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1010111

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asia Bibi
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the family of Asia Bibi that they be granted asylum in the UK.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister set out on 14 November, the release of Asia Bibi will be very welcome news to her family and to all those who have campaigned in Pakistan and around the world for her release. We welcome the assurances the Government of Pakistan has given on keeping her and her family safe and it is important that all countries seek to uphold the rule of law and afford security and protection for the rights of all citizens irrespective of faith or belief.</p><p>It is a longstanding Government policy not to comment on individual cases. In accordance with our duty of confidentiality, we cannot confirm whether an asylum claim has been received or the outcome of such a request. <br>Departing from this policy may put individuals and their family members in danger.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:41:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1010112

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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	Asia Bibi
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan (1) to uphold the decision by Pakistan’s Supreme Court to acquit Asia Bibi, and (2) that she be removed from any Exit Control List.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister stated in Parliament on 14 November, the British Government's primary concern is for the safety and security of Asia Bibi and her family. We want to see a swift resolution of the situation. Prime Minister Imran Khan has made clear publicly his support for the Supreme Court of Pakistan and promised to uphold the rule of law, while providing continued protection for Asia Bibi. Pakistan's Foreign Minister has publicly confirmed that Asia Bibi will remain under the protection of the Pakistan government until the legal review process has concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/12/2018 13:53:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1010113

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Pakistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum from Pakistan on grounds of religious persecution they received in the years ending (1) June 2015, (2) June 2016, (3) June 2017, and (4) June 2018; and of those, how many applications were granted in each year.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information. We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim under a Convention reason as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention.</p><p>The data required to answer the question is not recorded in a way that can be reported on accurately. The Home Office does not electronically record the Convention reason on which an individual claims asylum and so we cannot identify how many asylum claimants, from a specific country, have been granted asylum due to a claim made on the grounds of religious persecution.</p><p>However, the Home Office publishes figures on the outcome of all asylum claims, which can be broken down by nationality, in the Immigration Statistics release. The breakdown is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending </strong></p></td><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications from Pakistani nationals</p></td><td><p>2313</p></td><td><p>3000</p></td><td><p>2598</p></td><td><p>2313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants of Pakistani nationals; Including Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary leave, Exceptional Leave and other grants of Leave outside the Rules.</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants of Asylum of Pakistani nationals</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:48:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1010114

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will include abuse by coercive control in their proposed legislation on domestic abuse.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The previous Government created a ground-breaking new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship which came into force in December 2015 to recognise the patterns of manipulation and control that characterise domestic abuse. <br>Since then we have seen 294 successful convictions and the number of prosecutions increased threefold in 2017.</p><p>As part of the Government’s domestic abuse consultation earlier this year, we asked whether further action should be taken to strengthen the offence. We will be publishing a response to the consultation, together with a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, later this Parliamentary session.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:39:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1010115

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 November (HL11239 and HL11240), why Irish citizens born before 1983 with English mothers are treated differently to those with English fathers; and whether they intend to remove this difference.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>British women were unable to pass on their citizenship to children born outside of the UK until 1983.</p><p>The change was not made retrospective to avoid issues that could arise around dual nationality. A registration provision has been in place since 2003 to allow children of British mothers born before 1983 to register as a British citizen.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:50:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1010116

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any benefits of bringing the creative industries’ current voluntary training and skills levy within the scope of the Apprenticeship Levy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The creative industry voluntary training levies, managed by ScreenSkills, and the apprenticeships levy cover different things. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to bring the creative industries’ current voluntary levy into the scope of the apprenticeship levy.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy is specifically used to fund high quality apprenticeship training and end-point assessment across all sectors. The creative industry voluntary levies can be spent on a wide range of specialist training, including help with associated costs such as travel, accommodation and childcare. The voluntary levies operate across film, high-end television, animation and children’s television as part of the tax incentive regime for these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy only affects around 2% of employers and the majority of the creative sector do not pay it. Instead, they can benefit from government investment covering at least 90% of training costs. This will rise to 95% in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11564 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:16:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1010117

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to monitor the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on the creative industries sector; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the Levy compared to other types of employer investment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The creative industry voluntary training levies, managed by ScreenSkills, and the apprenticeships levy cover different things. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to bring the creative industries’ current voluntary levy into the scope of the apprenticeship levy.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy is specifically used to fund high quality apprenticeship training and end-point assessment across all sectors. The creative industry voluntary levies can be spent on a wide range of specialist training, including help with associated costs such as travel, accommodation and childcare. The voluntary levies operate across film, high-end television, animation and children’s television as part of the tax incentive regime for these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy only affects around 2% of employers and the majority of the creative sector do not pay it. Instead, they can benefit from government investment covering at least 90% of training costs. This will rise to 95% in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11563 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:16:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1010118

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship starts there have been in the creative industries since April 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no definition of apprenticeships that are in the creative industries.</p><p>The table below shows apprenticeship starts in the Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area, along with further subject area breakdowns since April 2017, and includes starts up to the provisional full 2017/18 academic year.</p><p><strong>Apprenticeship starts since April 2017 in the </strong><strong>Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Apprenticeship starts since April 2017 (reported to date)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total starts in </strong><strong>Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,080</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Crafts, Creative Arts and Design</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Media and Communication</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Performing Arts</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Publishing and Information Services</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1) Data is based on full final year figures for the 2016/17 academic year and provisional full 2017/18 academic year figures (August 2018 to July 2018). Starts for 2016/17 only include those for April to July 2017.</p><p>2) Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. ‘-’ indicates a value of less than 5 starts.</p><p>3) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record</p><p>4) This data is published here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750454/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts_SSA-Fwk-Std_October-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750454/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts_SSA-Fwk-Std_October-2018.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/11/2018 13:57:13 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1010119

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Global Compact for Migration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech by the Prime Minister to the UN General Assembly in 2017, what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration reflects UK policies on (1) the right of states to control their borders, (2) the need to distinguish between refugees and economic migrants, and (3) whether refugees should seek asylum in the first safe country they reach.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is a legally non-binding document which will complement existing legal frameworks and foster stronger international cooperation on migration – which is a shared, global issue.</p><p>Alongside the Global Compact for Refugees, it will support the UK’s 3 Global Migration Principles set out by the Prime Minister at UN General Assembly in 2016, namely: to acknowledge the right of countries to control their borders; to improve how we distinguish between refugees and economic migrants; and to ensure refugees claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p><p>The UK welcomes the explicit commitment in the Compact for states to uphold their national sovereignty and continue to set domestic migration policy. We will therefore continue to control our borders and prevent irregular migration to the UK.</p><p>By negotiating separate and distinct Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees we have helped strengthen international recognition of the distinction between the two, which will help ensure support is targeted to those in need and migration is better managed. The Global Compact for Refugees supports the Prime Minister’s principle that refugees should seek asylum in the first safe country they reach by promoting greater support to hosting countries to protect and support refugees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:54:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1010120

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Compact for Migration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to sign the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration at the UN Intergovernmental Conference in Morocco on 10 and 11 December; and if so, what assessment they have made of the consistency of the Compact with their 2017 Manifesto commitment to reduce and control migration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is supportive of the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, both as a step forward in international co-operation to tackle irregular migration and as a framework to help us deliver our commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Our participation in the Global Compact will not affect our continued ability to determine and implement our own migration policy in the national interest. The Compact is a ‘non-legally binding, cooperative framework’, which reaffirms the sovereign right of States to determine their national migration policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Migration Compact aims to bolster international cooperation by providing a framework to implement regular and managed migration through effectively managing our borders and returning those with no right to remain.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 17:20:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington