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760502

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to implement the recommendations relating to the interception of emails and the theft of data set out in the 2013 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner, presented to Parliament on 8 April 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the recommendations of the Interception of Communications Commissioner extremely seriously. A number of the recommendations relate to internal practice and guidance and since 2013 the intercepting agencies will have worked with the Commissioner’s office to refine and improve processes.</p><p>The Government brought forward the Investigatory Powers Bill which was approved by Parliament and which addresses a number of the recommendations contained in previous reports from the Commissioner. We will also lay new detailed codes of practice before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford question first answered 10/10/2017 15:05:10 answering member 1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

760509

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the publication in July of the Annual Statistics on Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2016, how many animals were used by establishments based in Wales, broken down by (1) species, and (2) establishment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Ely
uin	HL1622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Please find the requested figures in the attached tables.</p><p>Table 1 details for 2016, by species, the number of procedures carried out and the number of animals used for the first time in procedures (an animal may be used in more than one procedure, if permitted by licence). The majority of procedures were carried out on mice (86%), followed by fish (9%) and rats (4%).</p><p>We do not publish the statistics broken down by establishment, due to data protection reasons. However, we do provide a breakdown by type of establishment. Table 2 details for 2016, by type of establishment, the number of procedures carried out and the number of animals used for the first time in procedures. The majority of procedures were carried out by universities and medical schools (97%).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/10/2017 15:36:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name PQ16 17 Baroness Morgan of Ely tables 3.xls title Table 1 & 2 - HL1622
tabling member	4226 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Ely

760510

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Work Permits: Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the context of the EU withdrawal negotiations, what criteria they intend to apply post-Brexit to work permits for footballers who are (1) EU, and (2) EEA, nationals; and what assessment they have made of Directive 2004/38/EC on EU freedom of movement and residence in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL1623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>No final decisions have been taken on the UK’s post-Brexit Immigration system. We are considering the options for our future immigration system very carefully.</p><p>It is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the economy and the labour market. We will, therefore, ensure that businesses and communities have the opportunity to contribute their views. We will build a comprehensive picture of the needs and interests of all parts of the UK and look to develop a system which works for all.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/10/2017 12:52:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

760673

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to ensure that EU nationals applying for a place on a UK university course will not face additional migration barriers throughout any transitional period after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, states that in order to help provide certainty for EU students starting courses as we implement the UK’s exit, current EU students and those starting courses at a university or FE institution in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic years, will have a right to remain in the UK to complete their course.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the options for our future immigration system very carefully. As part of that, it is important that we understand the impacts of different options on different sectors of the economy, including universities, and on specific groups such as students. We will be outlining further details of the new future immigration system in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:59:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

760710

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Act of Parliament enables Border Force officers to access social media of people presenting at the UK border.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Border Force officers do not require a specific power to access information that is published and available in the public domain. That includes social media websites. Border Force does not access private social media accounts that are not in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:12:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760713

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) visa refusal decisions, (b) visa curtailment decisions and (c) removals have been made in respect of overseas students whose Test of English for International Communication certificates were cancelled by Educational Training Services since February 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	105152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>UKVI transparency data provides details of refusal, curtailments and removal decisions in response to the abuse of secure English language testing.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The table in SELT_01 and SELT_02 is the closest match to the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data was last published in February 2017 and only contains data to the last quarter (December 2016). ETS data is no longer published after this date.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:08:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

760714

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Arts and Sports Competitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Creative and Sporting) visas were granted to applicants of each nationality in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	105102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on the total number of Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting) and Visitor visa applications and grants is published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent information can be found in the Home Office publication ‘Immigration Statistics, April – June 2017’. A breakdown of Tier 5 – Creative and Sporting visa grants by nationality is published in Visas data tables volume 2, table vi_06_q_w and Visitor visa grants by nationality is published in Visas data tables volume 3, table vi_06_q_o , available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 105101 105103 105106 question first answered 10/10/2017 09:22:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

760715

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visitor visas were granted to applicants of each nationality in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	105103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on the total number of Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting) and Visitor visa applications and grants is published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent information can be found in the Home Office publication ‘Immigration Statistics, April – June 2017’. A breakdown of Tier 5 – Creative and Sporting visa grants by nationality is published in Visas data tables volume 2, table vi_06_q_w and Visitor visa grants by nationality is published in Visas data tables volume 3, table vi_06_q_o , available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 105101 105102 105106 question first answered 10/10/2017 09:22:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

760716

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the cost to her Department of the legal action arising from (a) visa curtailments and (b) removals of overseas students whose Test of English for International Communication certificates have been cancelled by the Educational Testing Services since February 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	105154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is unavailable because Home Office data systems are unable to disaggregate legal costs in line with the categories in the question.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:03:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

760718

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visitor visas were granted to applicants of each country in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	105101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on the total number of Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting) and Visitor visa applications and grants is published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent information can be found in the Home Office publication ‘Immigration Statistics, April – June 2017’. A breakdown of Tier 5 – Creative and Sporting visa grants by nationality is published in Visas data tables volume 2, table vi_06_q_w and Visitor visa grants by nationality is published in Visas data tables volume 3, table vi_06_q_o , available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 105102 105103 105106 question first answered 10/10/2017 09:22:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock