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1079611

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date	01/03/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether consideration will be given to extending the pilot replacement Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAWs) Scheme to allow previous licensed SAWs operators to recruit sufficient skilled seasonal manual workers for the coming growing season.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL14153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Seasonal Workers Pilot is different to the previous Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, which ran until 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot will be run by two operators who will act as third party providers of labour. The Home Office have concluded that two scheme operators is the optimal number for managing this pilot. Defra ran a competitive selection process to select the two operators.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot is not designed to meet the full labour needs of the horticultural sector. Rather, the Government is seeking to evaluate the pilot’s ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. We wish to assess fully this pilot before taking any decisions on future arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/03/2019 12:10:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1079612

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the future EU workers visa scheme will allow farmers to employ seasonal workers on part-year contracts for consecutive years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL14154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We have published an ambitious White Paper, setting out proposals for our future skills-based immigration system, including a new Temporary Worker route, open to all skill levels, to ensure UK businesses and employers have the staff they need, including seasonal workers.</p><p>Following a cooling off period, previous holders of a temporary short-term work visa will be eligible to apply for another temporary work visa to come to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/03/2019 16:50:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1079613

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Nurses: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of advertisements placed by the University Hospital of Dusseldorf in Polish newspapers published in the UK seeking to recruit Polish nurses currently working in the NHS by offering better pay, weather and food.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the advertisements placed by the University Hospital of Dusseldorf in Polish newspapers published in the United Kingdom.</p><p>However, we are clear that we want the 167,000 European Union nationals – including Polish nationals – who currently work in the health and social care sectors to stay in the UK after we leave the European Union. EU nationals are essential to the proper functioning of our health and social care services, and we care deeply about those who provide the vital care services that patients expect and deserve.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 14/03/2019 11:21:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1079614

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Health Professions: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 27 February (HL13739), what plans they have, if any, to abolish the health surcharge for overseas health workers in order to recruit more health professionals from overseas; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to exempt international healthcare professionals from the requirement to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge. It is right that healthcare professionals subject to immigration control who come to the UK for more than six months make a fair contribution to the running of the NHS, as do other providers of essential public services, including teachers.</p><p>The Government recognises the major contribution that overseas health workers, and other highly skilled professionals make to the UK. Nurses currently benefit from an exemption from the minimum salary threshold for Tier 2 and a number of health professions appear on the Shortage Occupation List.</p><p>In addition, on 6 July 2018 we took action to exempt doctors and nurses entirely from the annual Tier 2 cap that applies to skilled workers. This change means that there is no limit on the number of overseas doctors and nurses needed in the UK who can be sponsored to work here. The Home Secretary has recently made clear that he has no plans to remove that exemption.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/03/2019 16:59:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1079616

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions members of organisations proscribed in UK legislation have been denied access to the UK to attend conferences organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL14158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and to obtain it would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/03/2019 14:45:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1079618

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	National Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they hold information about the identity of the donor who set up the National Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Fund was set up by a trust deed in 1928. The Fund is held on trust for the purpose of reducing the National Debt.</p><p>The 1928 deed does not record who the founder was, and it is apparent from accompanying documents that they wished to remain anonymous.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government therefore does not hold information about the identity of the donor who set up the Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/03/2019 17:12:40 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1079619

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of the National Fund in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The total value of the National Fund (registered charity number 1046814) in each of the last 30 years is outlined in the table. This information is drawn from the annual return and accounts made by the charity to the Charity Commission.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about this charity can be found on the Commission’s Register of Charities – <a href="http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1046814&amp;subid=0" target="_blank">http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1046814&amp;subid=0</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1989</p></td><td><p>£69,300,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1990</p></td><td><p>£72,653,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1991</p></td><td><p>£77,709,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1992</p></td><td><p>£82,498,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1993</p></td><td><p>£100,763,662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1994</p></td><td><p>£121,911,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1995</p></td><td><p>£115,238,395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31st March 1996</p></td><td><p>£137,805,861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 1997</p></td><td><p>£150,190,619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 1998</p></td><td><p>£198,319,294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 1999</p></td><td><p>£211,483,433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2000</p></td><td><p>£229,684,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2001</p></td><td><p>£195,273,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2002</p></td><td><p>£190,712,791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2003</p></td><td><p>£148,667,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2004</p></td><td><p>£183,275,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2005</p></td><td><p>£199,826,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2006</p></td><td><p>£253,825,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2007</p></td><td><p>£270,696,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2008</p></td><td><p>£280,633,063</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2009</p></td><td><p>£245,436,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2010</p></td><td><p>£319,296,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2011</p></td><td><p>£339,804,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2012</p></td><td><p>£352,367,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2013</p></td><td><p>£382,135,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2014</p></td><td><p>£403,289,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2015</p></td><td><p>£444,060,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2016</p></td><td><p>£422,092,507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2017</p></td><td><p>£474,933,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th April 2018</p></td><td><p>£498,762,757</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/03/2019 13:13:21 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1079620

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	National Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Attorney General’s application to the High Court to release the assets of the National Fund has now been concluded; and if so, how those assets are shown in HM Treasury’s accounts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Fund was set up by a trust deed in 1928. The Fund is held on trust for the purpose of reducing the National Debt. According to expert evidence, there is no realistic prospect of the Fund ever amounting to a sum sufficient to pay off the whole of the National Debt.</p><p>The application made by the then Attorney General to the High Court on 22nd May 2018, to release the assets of the National Fund in order to pay down national debt, has not yet concluded. In February 2019 the High Court Listing Officer allocated a three day hearing during a five day window starting on 18 November 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/03/2019 17:10:09 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1079621

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to adapt their post-Brexit immigration plans to ensure that skills relevant to the tourism industry are included within their definition of high and intermediate skilled workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL14163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels.</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skills will be set out in codes of practices.</p><p><br>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing £30,000 minimum salary threshold. We are launching an extensive year long programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including the private, public and voluntary sector, employers and businesses, as well as the EU and international partners. We are also launching a number of new advisory groups and expand on existing forums, consisting of business and employer representatives, to help inform the detailed design of the future immigration system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14164 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:51:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1079622

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to a tourism and hospitality sectoral exemption in their proposals for intermediate and high-skilled migrants to earn a minimum salary of £30,000 per annum.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL14164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels.</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skills will be set out in codes of practices.</p><p><br>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing £30,000 minimum salary threshold. We are launching an extensive year long programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including the private, public and voluntary sector, employers and businesses, as well as the EU and international partners. We are also launching a number of new advisory groups and expand on existing forums, consisting of business and employer representatives, to help inform the detailed design of the future immigration system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14163 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:51:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey