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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-07-11more like thismore than 2023-07-11
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum remain in hotels, prior to placement with Local Authorities. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL9255 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-25more like thismore than 2023-07-25
answer text <p>The data requested cannot be provided as it comes from live operational databases that have not been quality assured.</p><p>There has been a significant increase in the numbers of young people making unnecessary and dangerous journeys to the UK. The Home Office has had no alternative but to temporarily use hotels in order to give some unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) emergency accommodation and support while permanent accommodation with a local authority is identified.</p><p>We are determined to end the use of hotels for these young people and Home Office officials work tirelessly with local authorities to move children into care placements through the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p>To help achieve this, we have provided local authorities with children’s services £15,000 for every eligible young person taken into their care from a Home Office-run hotel dedicated to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children or the Kent Reception and Safe Care Service by the end of February 2023.</p>
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-25T15:09:36.557Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-25T15:09:36.557Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1646833
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-22more like thismore than 2023-06-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to locate unaccompanied children who arrived in the UK since July 2021 who were placed in hotels in Kent and Sussex who have subsequently gone missing. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL8723 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-06more like thismore than 2023-07-06
answer text <p>Police forces are responsible for locating missing children, in their region, in line with standard processes for any missing child in the UK.</p><p>We take the safety of those in our care seriously. We have robust safeguarding procedures in place to ensure all young people in hotels are safe and supported as we seek urgent placements with a local authority.</p><p>Young people are supported by team leaders and support workers who are on site 24 hours a day. Further care is provided in hotels by teams of social workers and nurses. All contingency sites have security staff on site 24/7 and providers liaise closely with local police to ensure the welfare and safety of vulnerable residents.</p><p>If any child including unaccompanied asylum seeking children, goes missing the MARS (Missing After Reasonable Steps) protocol is followed. The local authority will work with multiple agencies to establish the young person's whereabouts and to ensure that they are safe. Similar protocols within police forces have safely reduced the number of missing episodes from placements by 36%.</p>
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-06T11:44:36.507Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-06T11:44:36.507Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1645390
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-16more like thismore than 2023-06-16
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Refugees: Turkey more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what were the reasons for the increase from £425,000 in 2021–22 to £3 million in 2023–24 in the grant to Turkey for "return &amp; re-integration assistance", which was diverted from the Overseas Development Assistance budget to Home Office International Operations; and what guarantees they have received that this grant will not be used for compulsory repatriation or refoulement. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL8565 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-29more like thismore than 2023-06-29
answer text <p>The £3 million spend in Turkey in 2022 to 2023 was used to deliver training and equipment and exchange visits in relation to border security and detection of narcotics and illicit cash. An additional spend was utilised to support return and reintegration assistance.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-06-29T11:35:19.53Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-29T11:35:19.53Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1627712
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Families more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide, if any, to the Family Reunification Network. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL7834 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-30more like thismore than 2023-05-30
answer text <p>Officials are engaged with the Global Family Reunification Network and attended the annual conference earlier this month which sought to make connections between network members, share information on good practices and review shared challenges.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-05-30T15:18:32.75Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-30T15:18:32.75Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1627715
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Internally Displaced People and Refugees: Resettlement more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of statelessness as an obstacle to the resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons internationally and in the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL7836 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-30more like thismore than 2023-05-30
answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees and since 2015, the UK has resettled over 28,200 individuals under our UNHCR resettlement schemes, including stateless individuals.</p><p>The UK is proud to welcome refugees through our current resettlement schemes, including the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>UNHCR has responsibility for all out-of-country casework activity relating to the UK’s resettlement schemes, including the identification of people, assessment of their needs and referral to the UK for consideration. Given UNHCR’s mandate covers both refugees and stateless persons, they are expertly placed to help the UK authorities to identify and process vulnerable refugees, including those who are stateless, that would benefit from resettlement in this country.</p><p>Individuals coming through our resettlement schemes are assessed and referred by the UNHCR according to their submission criteria, which is based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities, and the UK does not intervene in decisions made under the criteria.</p>
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-05-30T15:18:11.453Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-30T15:18:11.453Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1624534
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-27more like thismore than 2023-04-27
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: Sponsorship more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for adopting systems similar to (1) Humanitarian Parole, and (2) the Welcome Corps, used in the USA, in the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL7511 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answer text <p>The UK has an approach in place to support individuals who do not meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules but where there are exceptional and compassionate reasons for allowing them to remain here. Discretionary Leave allows an individual to be granted leave outside the Immigration Rules if they do not qualify for refugee status or humanitarian protection, or due to exceptional circumstances relating to their family or private life.</p><p>The UK already operates two sponsorship schemes which share similarities with the United States’ Welcome Corps initiative. The first is the Community Sponsorship Scheme, launched in 2016, which enables civil society to directly support refugees resettled to the UK through identifying housing and providing integration support. This scheme provides sanctuary to refugees identified and referred by UNHCR for resettlement directly from regions of conflict and instability.</p><p>The second is Homes for Ukraine, which launched last year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to come to the UK if they have a named sponsor in the UK who is willing to accommodate them for a minimum of six months.</p>
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-05-15T16:10:54.02Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-15T16:10:54.02Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1602186
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-03-07more like thismore than 2023-03-07
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Afghanistan and Syria more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to arrange preliminary interviews for Afghan and Syrian refugees seeking asylum in Britain in (1) France, and (2) Belgium. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL6198 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-03-21more like thismore than 2023-03-21
answer text <p>There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Whilst the Home Office sympathises with individuals in many difficult situations around the world, it is not bound to consider asylum claims from the very large numbers of people overseas who might like to come here. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p>Our resettlement schemes already provide safe and legal routes for tens of thousands of people to start new lives in the UK. The UK welcomes people at risk through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Mandate Resettlement Scheme, Community Sponsorship and the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-03-21T17:02:18.357Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-21T17:02:18.357Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1601221
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-03-03more like thismore than 2023-03-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Refugees: Afghanistan more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will notify Afghan refugees in the UK starting with those who arrived under the Afghans Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3 of how they can apply to be reunited with close family members, regardless of where such family members are now located. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL6117 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-03-17more like thismore than 2023-03-17
answer text <p>In line with our existing policy, those resettled under the ACRS may be able to be accompanied by their immediate family members (their spouse or partner, and dependent children under 18).</p><p>The government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation is very complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave Afghanistan.</p><p>This includes the eligible family members of those being resettled under the ACRS. For those evacuated from Afghanistan under the ACRS without their immediate family members, further information will be made available in due course about options for reuniting with them.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
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less than 2023-03-17T13:38:22.627Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-17T13:38:22.627Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1588993
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-02-23more like thismore than 2023-02-23
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Prostitution more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage and develop safe and stable ways for people to leave prostitution and sex work and to find alternative work. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL5839 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-03-06more like thismore than 2023-03-06
answer text <p>We believe that people who want to leave prostitution and sex work should be given every opportunity to find routes out. Where someone wishes to exit prostitution or sex work, we would seek to support them to achieve this, as we know that there can be particular barriers to exiting. We continue to work with the police, Crown Prosecution Service and others to ensure that this is the focus.</p><p>As the Bristol University research on the nature and prevalence of sex work and prostitution shows, activity is increasingly moving online. We are providing £1.36m over the next three years to ‘Changing Lives’ to better understand the levels and types of online abuse and exploitation that are happening, and why, and identify and develop the pathways that are needed to improve support.</p><p>Victims of Modern Slavery have access to DWPs mainstream employment support where they qualify for income related benefits. This includes the Work and Health Programme, Restart and Sector Based Work Academy Programmes. To support everyone seeking alternative work, the Find a job service has over 170,000 job vacancies across a wide range of industries.</p><p>In addition to this, to protect the most vulnerable we are increasing benefits in line with inflation. This means that, subject to Parliamentary approval, they will rise by September Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation – 10.1%. Furthermore, we are making cost of living payments (paid in 2 lump sums of £326 and £324) to more than 8 million low-income households on Universal Credit, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Pension Credit, with £150 to individuals receiving disability benefits.</p>
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-03-06T16:42:33.35Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-06T16:42:33.35Z
answering member
4888
label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1581671
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-30more like thismore than 2023-01-30
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Exploitation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to address, and (2) to prevent, cases in the UK of (a) forced labour, (b) people trafficking, and (c) exploitation of domestic workers from overseas countries. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL5212 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-02-13more like thismore than 2023-02-13
answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of modern slavery and through the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have given law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery, including maximum life sentences for perpetrators and enhanced protection for victims. Modern slavery is a complex crime that requires an end-to-end response both nationally and internationally – and that is why we are investing in a multi-agency approach across a range of activities, which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Setting up a Modern Slavery Fund in 2016 to reduce modern slavery in the UK and overseas. Between 2016 and March 2022, £32.6m of Official Development Assistance has been invested, including in projects to strengthen law enforcement responses; protect victims from re-trafficking; and prevent people from being trafficked from countries where high numbers of people are trafficked to the UK;</li><li>Introducing, in 2016, tools to tackle businesses who repeatedly or recklessly commit labour market offences and expanding the role and remit of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in 2017, giving specially trained officers new police powers to prevent, detect and investigate serious labour exploitation across the entire economy. The Government spends £33 million a year on state enforcement of employment rights;</li><li>Supporting the police to improve the national response to modern slavery and organised immigration crime through £16.5m of funding since 2016, to the Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Unit to provide a bespoke intelligence hub, improved training and regional operational coordinators to support individual police forces;</li><li>Cracking down on county lines gangs who are exploiting children. This includes up to £5m to fund specialist support provided by Catch22 for under 25s who are criminally exploited and trafficked through county lines in specific areas;</li><li>Investing in research into what works to prevent slavery, as well as assessing risks of modern slavery in policy development, to ensure that opportunities for exploitation are minimised; and</li><li>Designing the Immigration Rules governing our Overseas Domestic Worker route to prevent the importation of exploitative practices to the UK.</li></ul>
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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less than 2023-02-13T11:08:59.907Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-13T11:08:59.907Z
answering member
4888
label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter