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1170132

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date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: 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 the report by Amnesty International, The Refugee Council and Save the Children Without my Family, published on 10 January, which calls for changes to Government policy on family separation of child refugees in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government provides safe and legal routes to bring families together through its family reunion policy. This allows a partner and children under 18 of those granted protection in the UK to join them here, if they formed part of the family unit before the sponsor fled their country.</p><p>Our current policy does not allow child refugees to sponsor their parents. The Government’s view is that if children could sponsor parents, it would risk creating incentives for more children to be encouraged, or even forced, to leave their family and risk hazardous journeys to the UK. This plays into the hands of criminal gangs who exploit vulnerable people and goes against our safeguarding responsibilities.</p><p>Our policy is not designed to keep child refugees apart from their parents, but in considering any policy we must think carefully about the wider impact to avoid putting more people unnecessarily into harm’s way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/01/2020 17:10:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1170157

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about offering eligible Hong Kong citizens full British citizenships; and what was their response to any such representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has received a number of representations about offering Hong Kong citizens full British citizenship. The Government continues to believe that the best solution for Hong Kong and the people who live there, is full respect for the rights and freedoms set out in the Sino-British Joint Declaration.</p><p>The creation of BN(O) status was part of the delicate balance and negotiations of the Joint Declaration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL305 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:05:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1170158

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about offering full hereditary British citizenship to Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders, including those so entitled who did not complete the requisite paperwork before the transfer of sovereignty in 1997; and what was their response to any such representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has received a number of representations about offering Hong Kong citizens full British citizenship. The Government continues to believe that the best solution for Hong Kong and the people who live there, is full respect for the rights and freedoms set out in the Sino-British Joint Declaration.</p><p>The creation of BN(O) status was part of the delicate balance and negotiations of the Joint Declaration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL304 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:05:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1170180

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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 discussions they have had with (1) the British Red Cross, (2) the Refugee Council, (3) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and (4) any other relevant organisations, about how best to enhance the safety and wellbeing of (a) child refugees, and (b) asylum seekers; and whether any such discussions include consideration of the possible benefits of family reunion to such safety and wellbeing.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office engage with a range of external organisations to discuss the support and care provided to unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children. This includes regular discussions with NGOs about a number of issues that affect unaccompanied children who are in the UK.</p><p>Our current refugee family reunion policy does not allow child refugees to sponsor their parents. The Government’s view is that if children could sponsor parents, it would risk creating incentives for more children to be encouraged, or even forced, to leave their family and risk hazardous journeys to the UK. This plays into the hands of criminal gangs who exploit vulnerable people and goes against our safeguarding responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/01/2020 17:08:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1170196

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the errors made by the Home Office in the case of Saiful Islam, originally from Bangladesh and now living in Cardiff; whether they still intend to deport him; and what steps they intend to take to ensure that such errors do not occur in future in relation to other cases.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>All applications are considered on their individual merits, on the basis of the evidence provided and in accordance with the immigration rules. Since Mr Islam’s case came to light, we have apologised to him for the errors made in relation to criminality checks, and rolled-out a new training package for all staff entitled ‘Data Protection in the Home Office.</p><p>Although not in direct response to Mr Islam’s case in particular, this training course aims to enhance data protection awareness and understanding throughout the Home Office workforce.</p><p>Mr Islam is not subject to removal action at present.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/01/2020 17:06:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1170243

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Polo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of special visas issued to foreign polo team players that have been utilised by low-skilled migrant workers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	2577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>All entry requirements for sportspeople are agreed with the recognised Sport’s Governing Body for each sport and are subject to regular review. The criterion for polo was recently approved in November 2019 and is published on the SGB’s website. Home Office statistical data does not break down visas issued by particular sport.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/01/2020 17:32:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1170253

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cessation of international protection (Articles 11 and 17 Directive 2011/95/EU) decisions were made by the UK in 2019; and what the (a) nationality and (b) protection status was of each applicant subject to those decisions.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	2557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Information regarding the number of cessations or withdrawals of international protection decisions made by the UK in 2019, and the nationality, and protection status of each applicant subject to those decisions, is not held centrally and to obtain it would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 2558 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:15:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1170254

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many withdrawal of international protection (Article 14 and 19 Directive 2011/95/EU) decisions were made by the UK in 2019 and what the (a) nationality and (b) protection status was of each applicant subject to those decisions.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	2558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Information regarding the number of cessations or withdrawals of international protection decisions made by the UK in 2019, and the nationality, and protection status of each applicant subject to those decisions, is not held centrally and to obtain it would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 2557 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:15:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1170255

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 duration of the asylum procedure at first instance is in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	2559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Information regarding the average duration of the asylum procedure at first instance in the UK, and the average duration of the asylum procedure of those who are Syrian nationals, Afghan nationals and Iraqi nationals is not held centrally and to obtain it would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p><p>However, information relating to the percentage of asylum applications processed within 6 months can be found on table ASY_10 of the Asylum Transparency data, published 22<sup>nd</sup> August 2019:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 2560 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:06:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1170256

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Middle East
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 duration of the asylum procedure at first instance in the UK is for (a) Syrian nationals, (b) Afghan nationals and (c) Iraqi nationals.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	2560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Information regarding the average duration of the asylum procedure at first instance in the UK, and the average duration of the asylum procedure of those who are Syrian nationals, Afghan nationals and Iraqi nationals is not held centrally and to obtain it would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p><p>However, information relating to the percentage of asylum applications processed within 6 months can be found on table ASY_10 of the Asylum Transparency data, published 22<sup>nd</sup> August 2019:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 2559 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:06:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald