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1737207

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 October (HL Deb col 742) , whether they intend to introduce physical proof of immigration status for EU citizens living in the UK; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL2019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>eVisas are a key part of delivering a border and immigration system which will be more digital and streamlined by 2025, a change that will enhance the applicant’s experience, deliver excellent value, and increase the immigration system’s security and efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Successful EUSS applicants are given a UK Visas and Immigration account, which they can use to view and share their immigration status with others securely and in real-time. The Withdrawal Agreement explicitly allows for status to be provided in digital form. We will continue working towards a border and immigration system that is digital by default, and issuing immigration status in the form of an eVisa is part of this.</p><p> </p><p>As with all such major change programmes, we are keeping our eVisa systems under review during the implementation period to identify and address any emerging issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL2020 question first answered 07/11/2024 14:31:46 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1737208

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 October (HL Deb col 744), when they will carry out their review of the digitisation of immigration status; and when the results will be known.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL2020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>eVisas are a key part of delivering a border and immigration system which will be more digital and streamlined by 2025, a change that will enhance the applicant’s experience, deliver excellent value, and increase the immigration system’s security and efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Successful EUSS applicants are given a UK Visas and Immigration account, which they can use to view and share their immigration status with others securely and in real-time. The Withdrawal Agreement explicitly allows for status to be provided in digital form. We will continue working towards a border and immigration system that is digital by default, and issuing immigration status in the form of an eVisa is part of this.</p><p> </p><p>As with all such major change programmes, we are keeping our eVisa systems under review during the implementation period to identify and address any emerging issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL2019 question first answered 07/11/2024 14:31:46 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1737084

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Migration Advisory Committee Review of the Seasonal Worker visa, published on 16 July, what is the status of the future of the Seasonal Workers Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
uin	HL1979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the Seasonal Worker route and will announce a detailed response in due course.</p><p>On 21 October 2024, the Government underlined its commitment to the horticultural and poultry sectors by confirming that the quota of visas for Seasonal Workers would be 43,000 visas for the horticultural sector in 2025, with 2,000 visas for the poultry sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 07/11/2024 14:30:21 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard

1737085

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether workers and short-term travellers will be able to travel from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland using an electronic travel authorisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
uin	HL1980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The ETA scheme applies to passengers visiting or transiting the UK, who do not currently need a visa for short stays and who do not have a valid UK immigration status prior to travelling.</p><p>British and Irish nationals do not require an ETA, and an exemption also exists for legal residents of Ireland entering the UK from Ireland.</p><p>Other individuals crossing the land border into Northern Ireland will need to continue to enter in accordance with the UK’s immigration framework, including the requirement to obtain an ETA when the scheme is fully rolled out.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 07/11/2024 14:29:56 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard

1737095

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland about potential returns from that country of irregular migrants to the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL1990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Following our departure from the EU, the UK agreed to a reciprocal operational arrangement with Ireland which allows for the return and readmission of asylum seekers.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 07/11/2024 16:39:41 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1737099

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Roads
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 21 October (HL1180), what assessment they have made of the decline in the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed in road policing roles over the last 10 years; and how many (1) traffic collisions, and (2) injuries to drivers, pedestrians and other road users, there have been in each year over the same period.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not conducted any such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>As a general rule, how the police enforce the law is a matter for individual Chief Constables who will decide on the deployment of officers in dealing with all the issues for which the force is responsible, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 07/11/2024 11:36:26 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1736776

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Rural Crime Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the National Rural Crime Unit since its inception.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Lincoln
uin	HL1941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>The National Rural Crime Unit is a specialist unit, and its activities exemplify the importance of collaboration in this area, involving farmers, policymakers and police working together at national and local level to examine how UK farming businesses can be better protected against crime.</p><p> </p><p>The National Rural Crime Unit has recovered stolen property, including agricultural machinery and vehicles, worth £10 million since 2023. It has also co-ordinated operational responses across the UK that resulted in multiple arrests as well as disrupting organised crime groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 06/11/2024 16:18:10 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4319 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Lincoln

1736791

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that companies providing accommodation for asylum seekers are not profiteering from them.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure the best value for taxpayers and the Home Office closely monitors its contractors’ performance, including financial results. All accommodation contracts contain a profit share clause, meaning that any profits above the agreed contractual mark-up are returned to the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 06/11/2024 16:31:14 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1736792

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to take forward the plans for community hubs supporting young people’s mental health mentioned in the Labour Party Manifesto 2024; if so, which Department is responsible for their delivery; whether these hubs will be open-access; and how many they intend to fund through the programme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tyler of Enfield
uin	HL1957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to rolling out a network of Young Futures Hubs. These will bring together services to help improve children and young people’s access to support to reduce crime and improve mental health and careers opportunities.</p><p>This is a cross-government endeavour and expertise has been brought together from across departments to deliver on this manifesto commitment. The government will be engaging with national and local partners, local communities and children and young people to explore options for the design and delivery of the hubs.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 06/11/2024 13:28:34 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4231 label Biography information for Baroness Tyler of Enfield

1736793

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls and Emergency Calls: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require all police forces in England and Wales to publish regularly up-to-date information on the time taken to answer (1) 999 calls, and (2) 101 calls.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL1958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>999 performance data, including time taken to answer calls, is available for forces in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland on the police.uk website.</p><p>Data is available per force from November 2021 and new data is published monthly, one month in arrears. Members of the public can order the data to show average response times by each force, and the number and percentage of calls answered under 10 seconds, between 10 and (under) 60 seconds, and at 60 seconds or longer.</p><p>Unlike 999, there has been no national, consistent dataset for 101 performance data. Officials have worked closely with Policing to obtain agreement on definitions for the key metric of ‘Average Wait Time to Answer’ for 101 calls.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to work with Policing towards enabling consistent 101 performance data to be published.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 06/11/2024 16:31:48 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman