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670037

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Naturalisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any applications for naturalisation have been awaiting a decision from the Home Office for longer than two years; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office aim to process 95% of naturalisation applications within six months. In some cases, applications for naturalisation have been outstanding for more than two years. These case are of a more complex nature where further investigation is required, often involving other government departments and external agencies. The extent and length of time taken to complete these investigations varies according to the particular circumstance of each application.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/01/2017 16:55:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

670040

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many successful prosecutions for corruption overseas there have been of (1) British companies, and (2) individuals, in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Official data regarding prosecutions are held by the Ministry of Justice, but the department does not record it in a form which allows it to distinguish between overseas bribery and domestic bribery.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst not official data, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) record data for their own management information purposes. In the last five years, the SFO has successfully prosecuted three British companies and 10 individuals, nine of whom were British citizens, for bribery or corruption overseas (offences under the Bribery Act 2010 or the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this the SFO has secured three Deferred Prosecution Agreements with British companies in the past two years for overseas corruption offences. The first agreement included a financial penalty of $25m, plus SFO’s full costs; the second resulted in financial orders of £6.6m and the most recent one was for £497.25m plus interest, as well as a payment of the SFO’s full costs.</p><p> </p><p>CPS’s data measures the outcome of prosecutions against defendants but not on the outcome against individual offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/01/2017 11:41:49 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

662691

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Ethiopia to release the British citizen Mr Andy Tsege; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government has taken every opportunity to raise Mr Tsege’s case at the very highest levels in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Government are in no doubt about our concern for Mr Tsege and the priority we place on his wellbeing. We have not directly called for Mr Tsege’s release. The UK does not interfere in the legal system of other countries by challenging convictions, any more than we would accept interference in our judicial system. Our priority is to ensure Mr Tsege’s wellbeing and access to legal advice. We believe that calling for his release would not be successful at this stage and could put at risk the progress that has been made, including our access to Mr Tsege.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/01/2017 16:44:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

662692

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Turkey: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to join with the Turkish Federation of Employers Associations in making representations to the government of Turkey about the exploitation of Syrians working in Turkey and the restrictions on work permits; and whether they plan to discuss those concerns with the International Labour Organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly raises human rights issues with Turkish counterparts. The UK Government is supporting work in Turkey to strengthen the Turkish clothing and textile sector's ability to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The project will bring together business, trade unions and civil society to raise awareness of business's role on human rights, promote workplace social dialogue and address the root causes of human rights issues in the sector, including issues relating to Syrian workers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/01/2017 14:31:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

662693

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following their calling-in of Russian and Iranian ambassadors to discuss Syria, they will also call in the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and Qatar to discuss Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>We have regular dialogue with Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Syria. Both states are members of the International Syria Support Group and supporters of the Syrian opposition. The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), recently discussed Syria with Saudi Arabia and Qatar at the Gulf Cooperation Council summit on 6 December. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) also attended a likeminded Ministerial meeting in Paris on 10 December at which Saudi Arabia and Qatar were represented.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary summoned the Russian and Iranian Ambassadors to the UK on 15 December to express the UK Government's profound concern over the actions of Iran and Russia in Syria. The Foreign Secretary made clear that both states have failed to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law. It is now imperative that the regime, Russia and Iran implement resolution 2328, providing the UN with unhindered humanitarian access and oversight of evacuation processes to ensure that all civilians and non combatants are properly protected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/01/2017 16:45:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

662694

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Television: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Russian Television, based in Edinburgh, has paid in full all taxes and charges due and complied with any United Kingdom statutory requirements.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>HMRC has a statutory duty of confidentiality and therefore is unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>UK tax law applies to all individuals and organisations that operate within the UK, and HMRC are responsible for ensuring the law is adhered to. Failure by any individual or organisation to comply with their statutory obligations is dealt with consistently.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/01/2017 14:33:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

662696

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Baltic States: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British military personnel are now serving in the three Baltic States and what is the current total NATO deployment there.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom (UK) currently has 21 Service personnel in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as fellow members of NATO. In the Baltic States there is a persistent NATO presence through three NATO Force Integration Units and three NATO-accredited centres of excellence.</p><p> </p><p>Since Russia’s actions in Ukraine, we have continually demonstrated our commitment to regional defence and security by contributing to NATO assurance activity, including: providing ships to NATO’s Standing Naval Forces in the Baltic Sea; deploying RAF Typhoons to deliver Baltic Air Policing; and conducting exercises in the region, with 400 UK personnel participating in exercise SILVER ARROW in October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>At the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, NATO Allies agreed to enhance the Alliance’s presence in the Baltic States and Poland through the deployment of four highly capable battalions. The UK will be lead the Enhanced Forward Presence battalion in Estonia and it is anticipated that up to 800 UK personnel will be deployed in the Spring of 2017. The contributions from NATO Allies will be:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Host Nation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Framework Nation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Based</strong> <strong>from</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contributing Nations</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deployed from</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>Tapa</p></td><td><p>France, Denmark</p></td><td rowspan="4"><p>Each Enhanced Forward Presence deployment is expected to have around 1,000 personnel, but this will vary over time due to planned rotations of units.</p></td><td rowspan="4"><p>Each Enhanced Forward Presence battalion will be deployed from early 2017.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Adazi</p></td><td><p>Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Rukla</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>US</p></td><td><p>Several locations including Żagań, Świętoszów, Skwierzyna, and Bolesławiec</p></td><td><p>Romania, UK</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2017 14:54:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

659557

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish responses to the reports by (1) Help Refugees, <i>Life for the Children of the Calais Jungle Post Eviction–An Uncertain Future</i>, published on 15 December, and (2) the Oasis Foundation, <i>A Moral Imperative: The UK's Response to Unaccompanied Child Refugees</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government values the work of NGOs and the volunteers, who have played a crucial role in Calais supporting children. The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in Europe lies with the State in which they are present. There are no easy answers but our humanitarian and resettlement efforts will continue, as will our work with European and international partners to reach a political resolution so that those who have been displaced by conflict can eventually return to their homes and livelihoods in peace. The Government has established a £10 million Refugee Children Fund for Europe to support the needs of vulnerable refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe. The UK is the largest bilateral contributor to the humanitarian response to the crisis in Europe and the Balkans with a total allocation of £70 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4175 question first answered 10/01/2017 12:55:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

659559

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 10,000 missing unaccompanied child refugees in Europe, as estimated by Europol in January, have since been identified; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which those identified were then given appropriate care.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government values the work of NGOs and the volunteers, who have played a crucial role in Calais supporting children. The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in Europe lies with the State in which they are present. There are no easy answers but our humanitarian and resettlement efforts will continue, as will our work with European and international partners to reach a political resolution so that those who have been displaced by conflict can eventually return to their homes and livelihoods in peace. The Government has established a £10 million Refugee Children Fund for Europe to support the needs of vulnerable refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe. The UK is the largest bilateral contributor to the humanitarian response to the crisis in Europe and the Balkans with a total allocation of £70 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4174 question first answered 10/01/2017 12:55:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

658736

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
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 risks of unaccompanied child refugees in Europe being recruited by terrorists and other extremist groups, including organised crime.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>We work with a wide range of organisations both in the UK and across Europe to safeguard and support vulnerable individuals and prevent them from becoming radicalised.</p><p>The Government recognises the plight of vulnerable children in Europe and we are taking action on a number of fronts to address this issue. We have established a £10 million Refugee Children Fund for Europe to support the needs of vulnerable refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe. Since 10 October over 750 unaccompanied minors have been transferred from France and more eligible children will be transferred from Europe, in line with the terms of the Immigration Act, in the coming months. We will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation. The Home Secretary and Immigration Minister have met with their Italian counterparts recently to discuss this issue, and the UK is in regular contact with our European partners at all levels. There is already sufficient scope for the UK to discuss responses to the needs of unaccompanied children with our European partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4155 question first answered 22/12/2016 14:44:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton