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228964

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current status of negotiations between the United Kingdom and Pakistan over an extradition treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL5929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government will neither confirm nor deny whether it is considering or is involved in negotiations with a particular country over an extradition treaty.</p><p>The absence of a formal extradition treaty does not prevent the UK from requesting the extradition of an individual from another country. It is a matter for the law of that country whether it is able to respond to such a request.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5930 HL5931 question first answered 26/03/2015 12:09:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

228965

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: Pakistan
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 likelihood of securing an extradition treaty between the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL5930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government will neither confirm nor deny whether it is considering or is involved in negotiations with a particular country over an extradition treaty.</p><p>The absence of a formal extradition treaty does not prevent the UK from requesting the extradition of an individual from another country. It is a matter for the law of that country whether it is able to respond to such a request.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5929 HL5931 question first answered 26/03/2015 12:09:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

228966

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: Pakistan
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 case for an extradition treaty between the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL5931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government will neither confirm nor deny whether it is considering or is involved in negotiations with a particular country over an extradition treaty.</p><p>The absence of a formal extradition treaty does not prevent the UK from requesting the extradition of an individual from another country. It is a matter for the law of that country whether it is able to respond to such a request.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5929 HL5930 question first answered 26/03/2015 12:09:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

228703

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Eurostar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 16 March (HL5635), whether their support for Eurostar's plans for new services means that the concerns of the Border Agency have been resolved without requiring passengers to change trains en route.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Border Agency was abolished in March 2013. The Government is supportive of Eurostar’s plans for new services between Southern France and London commencing in May 2015 and between Amsterdam and London from December 2016.<br><br>The operating model for these new Eurostar services makes provision for a stop at Lille or Brussels to allow for physical security, Schengen exit and UK entry checks to be completed. This was a commercial decision made by Eurostar which is satisfactory in terms of UK border control requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 14:59:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

228732

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps will be taken to implement the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in R (JB (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 8; and whether they intend to carry out a fundamental review of those countries designated under section 94(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, in the light of discrimination and violence experienced by LGBTI people in certain countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is considering the full implications of the judgment. Any proposals for changes to the designation of countries must be made by order, and will be put to Parliament. We will continue to consider each asylum and human rights claim on its own merits.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 14:58:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

228363

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Bates on 16 March (HL Deb, col 909), whether the statement that "For the calendar year of 2013, births in the UK to non-UK born mothers accounted for 25% of all live births. That is why we need to reduce immigration" was Government policy; if so, when it was announced; and by which Minister.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL5833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government recognises that immigrants make a valuable contribution to the UK which is why we welcome the brightest and the best people from around the world to visit, study, or settle here. However it must be recognised that uncontrolled immigration increases the pressure on public services and can drive down wages for people on low incomes. That is why the Coalition Agreement states that ‘to ensure cohesion and protect our public services, we need to introduce a cap on immigration and reduce the number of non EU immigrants’.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/03/2015 12:27:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

228369

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps have been taken to ensure that the new Home Office guidance issued in February, Asylum Policy Instruction: Sexual identity issues in the asylum claim, is implemented by all government representatives.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Following publication of the Home Office guidance, a communication was sent to all relevant parts of the Home Office alerting them to it and advising them of its main issues. Subsequently, a communication was issued to the main caseworking areas offering them awareness raising sessions with policy officials to support their understanding of the guidance. Sessions took place in the immigration office at Becket House on 19 March and further sessions are planned around the country in April. Sessions also took place in Harmondsworth and Yarl’s Wood in advance of the publication of the guidance. In light of the new instruction, and following the report of the investigation by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, into the Home Office’s handling of asylum claims made on the grounds of sexual orientation, an internal review of training needs and training materials will be conducted during April and May. <br><br>Within the existing 5-week mandatory Foundation Training Programme for all new asylum decision makers, a 1-day module provides skills on handling asylum applications submitted on the grounds of sexual orientation. This helps trainees to interview people sensitively and effectively, identify effective and ineffective questions, use country of origin information effectively, make fair and defensible decisions and identify what may constitute persecution in sexual orientation claims. It is designed to enable decision makers to make well informed and legally sound decisions. <br><br>This course was designed and first rolled out to asylum decision makers in 2011 and has continued to be updated in line with policy changes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5840 question first answered 24/03/2015 14:56:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

228370

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps have been taken to improve training to Home Office civil servants on LGBTI asylum issues, particularly so that stereotyping does not appear in interview questions, following the report of the investigation by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, into the Home Office’s handling of asylum claims made on the grounds of sexual orientation, published in October 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Following publication of the Home Office guidance, a communication was sent to all relevant parts of the Home Office alerting them to it and advising them of its main issues. Subsequently, a communication was issued to the main caseworking areas offering them awareness raising sessions with policy officials to support their understanding of the guidance. Sessions took place in the immigration office at Becket House on 19 March and further sessions are planned around the country in April. Sessions also took place in Harmondsworth and Yarl’s Wood in advance of the publication of the guidance. In light of the new instruction, and following the report of the investigation by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, into the Home Office’s handling of asylum claims made on the grounds of sexual orientation, an internal review of training needs and training materials will be conducted during April and May. <br><br>Within the existing 5-week mandatory Foundation Training Programme for all new asylum decision makers, a 1-day module provides skills on handling asylum applications submitted on the grounds of sexual orientation. This helps trainees to interview people sensitively and effectively, identify effective and ineffective questions, use country of origin information effectively, make fair and defensible decisions and identify what may constitute persecution in sexual orientation claims. It is designed to enable decision makers to make well informed and legally sound decisions. <br><br>This course was designed and first rolled out to asylum decision makers in 2011 and has continued to be updated in line with policy changes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5839 question first answered 24/03/2015 14:56:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

228371

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps have been taken to ensure that statistical data concerning asylum claims made on grounds of sexual identity are accurately recorded, as recommended by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, in his investigation into the Home Office’s handling of asylum claims made on the grounds of sexual orientation, published in October 2014; and when such data will be released.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the basis of an asylum claim is not usually recorded but the Home Office has made arrangements to record this data for cases made on the basis of sexuality on our Case Information Database. This process still requires significant further development. Once we are satisfied with the quality of the data we will be in a position to release this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 14:27:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

228372

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people detained in immigration detention centres are pursuing asylum claims based upon their sexual identity; and how many such claims were (1) granted, (2) refused, and (3) overturned on appeal, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the basis of an asylum claim is not usually recorded, but the Home Office has made arrangements to record this data for cases made on the basis of sexuality on our Case Information Database. This process still requires significant further development: once we are satisfied with the quality of the data we will be in a position to release this, however we will be unable to release the data retrospectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 14:25:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven