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1005614

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Manzoor on 23 October (HL Deb, cols 763–5), whether they will clarify for which citizenship applications child fee waivers will apply.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL11385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I am grateful for the opportunity to put the record straight, having reviewed the Official Report with Baroness Lister. Fee waivers are available for immigration applications based on particular specified human rights reasons in which to require a fee before an application for leave to remain is considered would be a breach of that individual’s human rights. Fee waivers are not available for citizenship applications, and therefore they are not available for children seeking registration as British citizens.</p><p>I fully acknowledge that the answer I gave on 23 October did not provide the complete picture and once again am grateful to be able to remove the ambiguity my oral answer will have created. I will be writing to those who took part in the oral question to repeat the clarification in this answer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 20/11/2018 17:55:28 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1002469

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for children to register their entitlement to British citizenship there have been in each of the last three years; and of those, how many have received a waiver of the fee.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL11310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The available published information on the total number of citizenship applications and grants is published as part of the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Citizenship tables, latest edition available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#citizenship</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below provides figures for all registration applications (entitlement and discretionary) in the last 3 calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>British citizenship applications by broad type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Applications for British <br> citizenship</p></td><td><p>Of which: Applications for registration</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>150,767</p></td><td><p>42,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>130,995</p></td><td><p>41,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>141,794</p></td><td><p>41,905</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Home Office, Migration Border Analysis.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Immigration Statistics year to June 2018 - table cz_01_q.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Applications for British citizenship by the applicant’s age are not routinely published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:34:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1002473

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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 whether they will place a copy of the report of Operation Enamel in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL11314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold a report on Operation Enamel. This investigation is a matter for Leicestershire Police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/11/2018 16:14:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1002486

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 October (HL10690), why they deport failed asylum seekers to Somalia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which they have advised are too dangerous for "all travel" by British citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL11327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad explained in his response of 25 October, the FCO’s advice is aimed at British nationals who may be planning to travel to particular countries. In the case of asylum seekers, the Home Office considers whether it would be a breach of our international obligations to require a national of, or a person entitled to reside in, one of those countries to return there.</p><p>We would only seek to return someone if the Home Office and the courts had considered the individual facts of a case and concluded that it would not be a breach of those obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1002494

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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 prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among (1) serving police officers, and (2) former police officers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
uin	HL11335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among serving police officers or former police officers. However, Home Office officials continue to consider the latest academic research on policing wellbeing, including in relation to trauma.</p><p>The role of a police officer can be challenging, and individuals may be exposed to traumatic incidents. It is the duty of Chief Officers to ensure the welfare of their officers, supported by the College of Policing. The College of Policing published guidance on trauma in policing in February 2018, ‘<em>Responding to trauma: a practical guide.</em>’</p><p>This Government takes police wellbeing very seriously and has invested in programmes to provide direct support to officers, including Mind’s Blue Light Wellbeing Programme which provides targeted support and information. In 2017 we also awarded £7.5m to the College of Policing from the Police Transformation Fund to pilot, and if successful, fund a national welfare service. As part of work to develop this service, the College of Policing are overseeing a pilot led by the Metropolitan Police Service which is focussed on trauma support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/11/2018 16:16:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1002218

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an Irish citizen born in Ireland with an English mother is entitled to apply for a British passport.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL11239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>To apply for a British passport, a person must first hold a form of British nationality. Irish nationals born after 1949 can generally become British citizens if one of their parents held British citizenship at the time of their birth and was able to pass that status on. Mothers could only pass on British nationality from 1 January 1983.</p><p>Where they do not hold British nationality, Irish nationals with a British citizen parent are able to apply for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11240 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1002219

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an Irish citizen born in Ireland with an English father is entitled to apply for a British passport.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL11240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>To apply for a British passport, a person must first hold a form of British nationality. Irish nationals born after 1949 can generally become British citizens if one of their parents held British citizenship at the time of their birth and was able to pass that status on. Mothers could only pass on British nationality from 1 January 1983.</p><p>Where they do not hold British nationality, Irish nationals with a British citizen parent are able to apply for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11239 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1002234

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £3.6 million development fund for claims under the Dublin Regulation and for family reunion has so far been spent; and whether such expenditure has increased and accelerated the approval of cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the Sandhurst Treaty in January 2018, officials within the French and British Governments have been working collaboratively to understand how the Dublin Development Fund can be used most effectively. Under the terms of the Sandhurst Treaty, an Asylum Liaison Officer has been deployed in Paris to facilitate this cooperation.</p><p>We are confident that the agreed programme of work will improve access to the Dublin process and ensure comprehensive support and accurate information is provided to vulnerable migrants. We are in the process of transferring these funds and will continue to work with the French Government to implement this work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1002251

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Independent Child Trafficking Advocates scheme will continue to operate in the early adopter sites of Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Wales beyond 31 January 2019; and if so, what additional funding has been provided in respect of the continuation of the scheme in those areas.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL11272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Child Trafficking Advocates provision will continue to operate in the early adopter sites in Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Wales up until the end of March 2020</p><p>We have invested an additional £2m to expand the ICTA provision into West Midlands, East Midlands and Croydon. This will mean the service will be available in one third of all local authorities by April 2019. <br>Together with our existing and valuable early adopter sites (Greater Manchester, Hampshire, and nationally in Wales), the new sites will help us to test and revise the ICTA service to ensure we have the right model for national roll-out.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/11/2018 17:45:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1002252

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average length of time taken to make (1) a reasonable grounds decision, and (2) a conclusive grounds decision, for a child referred to the National Referral Mechanism as a potential victim of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL11273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p><br>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly publishes National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data but does not publish data about the timescales for reaching reasonable grounds or conclusive grounds decisions by either UKVI or the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit in the NCA.</p><p>The NCA does not publish data regarding the age of potential victims when an NRM decision is made, only whether they were an adult or child at the time when the exploitation took place.</p><p>Latest statistics on NRM referrals and decisions are available at the following link: http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics</p><p>Further information is also available in the 2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery which was published on 18 October 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/11/2018 17:40:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich