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1542558

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what payments have been made to the government of France in each of the last five years in relation to cross-Channel migration; and what is their estimate of such spending for this financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK and France maintain a longstanding relationship on tackling illegal migration at the shared border.</p><p>In January 2018 both countries signed the Sandhurst Treaty. The UK made a commitment of €50 million (£45.5m) to implement the terms of the Treaty, which adopted a “whole of route approach” to tackling illegal migration.</p><p>In 2019 the two countries signed the Joint Action Plan on Combatting Illegal Migration Involving Small Boats under which The UK committed €3.6m (approximately £3.25m). This was supplemented with a further €2.5m (£2.25m) dedicated to the deployment of gendarme reservists and preventive security measures at the French coast.</p><p>In 2020 the UK pledged €31.4 million (roughly £28.1 million) to support joint efforts to tackle the rise in small boat crossings. A further bilateral arrangement was reached on 20 July 2021 supported by UK investment of €62.7 million (approximately £54 million).</p><p>Most recently, on 14 November the Home Secretary agreed to a new multi-year strategic and operational plan with Minister Darmanin, supported by investment of up to €72.2 million euros (approximately £62.2 million) this financial year.</p><p>Joint work with the French has led to over 23,000 small boat crossings being prevented in 2021 and over 30,000 so far this year.</p><p>Alongside this we have dismantled 55 organised crime groups (OCGs) and made over 500 arrests supported by the work of the UK-France Joint Intelligence Cell.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 29/11/2022 17:49:40 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1542559

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the practice of placing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels, with little or no supervision.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is experiencing an unprecedented increase in the number of people making life-threatening journeys to cross the Channel. These boats are often carrying unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). Out of necessity and with the children’s best interests in mind, we have arranged for them to be accommodated on an emergency and temporary basis in hotels whilst placements with local authorities are being vigorously pursued. These emergency interim hotels only accommodate unaccompanied asylum seeking children.</p><p>We have robust safeguarding procedures in place to ensure all unaccompanied asylum-seeking children accommodated temporarily in these hotels are as safe and supported as possible whilst we seek urgent placements with a local authority. Young people are supported with wrap-around care by team leaders and support workers who are on site 24 hours a day. Further care is provided in hotels by teams of social workers and nurses.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 29/11/2022 17:50:02 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1542560

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Algeria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Algeria following reports of the expulsion of more than 60 Syrian and Palestinian refugees from Algeria into a desert region of Niger.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of reports regarding the deportation of refugees of multiple nationalities to Niger by the Algerian authorities. We hold regular discussions with the Algerian Government on human rights, judicial, and home affairs issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/12/2022 14:28:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1542100

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which of His Majesty’s Prisons are still operating a 23-hour per day or similar lockdown; what are the reasons for the continued use of this practice; and what plans they have, if any, to stop this practice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Prisons operate regimes that are Safe, Decent, Secure, Resilient and Sustainable and most prisons are routinely operating normal regimes. Prisons will from time to time have to make difficult decisions on how they deploy limited staff resources to best facilitate activities and services using their ‘Regime Management Plans’. In the past 4 months, a small minority of prisons, including HMP Long Lartin and HMP Swaleside have had to significantly restrict their regimes for short periods due to staffing shortfalls. The Operations Stability and Resourcing Panel of HMPPS meets weekly to provide support to those prisons with the most acute resourcing pressures, where this is impacting the stability of the prison.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 29/11/2022 17:32:41 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1542101

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prison: Parents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to recommend non-custodial sentences whenever possible for parents of multiple children, and (2) to maintain strong family links and relationships during prison sentences, in order to reduce re-offending.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent courts. The sentencing guidelines specify ‘sole or primary carer for dependent relatives’ as a factor reducing seriousness or reflecting personal mitigation. Courts must strike a balance between the legitimate aims to be served by custody and the effect that sentence has on the family life of others, especially children.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service’s Pre-sentence Reports help the court in their sentencing decisions and consider the potential significant impact of imprisonment on any dependants (including unborn children).</p><p> </p><p>There will, however, always be some cases where the seriousness of the offending is such that a custodial sentence is necessary. We want to provide the best rehabilitative regimes possible to help break the reoffending cycle as we know maintaining positive family relationships is an important factor in reducing reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked to embed all 19 of the recommendations made by Lord Farmer in his 2017 review to strengthen family ties for male prisoners and have completed 25 out of 33 recommendations from his subsequent review focused on strengthening family ties for female offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Our work includes requiring prisons to produce local strategies setting out how prisoners will have access to family contact; introducing a national families performance measure; and deploying secure video calling for families across the prison estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 21/11/2022 16:37:56 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1542102

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Tigray: Ceasefires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consolidate the recent ceasefire agreement in Tigray; and whether these include (1) the delineation of the boundaries in the region, (2) the movement of armed forces, and (3) other verification measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the recent agreement between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to end the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Under the terms of the agreement, the African Union will chair a monitoring committee comprising of representatives from the Ethiopian Government, the TPLF, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). They will be assisted by a team of African experts. The agreement calls upon international partners to support the agreement, help rebuild infrastructure, and support economic recovery. However, it is clear that this must be an African-led mechanism. The UK is ready to provide support as requested and is exploring with the Ethiopian Government and African Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/11/2022 15:02:01 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1537223

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Paraquat: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 27 October (HL2481), which countries have been notified by the Health and Safety Executive of the risks connected with exports of the chemical herbicide Paraquat.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The export of paraquat from Great Britain (GB) is regulated under the GB Prior Informed Consent (GB PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of listed hazardous chemicals. Companies intending to export any of these chemicals from GB must notify the importing country via the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Designated National Authority. GB PIC requires all exports of listed chemicals to be labelled appropriately and accompanied by a safety data sheet (SDS) containing information on the intrinsic hazards of the chemical and on safe storage and use. Where possible, the information on the label and on the SDS must be given in an official language, or in one or more of the principal languages, of the country of destination.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021, paraquat was exported from GB to Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa and the USA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 10/11/2022 16:43:03 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1536593

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Crimes of Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Zimbabwe following the attack on Ms Jasmine Toffa, MP for Bulawayo, and other members of the Citizens Coalition for Change, on 18 October.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK closely monitors all cases of political violence in Zimbabwe including that of Jasmine Toffa MP. We regularly raise the issue of political violence with the Government of Zimbabwe.</p><p>Violence against women is unacceptable. We continue to push for the rights of all citizens to be respected, and for all political parties to be able to campaign peacefully without fear of violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 10/11/2022 12:06:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1536144

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nicaragua: Human Rights and Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what responses they have received, if any, from the government of Nicaragua to the representations they have made about freedom of religion and human rights in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>On 16 June, the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on behalf of the UK at the UN Human Rights Council, during the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on Nicaragua. Nicaragua publicly rejected the report. We continue to raise the issue on the deteriorating human rights situation regularly with Nicaraguan Government representatives in London, in Managua, at multilateral fora and publicly, including expressing concern about the harassment of the Church and its representatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 08/11/2022 17:50:35 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1535232

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Philippines: Journalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of the Philippines about (1) the recent murders of radio journalists Percival Mabasa in Manila and Renato Blanco in Negros Oriental, and (2) the harassing of other journalists by accusations of criminal libel, including Maria Ressa and Alex Bialiatski; and if they are making no such representations, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK promotes media freedom in the Philippines, and urges the Philippine authorities to investigate reports of harassment and crimes against journalists. With the Media Freedom Coalition, we have commented publicly on press freedom in the Philippines, including charges against Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa, and the killing of Percival Mabasa. On 26 October, the British Ambassador called for those responsible for Percival Mabasa's death to be brought to justice. We raise human rights regularly with the Government of the Philippines. The British Ambassador raised this with the Executive Secretary on 19 October 2022. The former Foreign Secretary raised this in November 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/11/2022 16:54:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton