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1037580

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Repatriation
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 costs in each of the last three years of repatriating to the UK British nationals who are convicted of criminal offences overseas; and whether they intend to pay the same costs for British nationals forced into marriage overseas; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
uin	HL12640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Costs associated with the deportation/return of British citizens to the UK at the end of a criminal sentence abroad are borne by the country seeking to deport/return them.</p><p>Victims of forced marriage who are helped to return to the UK by the Forced Marriage Unit will no longer be asked to take out a loan for their repatriation costs. From now on, no one who is assisted by the Forced Marriage Unit - and would previously have been offered a loan - will have to cover the costs of their repatriation. Where possible, the Government will continue to seek to ensure the costs fall on the perpetrators by means of Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs). The Government has also agreed to ensure that those victims who have outstanding loans will have no further costs fall to them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2019 17:21:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

1037591

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Lord Janner of Braunstone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse about the disclosure of material held in social services and criminal records relating to the case of Greville Janner.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the inquiry which is independent, to disclose where appropriate and in line with security and data protection protocols, any documents which are considered relevant as part of the inquiry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2019 16:58:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1037610

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will record the religious affiliation of asylum applicants reaching the UK, since persecution due to faith or religious conversion may be a cause of flight and grounds for granting refugee status.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL12665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individu-al merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p><p>We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim under a Convention reason, as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention, as part of the screening process and at substantive interview stage.</p><p>However, the Home Office does not electronically record the grounds on which an individual bases their asylum claim and so we cannot identify how many claims are made on the grounds of religious affiliation or how many have been granted for this reason. This could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2019 17:13:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1037613

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impact of current immigration policies on the provision of research in British universities into gender-based displacement and violence in Iraqi Kurdistan; and what has been the impact of any refusal of visas to Iraqi-based researchers on such research.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Immigration Rules, the permitted activities for visitors cover a broad range of tourist and business activities, which includes visiting academics and researchers. The Immigration Rules support this Government’s agendas and efforts, and ensures the UK is open for business.</p><p>All UK visa applications are considered on their individual merits, on the basis of the evidence available and in line with UK Immigration Rules, regardless of the applicant’s nationality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/01/2019 16:09:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1037616

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rifles: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Mr Steve Rodhouse, Director General (Operations) of the National Crime Agency, to the Home Secretary concerning the Offensive Weapons Bill, dated 11 October 2018, of the 17 rifles that the letter describes as having been stolen, how many were (1) full-bore target rifles, (2) hunting rifles, (3) .22 or other small calibre rifles; and how many of them were stolen from premises with security enhanced to level 3 of the Home Office Firearms Security Handbook; and whether the proportions of each of those categories of rifle compare to data from previous years.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL12670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely collect statistics on lost or stolen firearms. However, the National Firearms Threat Centre have provided the following information in relation to rifles reported stolen between 17 July 2018 and 10 October 2018.</p><p>Police records now show 20 rifles reported stolen during this period. Seven rifles were full-bore, six of which were most likely used for quarry shooting. The remaining rifles were .22 or other small calibres. All of the rifles could be used for target shooting.</p><p>Similar breakdowns are not readily available for previous years but the police advise there were 77 rifles reported stolen during the whole of 2018, compared to 71 during 2017. Information on the security arrangements of firearm owners is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2019 17:07:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1037624

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms
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 of a rise in public firearms ownership across Europe; and whether there will be additional security checks at UK ports after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest gun laws in the world. The Government continues to work with national and with international partners to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. We are ensuring that we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities and policies internationally, at the UK border, and within the UK.</p><p>Tackling the illegal trafficking of firearms continues to be a strategic priority. Border Force sets and reviews firearms targeting profiles dynamically, as soon as new intelligence is identified.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2019 17:18:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1037800

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January to Written Question 203216 on Immigration; Appeals, what the criteria are for his Department to expedite the consideration of an appeal based solely on human rights grounds in immigration cases, within the time limits set by the Tribunal Procedure Committee.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	206208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Where the Home Office decides not to contest an allowed appeal, follow-on actions are completed as quickly as practically possible. The timeframe will vary for individual cases, especially where a fresh decision is required, or the customer needs to provide further information.</p><p>Requests for priority implementation are considered on a case by case basis. For example, if an appellant has provided credible evidence of the life-threatening illness or death of a close family member overseas, UKVI will prioritise the implementation, unless there are serious countervailing factors which necessitate holding the case.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/01/2019 16:57:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1037813

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for his Department to establish that an applicant for asylum has been a victim of trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	206404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that victims of trafficking are identified effectively.</p><p>Potential victims are provided with a minimum of 45 days recovery and reflection following identification during which time they have access to support and accommodation depending on their individual requirements. In order to make a decision on their trafficking case, information is requested from a variety of sources. When sufficient information has been gathered it is carefully considered and a Conclusive Grounds decision made.</p><p>The support provided to a Potential Victim continues until the Conclusive Grounds decision on victim status is made. The decision of whether an individual has been trafficked is considered separately to an application for asylum.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 16:23:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1037824

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral contribution on 7 January 2019, Official Report, column 85, how many migrants arriving on the Kent coast in (a) the first nine months and (b) the final three months of 2018 have been detained in immigration removal centres.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	206352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>During 2018 there has been a rise in the number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats to reach the UK to claim asylum.</p><p>Information on people entering detention by age, sex and place of initial detention (as at year ending September 2018) is available in table dt_01_q of the detention tables, which can be found in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2019 17:58:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1037825

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral contribution of 7 January 2019, Official Report, column 85, whether all those arriving on the Kent coast since 1 October 2018 who claimed asylum have had their claims registered.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	206353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Over 500 migrants, the majority of whom are Iranian nationals, attempted to travel to the UK in small vessels during 2018. The vast majority of those attempts were made in the last three months of the year.</p><p>We are unable to state how many applications from this route have had their claims registered, as we do not comment on the status of cases once they have claimed asylum.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2019 18:06:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green