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227973

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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 Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the needs and rights of refugee and asylum-seeking children, as set out in Article 22 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, are being met in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>In line with its international obligations, the UK grants protection to those who need it. Our domestic law provisions apply to children from overseas when they are in the UK. These, and our own policies, ensure that they receive the same protection and access to services as any other child permanently or temporarily deprived of his or her family environment for whatever reason, as set out in Article 22 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. When it is in the best interests of the child concerned, the UK endeavours to trace the families of unaccompanied asylum seeking children. The UK would comply, where appropriate, with any request from the United Nations, or from an organization affiliated to the United Nations, on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/03/2015 14:35:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227443

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people receive support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 specifically because it is the Secretary of State’s opinion that no viable route of return is currently available.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There is currently no country which the Secretary of State has designated as having no viable route of return available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227444

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are in receipt of support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they have applied for a judicial review of their asylum application and have been given permission to proceed.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>At the end of December 2014, Home Office records indicate there were 212 people who were successful in their application for support under Section 4 because they had applied for a judicial review of their asylum application and were given permission to proceed. Please note that individuals may since have transitioned onto the receipt of section 4 support for a different reason, however this information is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 17:04:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227445

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the cost was of assessing applications under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to disaggregate the cost of assessing Section 4 applications from the cost of asylum casework generally without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 15:03:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

225781

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people received support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in the last year for which they have records, broken down by nationality.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>At the end of 2014, there were 4,994 failed asylum seekers and their dependants receiving support under Section 4.</p><p>The figures provided in the table are a subset of latest statistics published in the Immigration Statistics Release by the Home Office, in Table as_18_q &quot;Asylum seekers in receipt of Section 4 or Section 98 support, and decisions to grant Section 4 support as at the end of the quarter&quot;, available from the link below.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on people receiving support within the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October – December 2014 is available from</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a> and will be placed in the Library of the House</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Failed asylum seekers and their dependants in receipt of Section 4 support, by nationality as at the end of 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country of nationality</p></td><td><p>Total supported under Section 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burkina</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chad</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congo</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia, The</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea-Bissau</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ivory Coast</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Korea (North)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Vincent and the Grenadines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stateless</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad And Tobago</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Western Sahara</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other and unknown</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4,994</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:49:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name PQ HL5545 Table.doc title PQ HL5545 Table
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

225782

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently in receipt of support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they are unable to leave the United Kingdom by reason of a physical impediment.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>There are 1188 people who are currently in receipt of section 4 support that are recorded as having a physical impediment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:08:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

225784

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their estimated annual cost for administering the Azure Card scheme is inclusive of the costs of applicants transitioning from support under section 95 to section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Azure card is provided to failed asylum seekers supported under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The estimated costs of administering the card do not include the costs of assessing applications for section 4 support, including applications from persons previously on section 95 support.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2015 15:05:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

224956

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on their commitment to provide extra assistance to Azure Card users undertaking necessary travel.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not currently possible to purchase travel tickets with the Azure card for practical reasons. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services and tickets are provided for essential medical appointments.</p><p>Information and guidance about travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is widely known about by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service. Additionally, a mailshot sent out in the week commencing 16 February 2015 provided a reminder to all card users of where to find information on applying for additional assistance.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme. The card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers.</p><p>Support is provided in some circumstances to failed asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. This is generally because there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle to their departure, for example because the person is too sick to travel or needs time to apply for the necessary travel document. The Government currently has no plans to change this provision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5401 HL5402 HL5403 question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

224957

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 20 November 2014 (HL Deb, cols 545–67), what further information has been provided to individuals for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 on how to apply for extra assistance, and in which languages.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not currently possible to purchase travel tickets with the Azure card for practical reasons. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services and tickets are provided for essential medical appointments.</p><p>Information and guidance about travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is widely known about by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service. Additionally, a mailshot sent out in the week commencing 16 February 2015 provided a reminder to all card users of where to find information on applying for additional assistance.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme. The card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers.</p><p>Support is provided in some circumstances to failed asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. This is generally because there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle to their departure, for example because the person is too sick to travel or needs time to apply for the necessary travel document. The Government currently has no plans to change this provision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5400 HL5402 HL5403 question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

224958

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts have been made to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to sign up to the Azure Card scheme; and how many small and medium-sized enterprises have applied to join in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not currently possible to purchase travel tickets with the Azure card for practical reasons. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services and tickets are provided for essential medical appointments.</p><p>Information and guidance about travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is widely known about by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service. Additionally, a mailshot sent out in the week commencing 16 February 2015 provided a reminder to all card users of where to find information on applying for additional assistance.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme. The card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers.</p><p>Support is provided in some circumstances to failed asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. This is generally because there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle to their departure, for example because the person is too sick to travel or needs time to apply for the necessary travel document. The Government currently has no plans to change this provision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5400 HL5401 HL5403 question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno