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421243

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Voluntary Work
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 Bates on 5 October (HL2365), what criteria they use to distinguish between volunteering and voluntary work.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The legal distinction between an employee and a volunteer is complex given the differences between the types of voluntary work and volunteering activities that individuals can be involved in. The principal difference is that volunteering must not amount to unpaid work or job substitution. In particular: there should be no payment, other than reasonable travel and meals expenditure actually incurred (not an allowance for the same); there should be no contractual obligations on the volunteer; the volunteer is helping a registered voluntary or charitable organisation (or organisation that raises funds for either); the volunteering is for a public sector organisation; and the volunteering is not a substitute for employment (i.e. fulfilling a role that a salaried worker would normally fulfil).</p><p>Although it is Home Office policy to support asylum seekers volunteering for charities or public sector organisations; we make it clear that it is the responsibility of any organisation considering recruiting volunteers to ensure that such activity does not constitute voluntary work or employment. Further guidance is available on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-applications-for-permission-to-take-employment-instruction</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/10/2015 17:50:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

421244

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Nurses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their proposal that nurses who are not United Kingdom citizens be deported if they are not earning £35,000 per annum after five years in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>In 2012, the Government introduced new rules to break the link between coming to the UK to work and settling permanently. Under these rules, which take effect from 6 April 2016, non-EEA workers will need to earn at least £35,000 to remain permanently, in order to ensure that those who settle are those who make the greatest economic contribution to the United Kingdom. Those in PhD level occupations or whose roles are in shortage will be exempt from the £35,000 threshold. Workers who do not meet the settlement rules after six years will be expected to leave the UK when their visa expires.</p><p>On 15 October, the Home Secretary announced that nurses will be added to the Government’s Shortage Occupation List on a temporary basis, pending a full review by the independent Migration Advisory Committee. This will ease pressure on the NHS at a time when the Government is introducing tough new controls on costly agency spending. It will help the NHS improve continuity of care for patients, invest in the frontline and maintain safe staffing levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2015 14:54:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

421245

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average wage for a nurse in the NHS after working for (1) one, (2) five, and (3) 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/10/2015 11:02:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

421246

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidelines they give to local authorities when discussing planning proposals that could have a measurable impact on the environment.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework, which is a material consideration in decisions on planning applications, recognises the environment as one of the three dimensions to the delivery of sustainable development. The framework sets out strong planning policy for the protection and enhancement of the natural environment. In addition web-based planning guidance is available and includes a section dedicated to the natural environment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/10/2015 13:59:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

421247

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Schools: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they give to local authorities which, in determining the site for a new school, approve a location that would require pupils to walk two to five miles in order to attend.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>In England, specific guidance is not provided on the location of schools. The Government places great importance on ensuring that a sufficient choice of school places is available to meet the needs of existing and new communities. It expects local authorities to work collaboratively with school promoters to find suitable locations, while considering statutory duties around home to school transport and sustainability as well as other relevant factors. It is not always possible for children to be able to attend a school within walking distances, particularly in more rural areas, in which case the local authority would be under a duty to make travel arrangements where they considered it necessary to secure a child’s attendance at school.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/10/2015 15:11:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419734

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vacancies
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 Bridges of Headley on 25 September (HL2301), how many job vacancies there were in each of the industries covered in the most recent Vacancy Survey.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL2437.xlsx title Excel Attachment for PEER 2 file name HL2437 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter for PEER - Job Vacancies question first answered 14/10/2015 15:33:28 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419431

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which sections of United Kingdom immigration regulations are, or will be, relaxed for Syrian refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme has been running for around 18 months already, and has not involved any relaxation of the UK's immigration rules. The Prime Minister announced on 7 September an expansion of that scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/10/2015 16:01:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419432

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the past five years, what percentage of applicants aged between 18 and 25 have been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom on compassionate grounds; and how many applicants are still waiting for a decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>People in all immigration application routes have the potential to be granted leave to remain on compassionate grounds. There is no formal application category for ‘compassionate grounds’. The Home Office therefore cannot determine the percentage of applicants between 18 and 25 who have been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom on compassionate grounds or how many applicants are still waiting for a decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/10/2015 15:54:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419433

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define the term "very significant obstacles", as used in paragraph 276ADE(1)(vi) of the immigration rules, especially in relation to applicants who have lived in the United Kingdom for more than half their life.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>Paragraph 276ADE(1) of the Immigration Rules sets out the requirements for leave to remain on the basis of the applicant’s private life in the UK. Under paragraph 276ADE(1)(vi), where the applicant is aged 18 or over and has lived continuously in the UK for less than 20 years (and whether or not they have done so for more than half their life), there must be “very significant obstacles” to the applicant’s integration into the country to which they would have to go if required to leave the UK. Guidance for caseworkers on this is contained in section 8.2.3.4 of the Immigration Directorate Instruction Appendix FM 1.0b Family Life (as a Partner or Parent) and Private Life: 10-Year Routes, published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/10/2015 13:10:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419434

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to offer to those waiting in the immigration and asylum appeal process (1) the right to work after six months, and (2) an automatic right to engage in voluntary work at the beginning of the process.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to reduce the time asylum seekers have to wait to take up employment or voluntary work. Volunteering can be undertaken at any stage of the asylum process and we support asylum seekers who engage in this positive contribution to the community, providing such activities do not amount to voluntary work or employment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/10/2015 16:00:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno