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1676683

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have acquired Gender Recognition Certificates using section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 in each year since statistics were first reported in 2009.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL1015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>All statistics on the number of people acquiring Gender Recognition Certificates through the overseas route are published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in their quarterly tribunal statistics release found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p><p>The information in the table below presents the successful outcomes of GRC applications under section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Please note the third column in answer to your question.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Outcomes of overseas route applications for a gender recognition certificate [1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Full GRC Granted</p></td><td><p>Interim GRC granted 2</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>Application Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>No Fee Paid</p></td><td><p>Error</p></td><td><p>Reopened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:Tribunal Statistics Quarterly (July to September 2023) Table GRP_3 Applications disposed of by the Gender Recognition Panel, by type of track and outcome, Q1 2009/10 to Q2 2023/24</p><p> </p><p>To Note:</p><p>Full GRCs above relate only to those which are issued by the Panel.</p><p>[1] Details of which track to apply to can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate</a></p><p>[2] Interim certificates are issued to successful applicants who meet the criteria for gender recognition but are a) not eligible to remain married following gender recognition because they were married under the law of Northern Ireland, b) eligible but either they and/or spouse have decided not to remain married after issue of full GRC, c) in a protected civil partnership where only one partner has applied for gender recognition (or where both have applied but only one was successful) or d) in a civil partnership but one which is not a protected civil partnership. In these circumstances once the successful applicant has ended their marriage or civil partnership, they can be issued a full GRC.</p><p> </p><p>Key:</p><p>.. Not available</p><p>- zero</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/01/2024 14:33:50 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1676684

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have acquired Gender Recognition Certificates using section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 have subsequently been arrested, charged or convicted in connection with any act of violent crime, including but not restricted to sexual offences.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL1016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests in England and Wales, by offence group including “violence against the person” and “sexual offences”, and by sex, as part of the Police Powers and Procedures statistical bulletin, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police powers and procedures England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office also collects and publishes data on charged/summonsed in England and Wales, by offence group including “violence against the person” and “sexual offences”, as part of the quarterly crime outcomes statistics, available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpolice-recorded-crime-open-data-tables&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSiobhan.Martin19%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8dc71466b85f49b3726f08dbfa3ca617%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638378910609960559%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oxluM4tOpQPnq473IF7nSfgAQHAvz4kgO9MtRGCKKi4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>However, data is not collected in either collection on whether the person holds a Gender Recognition Certificate.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely collect data on criminal convictions. Information on criminal convictions, by offence group and sex, is collected and published by the Ministry of Justice in their Criminal justice statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics" target="_blank">Criminal justice statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/12/2023 11:10:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1676685

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender Recognition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Women and Equalities on 6 December (HC Deb cols 359–60), which organisations she consulted about amending the list of approved countries and territories which would be considered valid for applications under section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL1017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer back to the previous answer to UIN 5635 given on 14th December.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/12/2023 14:00:49 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1676686

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender Recognition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the details of each meeting since 1 December 2021 between (1) the Minister for Women and Equalities, and (2) the Equality and Human Rights Commission, regarding possible amendments to the Gender Recognition Act 2004, including but not limited to meetings about the list of approved countries and territories which would be considered valid for applications under section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL1018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>In reference to discussions with EHRC with regards to the Countries list SI, I refer back to the previous answer to UIN 5635 on 14th December.</p><p>More broadly, as is the case with previous administrations, it is a long-established precedent that granular information about ministerial meetings is not disclosed. Equality Hub Ministers do however, engage regularly with the EHRC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/12/2023 14:02:55 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1676687

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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 whether there will be an alternative salary threshold for (1) recent graduates, (2) PhD holders, and (3) academics, following the planned increase to the salary threshold for skilled overseas workers.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL1019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market. The Graduate route remains the best opportunity for international graduates from UK universities to find a job in the UK labour market, including through graduate programmes.</p><p>In due course, the Government will provide further details on the implementation of these measures (including on salaries and transitional arrangements), which are due to come in to force by Spring 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1020 HL1021 HL1022 HL1023 HL1024 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:51:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1676688

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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 when in the spring the increase to the salary threshold for skilled overseas workers will come into effect; and whether a consultation will take place.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL1020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market. The Graduate route remains the best opportunity for international graduates from UK universities to find a job in the UK labour market, including through graduate programmes.</p><p>In due course, the Government will provide further details on the implementation of these measures (including on salaries and transitional arrangements), which are due to come in to force by Spring 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1019 HL1021 HL1022 HL1023 HL1024 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:51:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1676689

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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, further to the announcement of an increase to the salary threshold for skilled overseas workers, whether the salary threshold will be higher for those seeking indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL1021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market. The Graduate route remains the best opportunity for international graduates from UK universities to find a job in the UK labour market, including through graduate programmes.</p><p>In due course, the Government will provide further details on the implementation of these measures (including on salaries and transitional arrangements), which are due to come in to force by Spring 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1019 HL1020 HL1022 HL1023 HL1024 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:51:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1676690

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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 what impact the planned increase to the salary threshold for skilled overseas workers will have on graduate programmes due to commence in September 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL1022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market. The Graduate route remains the best opportunity for international graduates from UK universities to find a job in the UK labour market, including through graduate programmes.</p><p>In due course, the Government will provide further details on the implementation of these measures (including on salaries and transitional arrangements), which are due to come in to force by Spring 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1019 HL1020 HL1021 HL1023 HL1024 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:51:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1676691

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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 whether the increase to the salary threshold for skilled overseas workers (1) will only apply to cases submitted after the threshold introduction date, or (2) will apply to cases that have been submitted but have not yet been considered.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL1023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market. The Graduate route remains the best opportunity for international graduates from UK universities to find a job in the UK labour market, including through graduate programmes.</p><p>In due course, the Government will provide further details on the implementation of these measures (including on salaries and transitional arrangements), which are due to come in to force by Spring 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1019 HL1020 HL1021 HL1022 HL1024 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:51:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1676692

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
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, further to the announcement of an increase to the salary threshold for skilled overseas workers, whether the salary threshold will be higher for people with children who are not British citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL1024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market. The Graduate route remains the best opportunity for international graduates from UK universities to find a job in the UK labour market, including through graduate programmes.</p><p>In due course, the Government will provide further details on the implementation of these measures (including on salaries and transitional arrangements), which are due to come in to force by Spring 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1019 HL1020 HL1021 HL1022 HL1023 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:51:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German