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date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their new prosperity fund will give priority to countries with large refugee and migrant populations, lack of own resources, or tourism reduced by wars, such as Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not yet approved any country allocations from the Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 24/02/2016 12:25:05 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

452158

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date	10/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: France
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bates on 9 February (HL Deb, col GC142), which British personnel or organisations are now "search[ing] out the most vulnerable in the camps at Calais and Dunkirk".
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In line with the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have increased the frequency of joint communications campaigns which involve speaking to migrants in Calais and Dunkirk to inform them of their options and providing advice on their rights to claim asylum in France. This includes speaking to vulnerable people and those who claim a link to family members in the UK. But we are very clear that the primary responsibility for the welfare and treatment of migrants in Calais lies with the French authorities.</p><p>A leaflet detailing the Dublin III Regulations is provided to applicants who have claimed asylum in France and indicate that they have family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK is also funding a project to identify those in the camps who are especially vulnerable and at risk of trafficking and exploitation, and to provide them with appropriate support within the French system.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6106 question first answered 23/02/2016 17:27:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

452159

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they or the EU plan to produce a simple guide to the Dublin III Regulations for potential applicants for asylum and their advisers; and if so, whether that guide will be made available, at least in English and French, at refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk, and at other points of entry into the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In line with the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have increased the frequency of joint communications campaigns which involve speaking to migrants in Calais and Dunkirk to inform them of their options and providing advice on their rights to claim asylum in France. This includes speaking to vulnerable people and those who claim a link to family members in the UK. But we are very clear that the primary responsibility for the welfare and treatment of migrants in Calais lies with the French authorities.</p><p>A leaflet detailing the Dublin III Regulations is provided to applicants who have claimed asylum in France and indicate that they have family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK is also funding a project to identify those in the camps who are especially vulnerable and at risk of trafficking and exploitation, and to provide them with appropriate support within the French system.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6105 question first answered 23/02/2016 17:27:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

452160

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: France
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 the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has access to the refugees in camps at Calais and Dunkirk; and if not, whether they will discuss the matter with the government of France.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK is in regular contact with France on all matters related to Calais and the migration situation, and engages with EU and multilateral partners, including the UN on a wide range of migration issues in order to find an effective and sustainable solution.</p><p>The management of the migrant camps in Calais is the responsibility of the French Government. However, we understand that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has made visits to the camps in Calais and Dunkirk, and we note the welcome given by the UNHCR to the joint declaration to address the issues in Calais signed by the UK and France on 20 August 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/02/2016 16:56:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton