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173535

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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 it is current practice to stamp passports of British and foreign nationals on departure and arrival at airports; and, if not, whether that practice will be re-introduced as part of the proposed changes to the monitoring of migration.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>All passengers arriving in the UK are subject to border checks. Those who require to be given leave to enter have their passports stamped with the appropriate conditions of stay. Passports are not stamped on departure. There are no plans to change these practices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2015 14:30:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

156580

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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 how many British passports have been issued to previously non-British citizens in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL3003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Records are not held centrally in the formats requested. A passport may be subject to confiscation by police and authorised persons under statutory provisions in relation the investigation of crime or in connection with immigration matters. That would be an operational decision for the agency concerned and figures are not collated centrally. People may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of a passport is contrary to the public interest. The number of passports revoked by HMPO in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>2009: 512</p><p>2010: 646</p><p>2011: 662</p><p>2012: 1,521</p><p>2013: 1,174</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3004 question first answered 09/12/2014 14:56:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

156581

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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 how many British passports have been withdrawn, cancelled or confiscated in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL3004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Records are not held centrally in the formats requested. A passport may be subject to confiscation by police and authorised persons under statutory provisions in relation the investigation of crime or in connection with immigration matters. That would be an operational decision for the agency concerned and figures are not collated centrally. People may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of a passport is contrary to the public interest. The number of passports revoked by HMPO in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>2009: 512</p><p>2010: 646</p><p>2011: 662</p><p>2012: 1,521</p><p>2013: 1,174</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3003 question first answered 09/12/2014 14:56:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

147374

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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 what conditions must obtain before a person’s passport can be confiscated or revoked.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The criteria for the issue, withdrawal or refusal of a British passport are set out under the Royal Prerogative, which is put before Parliament from time to time (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-issuing-withdrawal-or-refusal-of-passports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-issuing-withdrawal-or-refusal-of-passports</a>). A passport may be confiscated or revoked if a person did not or no longer meets those criteria or if the passport is being used or suspected of being used for purposes which may be unlawful.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:24:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

142597

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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 how many United Kingdom passports have been removed during the last 12 months from British citizens thought to be involved in the support of ISIL and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Noon
uin	HL2703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Persons may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of passport facilities is contrary to the public interest. Public interest grounds include seeking to harm the UK or its allies by travelling on a British passport to, for example, engage in terrorism-related activity.</p><p>From November 2013 to 11 November 2014, the Royal Prerogative power to withdraw or refuse a British Passport has been exercised 21 times on public interest grounds against British citizens thought to be involved in the support of ISIL and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:25:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon

65834

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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 they plan to introduce routine electronic scanning of passports of passengers departing the United Kingdom; and when they expect to have this system completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reintroducing exit checks. By April 2015, comprehensive exit checks will apply on scheduled, commercial air, sea and rail routes.<br><br>We are working collaboratively with carriers and port operators to identify the least burdensome way of delivering exit checks – we aim to use existing arrangements, including Advance Passenger Information, where possible, supplemented with embarkation checks at ports where necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 15/07/2014 13:30:22 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

64260

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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 what plans they have to use prerogative powers to refuse or remove United Kingdom passports from British citizens who are suspected of being involved in or looking to be involved in fighting, extremist activity or terrorist training overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Noon
uin	HL662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Royal Prerogative is an important tool to disrupt individuals who seek to travel on a British passport to engage in, for example, fighting, extremist activity or terrorist training overseas and might return to the UK.<br><br>The Prerogative power has been exercised 14 times between April 2013 and the end of March 2014 on public interest grounds to disrupt the travel of individuals seeking to engage in terrorism related activity or other serious and organised crime.<br><br>Any decision to refuse or withdraw a British passport is made after careful consideration and the decision must be necessary and proportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 21/07/2014 15:05:45 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon

62821

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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 what proportion of passengers (1) departing from, and (2) arriving in the United Kingdom by (a) air, (b) rail, and (c) sea, have their passports scanned electronically.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force officers at the Primary Checkpoint (immigration control) scan passports electronically and complete other checks on all arriving passengers seeking admission or leave to enter the UK in accordance with the Border Force Operating Mandate. Border Force officers perform in-person exit controls on passengers departing the UK on an intelligence-led basis in accordance with the Border Force Operating Mandate. Where Border Force officers carry out in-person exit controls they may check and scan a passenger's passport electronically as well as completing other checks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 12:04:34 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62822

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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 for how long records are retained from the electronic scanning of passports of persons (1) arriving in, and (2) departing from, the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is longstanding policy not to disclose details of records which may be held in relation to arrivals in and departures from the United Kingdom, as to do so would not be in the interests of border and national security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 12:04:56 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62823

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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 British passport holders wanted by the police have their details routinely reported to Border Force.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK holds a watchlist of adverse information and intelligence drawn from a variety of sources, including the police. The system is used by Home Office staff for the purposes of national security and the detection and prevention of crime. It is longstanding policy not to discuss either the specific data held on the watchlist, the source of the data or how it is used as to do so would be counterproductive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 23/06/2014 12:59:29 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford