I recognise concerns that have been raised by Noble Lords in relation to Operation Conifer, however it is for locally-elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to decide how best to hold their forces to account, and PCCs have the powers to commission an inquiry, should they deem it appropriate. The Government has no plans to launch an inquiry into Operation Conifer.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T12:47:27.987Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sir Edward Heath"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, futher to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 July (HL Deb, cols 963\u20135), what are their reasons for not establishing an inquiry into Operation Conifer conducted by the Wiltshire Police into allegations against Sir Edward Heath.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4202", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lexden"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lexden"} ], "uin" : "HL9988"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967499", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967499/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Lorry drivers from the Republic of Ireland pay for the HGV Levy in the same ways as users from other countries. The levy can be paid online, at a number of official Point of Sale (PoS) locations, at driver self-serve facilities offered by some operators and through a number of booking agents. The majority of levy purchases are via the HGV Levy website.<\/p>
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The overall compliance rate for foreign vehicles is high, according to figures collected by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in Great Britain, at 95%. The Department for Transport has not produced equivalent compliance rates by country of origin, but there are indications that vehicles from Ireland in Great Britain have a very similar compliance rate compared to vehicles from other countries.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4584", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Sugg"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Sugg"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:16:55.02Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Large Goods Vehicles: Republic of Ireland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 July (HL9180), what is the process for collecting the Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (HGV) levy from lorries from the Republic of Ireland; and what assessment they have made of whether, and if so to what extent, lorries from the Republic of Ireland evade the HGV levy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/565", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Morris of Aberavon"} ], "uin" : "HL9989"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967501", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967501/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Home Office publishes data on the number of applications and initial decisions, broken down by nationality, in table as_01_q (volume 1 of the asylum tables) in the quarterly Immigration Statistics<\/em> publication. The latest figures, up until June 2018, are available at the following link:<\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total applications <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total initial decisions <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total grants <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,473<\/p><\/td> 874<\/p><\/td> 206<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,115<\/p><\/td> 1,251<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,357<\/p><\/td> 1,612<\/p><\/td> 228<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,756<\/p><\/td> 1,604<\/p><\/td> 323<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,744<\/p><\/td> 1,384<\/p><\/td> 333<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,811<\/p><\/td> 1,287<\/p><\/td> 262<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,292<\/p><\/td> 1,217<\/p><\/td> 157<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 961<\/p><\/td> 1,537<\/p><\/td> 179<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 845<\/p><\/td> 731<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 690<\/p><\/td> 645<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018 (Jan-Jun)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 261<\/p><\/td> 302<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1. Grants include grants of asylum, discretionary leave, humanitarian protection, and grants under family and private life rules.<\/p> 2. Decisions made in a given year does not necessarily relate to the number of applications in the same year. Applications are based on the date of application and decisions are based on the date of initial decision.<\/p> 3. Data include main applicants only.<\/p> 4. Data for 2018 include 6 months of data only (Jan-Jun). This is the latest period that is publically available.<\/p>"}
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