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870274

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date	23/03/2018
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Statutory Instruments: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether statutory instruments before the House for approval following consideration in Grand Committee are debatable; whether there is any time limit on such debates; and what steps she intends to take to inform Ministers of the position.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL6608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Approval motions for affirmative instruments - whether they have previously been considered in a Grand Committee or not - are debatable and not normally time-limited.</p><p><br>Standing Order 28 sets out that debate on such motions, as with all other motions, must be relevant to the question before the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:17:06 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

869155

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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 Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued any policy guidance to help immigration caseworkers assess the character and conduct of highly-skilled migrants applying for visas to work in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL6528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Guidance on character and conduct issued to caseworkers and visa officers considering applications from highly skilled migrants wishing to work in the UK is published on Gov.uk.</p><p>For those in the UK whose applications have been refused on the grounds of deception, processes are already in place to enable removal action to be taken against them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6529 question first answered 28/03/2018 12:36:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

869156

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to put in place processes enabling action to be taken against those whose immigration applications have been refused on the grounds of deception.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL6529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Guidance on character and conduct issued to caseworkers and visa officers considering applications from highly skilled migrants wishing to work in the UK is published on Gov.uk.</p><p>For those in the UK whose applications have been refused on the grounds of deception, processes are already in place to enable removal action to be taken against them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6528 question first answered 28/03/2018 12:36:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

869161

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been apprehended when illegally entering the UK via Northern Ireland's land border with the Republic of Ireland during the last twelve months, broken down by month.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:21:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

869162

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve mental health support for (1) veterans, and (2) serving military personnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is absolutely committed to the mental health of our Service personnel, providing robust training, welfare support and development opportunities. When necessary, we ensure that both serving personnel and veterans are given the mental healthcare and treatment they need. We do this by working in close partnership with a variety of different organisations, including the NHS (which is responsible for the provision of healthcare, including mental healthcare, for veterans) and Service charities such as Combat Stress.</p><p>Recent initiatives include the Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, launched in July 2017, which covers all Defence people and identifies the need for strong partnerships with the Department of Health, the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations and the charitable sector, and a new operating model focusing on Promote, Prevent, Treat and Detect.</p><p>In October 2017, we announced a new partnership with the Royal Foundation, aimed at helping maintain and develop good mental fitness. And on 25 February this year, the Secretary of State for Defence announced that we have built on our existing partnership with Combat Stress to provide a new MOD-funded Military Mental Health Helpline for Serving personnel and their families, providing out-of-hours advice and assistance and running in conjunction with the charity's existing helpline for the veterans' community. We will also be providing an additional £2million of annual funding for military mental health services, on top of the £20million a year we already spend.</p><p>Mental health services are already provided for serving personnel through a network of 20 permanent locations, comprising 11 Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs); six Mental Health Teams (MHTs); and three locations with a permanent Community Mental Health Nurse. These support the provision of healthcare that is available through Service primary care facilities. In-patient care is provided in dedicated psychiatric units through a central contract MOD has with a partnership of eight NHS Trusts.</p><p>Personnel leaving the Armed Forces who have had mental health issues during their Service are eligible to access services at a local DCMH for up to six months after discharge, to help them during the transition period. A Veterans' Transition Protocol ensures any Service person discharged with a diagnosed mental health disorder is handed over appropriately to the NHS in England.</p><p>Where a Service person leaving the Armed Forces has an enduring need for mental healthcare, we work in partnership with NHS England through the Veterans Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (VMH-TILS), to ensure continuity of care. The VMH-TILS service provides a range of treatment and support for veterans, as well as Armed Forces personnel approaching discharge. It will arrange for veterans to be referred if necessary to the NHS England Veterans' Mental Health Complex Treatment Service (VMH-CTS) which launches on 1 April 2018.</p><p>Other services available from MOD to veterans include the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme (VRMHP), for veterans that have served since 1982 and Reservists with operational service overseas since 2003 (provided through the DCMHs), and the Veterans UK and Veterans Welfare Service.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/03/2018 15:32:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

869171

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to propose a debate in the House of Lords on their consultation on Insolvency and Corporate Governance, announced on 20 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL6544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Chief Whip has no immediate plans to schedule such a debate but I have made him aware of this question. It is of course open to the Noble Lord to use the established routes to seek a backbench debate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:17:32 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

869175

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to assess the views and concerns of all the UK Overseas Territories regarding the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is fully committed to involving all the UK Overseas Territories in our planning as we leave the EU, and ensuring that their interests are properly taken into account. UK Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories discuss EU Exit in the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on EU Exit Negotiations, which will meet for the fourth time on 14 June this year. The British Government has also considered and responded to the evidence presented by Overseas Territories' representatives to the European Union Select Committee on the impact of EU Exit in July of last year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 15:53:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

869176

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what economic and logistical plans they are making to assist the UK Overseas Territories following the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Overseas Territory governments share a responsibility to the British citizens living in those territories to help enable them to lead secure, stable and more prosperous lives. We are fully committed to involving the Overseas Territories as we prepare for exiting the EU and establishing new trading relations with the world, in order to ensure their priorities and interests are taken into account. UK Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories discuss EU Exit in the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on EU Exit Negotiations, which will meet for the fourth time on June 14th this year. These discussions will continue to include consideration of ways of assisting the Overseas Territories in analysing potential trade and economic impacts, as a consequence of EU exit. The UK Government will also consider options through which UK Overseas Territories could benefit from future UK Free Trade Agreements with Third Countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 15:54:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

869178

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
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 Callanan on 20 February (HL5494), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely whether, prior to the Prime Minister’s letter of 29 March 2017 notifying the European Council, in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU, they gave any consideration to the possibility of withdrawing from the EU in accordance with Article 50(1) without being bound by Articles 50(2) and 50(3); and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the answer to HL5494, the UK is a law abiding country and remains a Member State, with full rights and obligations under the Treaties. We do not want or expect to leave without a deal. Negotiating and concluding a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU is in the interests of both sides.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/03/2018 16:46:20 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

869179

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Lauren Southern
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why Lauren Southern was detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 in Calais in March; and why she has been denied entry to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>It is longstanding policy not to disclose details of records which may be held in relation to individuals’ arrival in the United Kingdom, as to do so would not be in the interests of national security.</p><p>Schedule 7 helps maintain public safety by allowing an examining officer to stop and question and, when necessary, detain and search individuals travelling through ports, airports, international rail stations or the border area to determine whether an individual appears to be someone who is or has been involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.</p><p>The decision to examine an individual using Schedule 7 is an operational one, undertaken independently by the police. You will understand that the Home Office cannot comment or provide any more specific information about why Ms Southern was stopped and examined.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:21:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch