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926409

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date	18/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Married People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 June, whether they will take steps to improve the treatment by immigration officers of British citizens accompanying non-British born spouses entering the UK; and what those measures will be.
tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
uin	HL8676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Border Force expects high standards of professionalism of its officers in their dealings with all members of the public, regardless of their nationality or status.</p><p>Border Force follows strict guidelines with regards to discrimination, and officers undergo intensive training prior to taking up their positions. Border Force does not tolerate any breach of these principles.</p><p>Complaints about Border Force and the services it provides are treated seriously and are used as an opportunity to improve services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 12:07:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

926479

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Adeniyi Raji
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Nigeria's laws against homosexuality, what assessment they have made of the safety of Adeniyi Raji if he is returned to Nigeria.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL8732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of granting asylum to those who genuinely need our protection, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention. Each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 12:07:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

924168

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they do not record data on the length of time it takes to consider individual asylum claims; and whether this information is recorded elsewhere.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Data on the length of time it takes to consider individual asylum claims is not information that is published and could not be produced without a manual investigation of Home Office systems. <br>The Home Office has a Service Standard to make an initial asylum decision on straightforward claims within 182 days of the date of claim however we are aware of the number of older cases in the system. These are more complex cases which generally have barriers that prevents an initial asylum decision being made. These barriers are often varied and require time to clear. <br>The Home Office publishes performance against the service standard to decide 98% of straight forward asylum claims within 6 months of the date of claim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 12:05:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

924189

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Parliament: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or intend to have, with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police about the cost of the police and security operations concerning the demonstrations in Old Palace Yard in support of the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL8668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not had any discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service in respect of this protest.</p><p>We are clear that the public have the right to peaceful protest, and that police forces should make reasonable contingencies within their budgets to cover the cost of these and other unexpected events in their area. Police and Crime Commissioners have the option to apply for funding through the Police Special Grant to assist with the cost of any significant events which might otherwise threaten the financial stability of the police force.</p><p>However, we also acknowledge that there are additional demands in policing the national capital and centre of Government, and provide the Metropolitan Police with additional funding called the National and International Capital City (NICC) Grant to help cover those costs. For 2018/19, the NICC Grant was £174m.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 12:05:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

924193

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold on methods available to test the potency and safety of prescription drugs taken illegally by young people; and whether they consider such testing should be made available at large gatherings of young people to help prevent drug related fatalities.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL8672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Prescription-only medicines are, by their very nature, potent and should only be prescribed by a doctor or appropriate healthcare professional.</p><p>While technologies are available that test the potency and composition of illegally supplied drugs, no illegal drug-taking can be assumed to be safe and there is no safe way to take them.</p><p>The possession of any amount of a controlled drug is a criminal offence and the supply of a controlled drug is an even more serious offence. While operational decisions are a matter for Chief Constables, the Government and the public expect the police to enforce the law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 12:06:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

922999

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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 Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of accommodation available to asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Accommodation providers are required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation that complies with the Decent Homes Standard in addition to standards outlined in relevant national or local housing legislation.</p><p>The contract requires Providers to inspect each property every month and UKVI inspects a significant proportion of properties each year to ensure standards are being met. Where asylum accommodation is found to be falling short of the required standards UKVI has procedures in place to hold suppliers to account to quickly resolve the issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2018 16:46:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno