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1187967

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, in the context of the Coronavirus Act 2020, of the need to protect children without an Education, Health and Care plan who may live in households where there is domestic abuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL2981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2020 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime. We fully recognise the severe impact it has on both victims and their children, and that many of them may feel even more vulnerable during social distancing and self-isolation.</p><p>The Government is liaising with specialist domestic abuse service providers and local authorities to monitor and assess the impact of social distancing on victims of domestic abuse and their children, and to ensure that sources of advice and support continue to be available to them.</p><p>Schools have been asked to continue to provide care for vulnerable children including those who are supported by social care, those with safeguarding and welfare needs, and those on child protection plans. We are working with schools and local authorities to help identify the children who most need support at this time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/04/2020 14:05:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1145333

registered interest
date	06/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of applicants for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, in the last year for which records are held, were asked to provide further information to support their request, broken down by the reason further information was required.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL17784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested would require a manual trawl of records of all service users receiving section 4 support and could only be provided at a dis-proportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/10/2019 11:16:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

927366

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister for Immigration on 15 June (HCWS768), what criteria were used to determine which countries were included in the expanded low-risk Tier 4 visa category for overseas students; and why India was not amongst them.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL8807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Careful consideration is given to which countries could be added to Appendix H of the Immigration Rules, taking into account objective analysis of a range of factors including the volume of students from a country and their Tier 4 immigration compliance risk.</p><p>The list of countries in Appendix H will be regularly updated to reflect the fact that countries’ risk profiles change over time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/07/2018 11:06:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

797312

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied minors have been transferred through the National Transfer Scheme to date, broken down by receiving local authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to the local authorities who continue to support to unaccompanied asylum seeking children, including those who have participated in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p>Data on the NTS can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods</a></p><p>The average waiting time to transfer unaccompanied children through the NTS varies according to the individual circumstances involved.</p><p>The number of unaccompanied children awaiting transfer through the scheme is fluid, depending on asylum intake, the number of transfer requests by local authorities and the number of transfers completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3745 HL3746 HL3747 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:49:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

797313

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have agreed to take part in the National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied minors.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to the local authorities who continue to support to unaccompanied asylum seeking children, including those who have participated in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p>Data on the NTS can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods</a></p><p>The average waiting time to transfer unaccompanied children through the NTS varies according to the individual circumstances involved.</p><p>The number of unaccompanied children awaiting transfer through the scheme is fluid, depending on asylum intake, the number of transfer requests by local authorities and the number of transfers completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3744 HL3746 HL3747 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:49:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

797314

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied minors are currently waiting to be transferred through the National Transfer Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to the local authorities who continue to support to unaccompanied asylum seeking children, including those who have participated in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p>Data on the NTS can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods</a></p><p>The average waiting time to transfer unaccompanied children through the NTS varies according to the individual circumstances involved.</p><p>The number of unaccompanied children awaiting transfer through the scheme is fluid, depending on asylum intake, the number of transfer requests by local authorities and the number of transfers completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3744 HL3745 HL3747 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:49:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

797315

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time between the request for transfer of an unaccompanied minor under the National Transfer Scheme and the new local authority receiving that child.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to the local authorities who continue to support to unaccompanied asylum seeking children, including those who have participated in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p>Data on the NTS can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663577/UKVI_Asylum_Transparency_data_Q3_2017.ods</a></p><p>The average waiting time to transfer unaccompanied children through the NTS varies according to the individual circumstances involved.</p><p>The number of unaccompanied children awaiting transfer through the scheme is fluid, depending on asylum intake, the number of transfer requests by local authorities and the number of transfers completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3744 HL3745 HL3746 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:49:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

796029

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children under the age of 18 have been resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to date, broken down by (1) region, and (2) local authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>Latest statistics published on 30 November 2017 confirmed that a total of 9,394 vulnerable people have been resettled since the start of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) across various local authorities. Around half of those resettled under the VPRS were children.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number of children resettled through this scheme who are currently accessing education or the average waiting time for children to start full-time education.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with local authorities to make sure that every child has a school place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3678 HL3679 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:48:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

796030

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of those children resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to date are currently accessing education.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>Latest statistics published on 30 November 2017 confirmed that a total of 9,394 vulnerable people have been resettled since the start of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) across various local authorities. Around half of those resettled under the VPRS were children.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number of children resettled through this scheme who are currently accessing education or the average waiting time for children to start full-time education.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with local authorities to make sure that every child has a school place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3677 HL3679 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:48:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

796031

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time from arrival in the UK to starting full-time education for children resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>Latest statistics published on 30 November 2017 confirmed that a total of 9,394 vulnerable people have been resettled since the start of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) across various local authorities. Around half of those resettled under the VPRS were children.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number of children resettled through this scheme who are currently accessing education or the average waiting time for children to start full-time education.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with local authorities to make sure that every child has a school place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3677 HL3678 question first answered 08/12/2017 12:48:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie