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1583132

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date	01/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Iraqi refugees in Jordan that have (1) applied for, and (2) been granted, asylum in the UK since 2014.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum and resettlement in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of asylum applications and initial decisions by nationality are published in table Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 respectively of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#age-disputes" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to Q3 2022.</p><p>Please note, to apply for asylum in the UK, individuals must be physically in the UK. Published statistics therefore relate to Iraqi nationals who have applied for asylum while in the UK. The Home Office does not collect information on the location of refugees after they have received their decision.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 14/02/2023 15:17:12 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1402086

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to tackle knife crime.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Tackling knife crime is a priority and the Government is determined to crack down on the scourge of violence devastating our communities.</p><p>We are supporting the police every step of the way in this effort. We have given them more powers and resources to go after criminals and take knives and other dangerous weapons off our streets, including through the recruitment of 20,000 additional officers and increasing police funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made £130.5m available this year to tackle serious violence, including murder and knife crime. This includes: £35.5m for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) which bring together local partners to deliver a range of early intervention and prevention programmes and tackle the drivers of violence in the 18 areas worst affected by serious violence; £30m to support the police to take targeted action in parts of England and Wales most affected by serious violence through the Grip programme, which uses data to identify violence hotspots and target operational activity in those areas; and £20m for new early intervention programmes that will help stop young people from being drawn into violence, including cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, as well as specialist support in crisis moments such as when a person is admitted to A&amp;E with a knife injury.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested £200m over 10 years for the Youth Endowment Fund, which is funding projects to support children and young people at risk of violence and exploitation and to steer them away from crime.</p><p> </p><p>We acknowledge there is more to do which is why we are bringing forward the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill so the law-abiding majority can be confident they are safe. The Bill includes: Serious Violence Reduction Orders, which will give the police the power to stop and search adults already convicted of knife or offensive weapons offences; the Serious Violence Duty, which will require authorities and bodies delivering public services to collaborate to prevent and reduce serious violence in their areas; and offensive weapons homicide reviews which will be introduced to improve the national and local understanding of causes, patterns, victims and perpetrators of violence and homicide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also prohibited certain particularly dangerous types of knife through the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 and have introduced the offence of possessing specified offensive weapons in private. The Act also introduced Knife Crime Prevention Orders which will provide the police with a vital means to steer those most at risk away from serious violence. On 5 July 2021 we introduced a pilot for KCPOs across the Metropolitan Police area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/01/2022 16:50:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1200996

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Public Health England report stating that the largest number of people in critical care due to COVID-19 are aged between 50 and 70, whether they consider this age group to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England’s report found that COVID-19 diagnosis rates increased with age for both males and females. When compared to all-cause mortality in previous years, deaths from COVID-19 have a slightly older age distribution, particularly for males.</p><p>Among people with a positive test, those who were between 50-59 were nine times more likely to die, compared with those under 40. Also, people who were between 60-69 were 25 times more likely to die than those under 40.</p><p>These disparities exist after taking ethnicity, deprivation and region into account, but they do not account for the effect of comorbidities or occupation, which may explain some of the differences.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 30/06/2020 14:31:23 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

834744

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what their development priorities are for Nepal over the next five years; and what support they intend to provide for reforestation and sustainable forestry.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK government’s three main development priorities are:</p><p><br> 1) Supporting Nepal’s transition to an effective federal democracy;<br> 2) Accelerating the rate of inclusive growth to generate jobs; and <br> 3) Ensuring that the most vulnerable are better protected from shocks.</p><p> </p><p>Forestry support will be provided through our market development programmes that will work with forestry enterprises to create jobs and our climate programmes which will support afforestation to reduce emissions and protect watersheds. In addition the UK government is a core supporter of the World Bank, Forestry Investment Programme that is developing a £18.5m forestry programme in Nepal.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/02/2018 16:54:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

686753

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Regional Schools Commissioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost of Regional Schools Commissioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The current combined annual gross basic salaries of the eight Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) totals £1,203,173.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/02/2017 13:35:26 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

446682

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 evidence available regarding human rights violations committed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Yemen. The UK supported the September UN Human Rights Council resolution which contains mechanisms for monitoring the human rights situation in Yemen. We continue to raise the importance of respect for human rights with all sides of the conflict. We used a wide range of evidence including credible non-governmental organisations, UN agencies and other sources of information to inform our assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/02/2016 16:16:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

224316

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of natural gas currently being consumed in the United Kingdom is sourced from Russia.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom does not physically import any gas directly from Russia. A small amount of Russian gas may be imported through our interconnector pipelines with the Netherlands and Belgium, which amounts to around 1% of the United Kingdom’s demand.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 11/03/2015 14:23:33 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey