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830500

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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 Williams of Trafford on 23 January (HL4558), why the UK has never made a nomination to the UN Committee for Ending Discrimination against Women; and what consideration they have given to making a nomination in recognition of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 extending voting rights to women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL5108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>A range of factors are explored when considering whether to nominate a candidate for an election to a body such as the CEDAW Committee. A decision on whether to nominate a UK candidate for the next CEDAW Committee membership elections will be made by 7 March.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/01/2018 13:34:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

829011

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Radioactive Materials: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are plans in place to empower independent bodies to produce legislation for specific issues in the UK relating to radiation protection and the control of radioactive substances; and if so, how they are proposing (1) to select such bodies, and (2) to fund them for undertaking such work.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Government has no plans to empower independent bodies to produce legislation in relation to radiation protection and the control of radioactive substances.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 30/01/2018 17:51:39 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

829018

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the bars to extradition, including the extraneous conditions set out in the Extradition Act 2003 as amended, for protecting individuals against unsafe extradition.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that UK extradition law provides a fair balance between the rights of an individual and the interests of justice. A number of reviews into the law and practice relating to extradition in the UK have informed this view, including the House of Lords Select Committee report on Extradition Law and practice, an independent review of the UK’s extradition arrangements by Sir Scott Baker, and reports from the Home Affairs Committee and the Joint Committee on Human Rights, amongst others</p><p>The Extradition Act 2003 contains a number of statutory bars to extradition which the judge must consider in each case. If a judge decides that any of the statutory bars against extradition applies, he or she must order the person’s discharge. In addition, for requests made to the UK from outside the EU, there are further statutory bars to extradition which the Secretary of State must consider in each case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:52:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

829042

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the figures for the economic value of overseas students to the UK published by the Higher Education Policy Institute in its report The Cost and Benefits of International Students on 11 January, and whether they plan to take these figures into account when determining net migration targets.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the contribution that international students make to the UK economy. We recognise that international students enhance our educational institutions both financially and culturally; enrich the experience of domestic students; and become important ambassadors for the United Kingdom in later life. <br>The independent Office for National Statistics is responsible for the production of the net migration statistics. In line with the internationally agreed UN definition, these statistics define a migrant as someone changing their normal place of residence for more than a year. Students are therefore included in the same way as other migrants. There is no limit on the number of international students who can come to the UK and there are no plans to change this. So long as students are compliant with immigration rules they should make a very limited contribution to net migration numbers.</p><p>The Government has recently commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake a study into the costs and benefits of international students.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:44:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

829061

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether and if so when, and under what authority, the specified number of young asylum seekers to be received into the UK was fixed at 480.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Government conducted a comprehensive consultation with local authorities across the UK in 2016 on the number of children they would be able to accommodate and support in addition to the more than 4,500 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children already being looked after by local authorities across the country. <br>Following the consultation, in April 2017, the Government set the specified number of children to be transferred under section 67 at 480. This is a one-off commitment.</p><p>The Government maintains a continual dialogue with local authorities and Strategic Migration Partnerships. Any further places offered by local authorities will be gratefully received, and we will use them to fulfil our existing commitments, including ensuring a fairer distribution of unaccompanied asylum seeking children between local authorities through the National Transfer Scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:36:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

829062

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Interviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many centres exist for personal interviews for those seeking passports for the first time.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Offices has 12 offices at which it conducts personal interviews for those seeking passports for the first time.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Office</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Address</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Town</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Post Code</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>Law Society House</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>BT1 3GN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Kensington House 6F, Suffolk Street, Queensway</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>B1 1LN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>Freemans Reach</p></td><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>DH97 1PA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Northgate</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>G4 0DX</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>Part GF, 33 Park Place</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>LS1 2RY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Passport Office, 101 Old Hall Street</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>L3 9BD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Globe House</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>SW1V 1PN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>Nexus House, Usk Way</p></td><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>NP20 2DW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Aragon Court</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>PE1 1QG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>Mayflower House</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>PL1 1LD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>Building 1000 GF, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>PO6 3EZ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford Quays</p></td><td><p>Dallas Court</p></td><td><p>Salford Quays</p></td><td><p>M50 2GF</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:48:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

829063

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Illness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have required treatment for mental breakdown in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the number of asylum seekers who have required treatment for mental breakdown in each of the last five years in a reportable format</p><p>However, UKVI has an Adult and Children Safeguarding Strategies in place to make sure vulnerable people, regardless of age, are protected. This includes identifying children and adults at risk and sensitively signposting them to appropriate support services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:41:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

829064

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have accepted asylum seekers in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly figures on the number of asylum seekers housed in dispersed accommodation, including under Section 95, by local authority in the Immigration Statistics release, in table as_16q and 17q in volume 4 of the Asylum see attached data tables. These are also available at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#asylum</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/01/2018 13:42:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Tables as_16q and 17q - Asylum data tables vol 4.xlsx title Tables as_16q and 17q - Vol 4 Asylum Tables
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

829066

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a typical list of foodstuffs and other items that can be purchased for the £35.95 weekly Azure Card.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish such a list.</p><p>The Azure card is no longer provided to failed asylum seekers supported under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p><p>People receiving this support are instead issued with an “Aspen card”, which they can use to buy food and other essentials to the value of £35.39 per week. The Aspen card is a pre-paid debit card bearing the visa logo and can be used at any retail outlets that accept visa payments.</p><p>There are no restrictions on the types of food that can be purchased with the card.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/01/2018 16:47:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

829067

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what payment, if any, is available from Her Majesty's Government to help asylum seekers with travel costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The level of the cash allowance provided to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute is reviewed regularly to ensure that it is sufficient to cover their essential living needs.</p><p>The report on the 2017 review which contains consideration of the access to travel for asylum seekers has been published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/01/2018 13:42:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Report_on_review_of_cash_allowance_paid_to_asylum_seekers_-_2017_-_final.._.pdf title Report on Review of Cash Allowance - 2017
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno