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1701629

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date	16/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans currently in the UK and awaiting implementation of the family reunion scheme for those who supported British personnel in Afghanistan have wives and children in Pakistan who are in danger of being returned to Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Data on the number of Afghans in the UK who are awaiting a route for separated families to be reunited is unavailable at this time.</p><p>Public data on the number of Afghans in Pakistan who are eligible to join family members already resettled under both the ARAP and ACRS is unavailable. However; the latest published statistics, summarised at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, show that, at the end of December 2023, 14,423 people have been relocated to the UK under the ARAP so far, and a further 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS.</p><p>The Government is aiming to bring eligible persons (EPs) to the UK from Pakistan and other third countries as soon as reasonably practicable and has so far relocated over 3000 people since October.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 14:37:42 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1700704

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the family reunification route for Afghans in the UK, under Pathway 1 of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, will open; and what assessment they have made of the level of danger faced by the spouses and children who remain in Afghanistan of those who have resettled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation continues to be complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave the country.</p><p>For those evacuated from Afghanistan under Pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 15:58:43 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1669148

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Talent Network visas have been issued to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants</p><p>Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants</p><p>Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956</p><p>Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants</p><p>High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants</p><p>Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL188 HL189 question first answered 24/11/2023 15:51:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1669149

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Entrepreneur visas have been issued to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants</p><p>Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants</p><p>Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956</p><p>Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants</p><p>High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants</p><p>Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL187 HL189 question first answered 24/11/2023 15:51:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1669150

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) India Young Professionals Scheme visas, (2) Entrepreneur visas (Tier 1), (3) Investor visas (Tier 1), (4) Global Talent visas, and (5) High Potential Individual visas, have been issued to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants</p><p>Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants</p><p>Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956</p><p>Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants</p><p>High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants</p><p>Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL187 HL188 question first answered 24/11/2023 15:51:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon