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1658886

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps are being taken to ensure disabled people have unimpeded access to the House of Lords areas of the Parliamentary estate during protests in and around Parliament Square.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL9952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The management of public protests and access to roads and pavements around Parliament are matters for the Metropolitan Police Service, Westminster City Council, and the Greater London Authority, who are all independent of the Government.</p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, the Government expanded the list of prohibited activities in the controlled area of Parliament Square to include the obstruction of vehicular access to the Parliamentary Estate. It is a criminal offence to ignore a constable’s direction to cease such an activity.</p><p>In addition, Parliament has approved a Statutory Instrument providing the police with greater flexibility and clarity over when to intervene to stop disruptive protest tactics such as blocking roads and slow walking. We have done this to support the police in striking the right balance between the rights of the public and the rights of protesters, and to ensure public order legislation is clear, consistent and current.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9951 question first answered 20/09/2023 13:24:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1677950

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa, (1) how savings and income from property and sources other than employment will be regarded, (2) the additional income required for each child of the family, (3) what length of visa will be issued, and (4) what other changes related to family visas they propose.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement (MIR) will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the MIR, and further policy details, in due course.</p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1136 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:52:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1677949

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa to £38,700, what fee will be payable on the initial and subsequent applications for a spouse or partner on a 10-year route to settlement, and what immigration health charge will be due.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There will be no changes to the fees payable for any visa applications or the health surcharge as a result of the minimum income requirement changes announced by the Home Secretary.</p><p>For those applying on a spouse or partner visa, the current application fees of £1,846 for entry clearance, £1,048 for Limited Leave to Remain and £2,885 for Indefinite Leave to Remain will remain the same.</p><p>Subject to the passage of the necessary legislation, the Immigration Health Surcharge will increase to £1,035 per year for migrants applying on the partner visa route.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1139 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:54:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1677948

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for a spouse or partner visa to £38,700, how income other than from employment and property and savings will be regarded, the additional income required for each child of the family, and what length of visa will be issued and how that will be determined.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement (MIR) will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the MIR, and further policy details, in due course.</p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1138 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:52:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1549169

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the processing of asylum claims, what steps they are taking (1) to improve the quality of decision-making, (2) to prioritise the most vulnerable cases and those who have been waiting longest, and (3) to improve access to good quality legal advice for applicants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office have an asylum transformation programme that will speed up and simplify decision making, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and decrease the number of people who are awaiting an interview or decision. These initiatives include conducting shorter, more focused interviews or omitting interviews where it is appropriate to do so; streamlining decision templates for grants and refusals; and focusing on improving quality to ensure decisions are right first time.</p><p>We are currently concentrating on deciding older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for Legacy cases.</p><p>All asylum claimants have the opportunity to be legally represented during their asylum claim, and legal aid funding is provided to those who need it.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 20/12/2022 16:21:01 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1650588

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Enforcement: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the most recent Home Office Type Approval system for enforcement technology, what steps if any they are taking to reduce (1) the length of time taken for the approval process to complete, and (2) the impact that this process has on (a) employment and investment in the industry, and (b) industry innovation and development of new products; and what steps if any they are taking to ensure that suppliers are able to communicate directly with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory scientists.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office Type Approval requirements and testing regime are amongst the most stringent in the world. This is due to the nature of the UK justice system, and to minimise the number of complex legal challenges.</p><p>The Home Office and DSTL recognise the need to improve the type approval process and update the handbook and have been working together to do this in a way that maintains confidence in type approved devices and considers the responsible use of public funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9078 question first answered 19/07/2023 12:24:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1642812

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Hate Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the case of Miller v College of Policing, what steps they are taking to ensure that police forces in England and Wales pay due regard to freedom of speech in the discharge of their responsibilities in respect of allegations of criminal activity arising from social media communication.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL8297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>To address the Miller v College of Policing judgment and wider concerns relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents, the Government has introduced a statutory code of practice on this recording for police officers in England and Wales, as provided for in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The code, which entered into effect on 3 June following Parliamentary approval, introduces a new threshold test that means that personal data may only be included in a non-crime hate incident record if the event is clearly motivated by intentional hostility and there is a risk of escalation causing significant harm or a criminal offence. The code will ensure non-crime hate incidents are only recorded when it is absolutely necessary and proportionate to do so, and not simply because someone is offended.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is confident that the code strikes the right balance between better protecting people’s fundamental right to freedom of expression, whilst enabling the police to continue to protect vulnerable people and communities.</p><p> </p><p>Reported hate crimes will continue to be recorded in line with the College of Policing’s operational guidance on hate crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 19/06/2023 13:35:06 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1606149

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, what plans they have to provide a briefing to Privy Counsellors in respect of the police gross misconduct hearing pending in Cleveland.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL6682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on police misconduct cases finalised during a financial year period in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fpolice-misconduct-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Balbi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cacf35001f25a4e6d840708db2ac40675%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638150793620816650%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=H8jXyq0GaHxfYS%2FIJaATcWr9YtJInXnyifYJ82mtNAo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">‘Police misconduct, England and Wales’</a> statistical bulletin. It does not therefore include cases which have been referred to misconduct proceedings, where those proceedings have not yet concluded. <br> <br> The Government is unable to comment on on-going misconduct proceedings, which are rightly conducted independently of government. There are therefore no plans to provide briefing on this or any specific misconduct hearing, nor is the Government able to provide any details relating to legally qualified chairs (LQC), who are appointed to both their role and individual panels by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). Any decision concerning publication of an LQC’s name is a matter for the relevant PCC</p><p><br> Cleveland’s most recent Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy report, published by His Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS), showed positive improvement in a number of key areas, including its crime recording and treatment of the public. However, it still has further to go to meet acceptable performance standards in respect of preventing crime and understanding and addressing its demand. As such HMICFRS have confirmed it will continue to be engaged. It remains PCC Turner’s responsibility to ensure that Chief Constable Webster takes effective action to address the inspectorate’s recommendations. We will continue to take a close interest in the force’s progress as a member of the HMICFRS-chaired Police Performance Oversight Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6680 HL6681 HL6683 question first answered 04/04/2023 12:08:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1625845

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, under the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill, how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum they are planning to remove from the UK on their 18th birthday at the end of (1) 2024, (2) 2025, (3) 2026, and (4) 2027.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>As set out in clause 1(1), the purpose of the Bill is to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by requiring the Home Secretary to return illegal migrants to their home country or remove them to a safe third country.</p><p>An economic impact assessment will be published for the Bill in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL7656 HL7658 question first answered 17/05/2023 10:47:32 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1625846

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
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 His Majesty's Government, under the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill, how many people they are planning to remove to a safe third country in each of the years (1) 2024, (2) 2025, (3) 2026, and (4) 2027.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>As set out in clause 1(1), the purpose of the Bill is to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by requiring the Home Secretary to return illegal migrants to their home country or remove them to a safe third country.</p><p>An economic impact assessment will be published for the Bill in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL7656 HL7657 question first answered 17/05/2023 10:47:31 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven