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1380852

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Kickstart Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Afghan refugees aged 16 to 24 who have arrived since January will be eligible for the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>All refugees brought to the UK through the Afghanistan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) have the right to work and will have support in finding employment as part of a comprehensive integration package. <br> <br> The Department for Work and Pensions will support Afghan refugees who are eligible for the Kickstart Scheme to access it if it is appropriate to their needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 06/12/2021 14:03:43 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1379155

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received regarding negotiating bilateral arrangements for the Youth Mobility Scheme Visa from (1) any EU member state, and (2) any other countries, who are not already covered by the scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including the EU or nations within it. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefit to UK nationals with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4084 question first answered 30/11/2021 17:25:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1379156

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made regarding negotiating bilateral agreements for the Youth Mobility Scheme Visa to (1) any EU member state, and (2) any other countries, who are not already members of the scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including the EU or nations within it. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefit to UK nationals with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4083 question first answered 30/11/2021 17:25:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1379157

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
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 8 November (HL Deb, col 1441), which two new countries will be added to the Youth Mobility Scheme Visa next year; and on what date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Youth Mobility Scheme visa route will be open to 18-30 year olds from Iceland from 1 January 2021. In line with the Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement signed on 4 May 2021 between the UK and the Government of India, the scheme will be opening to Indian Young Professionals aged 18-30. Further details of implementation arrangements will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/11/2021 17:19:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1379158

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether access to the Youth Mobility Scheme Visa is routinely included as part of trade negotiations with other countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>No, Youth Mobility Scheme negotiations are considered separately from trading arrangements and are not routinely included as part of trade negotiations. Every Free Trade Agreement is unique and reflects the balance of the overall package negotiated.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/11/2021 17:43:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1379159

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a cap on the total number of visas they will allocate through the Youth Mobility Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Quotas are set annually in line with Memoranda of Understanding negotiated with individual countries and territories, and in non-pandemic times linked to the number of UK nationals travelling overseas to take advantage of the reciprocal arrangements. The allocations for each year are published in the Immigration Rules.</p><p>There is no overall cap on the number of visas available on the scheme as a whole, and we remain open to negotiating new agreements with other countries and territories.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/11/2021 17:19:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1366289

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	PKK
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 ruling by Belgium's Court of Cassation that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is not a terrorist organisation; and what plans they have, if any, to remove the PKK from their register of terrorist organisations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>It is Government policy not to comment on whether a group is under consideration for proscription or deproscription.</p><p>Partiya Karkeren Kurdistani (PKK) has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK since 2001. It is listed internationally, including by the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.</p><p>The Terrorism Act 2000 allows the Home Secretary to proscribe a group, if she has a reasonable belief that the group is currently concerned in terrorism, and it must be a proportionate action to take. It is this statutory test which the Government applies when considering whether to proscribe an organisation or maintain an extant listing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2021 14:50:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1360888

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iraq: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Turkey is using chemical weapons in northern Iraq.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>We take seriously all allegations of the use of chemical weapons - it is important that the full facts are established. We continue to reiterate the importance of dialogue and cooperation between Iraq and Turkey to combat terrorism, ensure regional security and protect civilians. We welcome discussions between Iraqi and Turkish Defence Ministers regarding Ankara's military operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a proscribed terrorist group, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The Foreign Secretary discussed the stability of Iraq and the KRI with KRI President, Nechirvan Barzani, during his visit to London of 15-17 September.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2021 13:30:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1360889

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are currently granting licences for arms exports to Turkey; and what plans they have, if any, to suspend the issue of new licences.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Licences for arms exports continue to be issued to Turkey, but only where they are consistent with the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/turkey-military-action-in-syria-urgent-question-opening-statement" target="_blank">Oral Statement to Parliament</a> on 15<sup>th</sup> October 2019 made by my right hon. Friend the then Foreign Secretary, which clarifies that no export licences are currently being issued to Turkey for items that might be used in military operations in Syria.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking into account all Relevant factors at the time of the application, including how the goods will be used.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes official statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) about export licences on GOV.UK including detailed information on the type of export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 22/10/2021 10:18:29 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1359030

registered interest
date	14/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hernias: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hernia operations were carried out in the NHS in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, and (3) 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of finished consultant episodes (FCE) for primary or secondary hernia operations in England in 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>132,145</p></td><td><p>121,555</p></td><td><p>61,385</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: NHS Digital Hospital Episode Statistics</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>A FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider.</li><li>Primary and secondary hernia operations refer to first surgical procedures and secondary follow up operations.</li></ol> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 05/11/2021 11:18:54 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger