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837297

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: 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 estimate by the Thomas Coram Foundation that there are some 120,000 children in the UK without regular immigration status, of whom half were born here; what are their proposals for improving this situation in line with the best interests of the child; and whether free legal advice is, or will be, available to such children who wish to claim citizenship.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>Any non-European Economic Area national child wishing to remain in the UK to settle here must apply for leave under the family Immigration Rules. These Rules give direct effect to the Secretary of State’s statutory duty in section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, to have regard, as a primary consideration, to a child’s best interests in making an immigration decision affecting them.</p><p>Comprehensive information about applying for citizenship is available on the GOV.UK website. If an individual wishes to seek additional legal advice there are a number of sources available, including regulated immigration advisers. Whether a person is charged for that advice would depend on the organisation concerned and the individual’s situation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2018 14:23:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

837298

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children with temporary leave to remain after reaching the age of 18 were deported to their countries of origin, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format. The data requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office only returns an unaccompanied child with no lawful basis to remain in the UK if it is satisfied that safe and adequate reception arrangements are in place in the country to which they are to be removed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2018 14:10:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

837299

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment of the best interests of the individual child is provided before a deportation at the age of 18 is approved.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s duty under Section 55 of the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Act 2009 applies to those under the age of 18. In the case of vulnerable adults aged 18 and over, a risk assessment is completed prior to removal or deportation to ensure their safety and security is protected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2018 14:08:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

820515

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many transit visas were issued to non-EEA nationals to enable them to work (1) on UK-based fishing vessels, and (2) on cruise and other ships operating from British ports, in each of the years 2015, 2016, and 2017; and whether and how many seamans' discharge books were issued in addition to transit visas.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely collate the specific information requested. To obtain this information would require the examination of individual records, and incur disproportionate cost</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on visa application volumes, including total numbers of transit visas issued, online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017 </a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2018 16:08:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

784711

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 2 November (HL Deb, col 1508), of the more than 9,000 children granted asylum or other leave to remain in 2016–2017, how many already had parents in the UK; and where the other children were located immediately before admission to the UK, broken down by country of birth or origin.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>In the year to June 2017, the UK granted asylum or another form of leave to over 9,000 children. This figure includes children granted asylum or another form of leave following an asylum claim, children resettled under our resettlement programmes and those children who were granted family reunion visas.</p><p> </p><p>The forms of leave granted to children who have made an asylum claim can include Refugee Leave, Humanitarian Protection, UASC Leave, Discretionary Leave, Grants of Family or Private Life Leave To Remain or Leave Outside The Rules. Children who are resettled to the UK under our resettlement programmes are granted Refugee status or Indefinite Leave to Remain depending on the specific resettlement programme. Family reunion visas can be granted to family members of those granted Refugee Status or Humanitarian Protection in the UK, and are granted Leave in line with their relative.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes the number of Asylum applications made in the UK from main applicants, by age, sex and country of nationality in the Immigration Statistics release. The latest figures are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593028/asylum2-q4-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593028/asylum2-q4-2016-tables.ods</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/11/2017 17:30:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

775933

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rule of Law: Malta
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any requests from Malta for assistance to uphold law and justice and to prevent criminal activities by local and international gangs.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is looking to identify how we can best support Malta at this time. We are liaising with the Maltese authorities and considering how we can provide support in the longer term.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/11/2017 17:09:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

759566

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of how the 45 day reflection and recovery period for victims of trafficking and modern slavery, under the National Referral Mechanism, is working in practice; and whether that time limit is 45 working days, or 45 calendar days.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Potential victims of modern slavery in England and Wales are entitled to a reflection and recovery period for a minimum of 45 calendar days, or until a conclusive decision has been made on their victim status. This meets and exceeds obligations under the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which requires a minimum of 30 days of support. In practice, many potential victims are in support for more than 90 days.</p><p>As part of the Government’s reform of the National Referral Mechanism, we are working with partners to assess how the current system works in practice and consider the support we provide to victims, to ensure that it enables them to begin to recover, rebuild their lives, and avoid future exploitation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 14:11:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

759567

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 July (HLWS40), what definition of political and social extremism they used in the Home Office Review; and whether that definition included religious conservatism.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The review into the funding of Islamist extremist activity in the UK used the Government’s definition of extremism, set out in the Counter-Extremism Strategy published in October 2015. Extremism is the vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also regard calls for the death of members of our armed forces as extremist.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 14:12:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

759149

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have been reunited with family members in the UK under Article 8.2 of the Dublin Regulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>At present we do not publish data on cases covered by the Dublin Regulation. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, regularly publishes Member State figures, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application</a></p><p>The Government has committed to publishing regular updates on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children transferred to the UK from Europe, including those transferred under the Dublin Regulation. This data will be published in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/09/2017 15:58:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

753957

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Her Majesty's Government, further to the repeating of an answer to an Urgent Question by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 July, whether they plan to increase (1) the number of families with vulnerable children to be resettled in the UK from the Middle East under the Vulnerable Children Resettlement Scheme; and (2) the number of vulnerable unaccompanied refugee children already in Europe with existing close relatives in the UK whom they will resettle in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS), we will resettle up to 3,000 vulnerable children and their families up to the year 2020. The figures for the VCRS will be published in the usual way, and will feature in future releases of the Home Office’s immigration quarterly statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The Dublin Regulation establishes which EU Member State has responsibility for assessing an individual’s asylum claim. Under Article 8 of the Regulation, another EU Member State can raise a Take Charge Request where a child has a family member legally present in the UK and where transfer to the UK is in the child’s best interests. For transfers under Article 8.2 there is the additional requirement that the relative – a grandparent or adult aunt or uncle – is able to take care of the child. We will transfer children where a Take Charge Request is raised and who meet these requirements to the UK for their asylum claim to be assessed here. This is an ongoing commitment and no number is associated with it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2017 14:17:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton