:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

672293

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial aid they have sent to assist those affected by the civil war in Syria in each of the years (1) 2012, (2) 2013, (3) 2014, (4) 2015, and (5) 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Since February 2012 DFID has provided almost £1.5 billion in humanitarian support to those affected by the conflict in Syria. This support has helped millions of people inside Syria, and Syrian refugees and their host communities in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. A breakdown of expenditure by calendar year is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£48.7m</p></td><td><p>£280.4m</p></td><td><p>£277m</p></td><td><p>£340.5m</p></td><td><p>£549.9m</p></td><td><p>£1,496.5m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, through the cross government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, DFID has provided £45.7 million (financial years 2012/13 to 2015/16) to support local governance and basic services such as education, water, and electricity in Syria and the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2017 17:08:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

711164

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what aid the UK has provided to Yemen in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL6052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID Yemen’s bilateral funding for Yemen over the last five years is as follows:</p><ul><li>2016/17: £112 million</li><li>2015/16: £89.6 million</li><li>2014/15: £65.9 million</li><li>2013/14: £84.1 million</li><li>2012/13: £59.1 million</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/03/2017 16:17:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

833638

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Asylum: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision they have made for essential medication to be available to displaced people on their migration journey before they arrive in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing essential medical care to vulnerable migrants and refugees on their journeys towards Europe and beyond. By the end of 2016 for example, UK aid had supported over 300,000 first aid interventions and medical consultations as part of the Mediterranean migration crisis response. We have also been at the forefront of medical relief provision to displaced people in areas affected by conflict. For instance, the UK has helped provide over 10.3 million medical consultations and over 8.3 million vaccines across Syria and the region since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also welcomed over 9,300 refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme since it began in 2014. All refugees that are referred by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for potential resettlement undergo a Health Assessment in the region. Details are passed to receiving local authorities so they can ensure that suitable treatment can be provided upon arrival.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:26:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

856345

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution the UK made to the humanitarian aid delivered by UN aid convoys to Syria at the beginning of March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL6133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>To date, the UK has committed £2.46 billion in response to the Syria crisis, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. Of this, £491 million has been allocated to United Nations agencies in Syria to deliver humanitarian assistance, including through aid convoys, to Eastern Ghouta and other communities in Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/03/2018 13:05:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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