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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

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

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

868212

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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 whether all positive reasonable grounds decisions made under the National Referral Mechanism for children result in the recording of a crime of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL6484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has amended the crime counting rules in respect of modern slavery offences so that when a positive reasonable grounds referral is received from an NRM competent authority the relevant police force to whom the referral is made must record a crime of modern slavery.</p><p>This applies to both adults and children referred into the NRM.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:18:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

868215

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the inspection process and sanctions if a public authority fails to comply with section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL6487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>There is no formal inspection process relating to section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA). The Home Office works closely with a range of partners to increase awareness of public authorities’ responsibilities under the MSA and as part of the National Referral Mechanism reforms announced by Home Office Ministers in October 2017 we will be reviewing the role of first responders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:19:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

868217

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Runaway Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of children being re-trafficked after going missing from local authority care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL6489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to report data on all children missing from care or away from placement without authorisation regardless of their immigration or trafficking status.</p><p>The National Crime Agency is working with the relevant police leads to ensure the consistent recording of figures on the number of children reported missing to them who were trafficked or unaccompanied.</p><p>Working alongside our NGO partners, we have trained thousands of foster carers, so that they are more aware of the specific needs of children who have been trafficked. The Department for Education has recently commissioned 1,000 training places for foster carers and support workers of unaccompanied children to help them support children and prevent them from being re-trafficked.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:20:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey