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1002486

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 October (HL10690), why they deport failed asylum seekers to Somalia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which they have advised are too dangerous for "all travel" by British citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL11327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad explained in his response of 25 October, the FCO’s advice is aimed at British nationals who may be planning to travel to particular countries. In the case of asylum seekers, the Home Office considers whether it would be a breach of our international obligations to require a national of, or a person entitled to reside in, one of those countries to return there.</p><p>We would only seek to return someone if the Home Office and the courts had considered the individual facts of a case and concluded that it would not be a breach of those obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990503

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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 people who applied for passports had to attend an application interview at a passport office in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of people who applied for a passport who had to attend an interview (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applicants attending for an interview:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>296,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>246,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>177,540</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:49:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990504

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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 of those attending an application interview at a passport office were not successful in obtaining a passport in (1) 2010, (3) 2014, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>This data could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The application interview is one of a range of checks conducted by Her Majesty’s Passport Office to confirm the identity of an applicant, and a decision to issue a passport is not determined by the outcome of an interview alone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:42:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990505

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where each passport office is located; and how many passport applications each office dealt with in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has seven Application Processing Centres. The table below shows the volumes of passports printed in 2010, 2014, and 2017, broken down by each office where the application was dealt with:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>Durham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>224,613</p></td><td><p>1,058,579</p></td><td><p>1,117,477</p></td><td><p>775,486</p></td><td><p>125,636</p></td><td><p>364,750</p></td><td><p>1,675,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>252,057</p></td><td><p>1,386,236</p></td><td><p>1,605,810</p></td><td><p>146,637</p></td><td><p>165,756</p></td><td><p>628,528</p></td><td><p>2,043,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>249,710</p></td><td><p>1,266,673</p></td><td><p>1,662,714</p></td><td><p>545,830</p></td><td><p>392,498</p></td><td><p>603,307</p></td><td><p>2,029,037</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 12:56:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

990506

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether passport offices use remote video links in passport applications; and where those offices that use such video links are located.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office provides an interview service as part of a range of checks to confirm the identity of an applicant. For those who live in more remote parts of the UK, the service is provided via a secure video link. The 30 locations that hold video interviews are:</p><p>(30) UK remote Video interviews service locations:</p><p>Aberystwyth, Balivanich, Bowmore, Caernarfon, Campbeltown, Carlisle, Castlebay (Barra), Dalmellington, Dunoon, Elgin, Fort William, Girvan, Haverfordwest, Hull, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lamlash, Lerwick, Norwich, Oban, Portree, Rothesay, St Mary’s, Stornoway, Stranraer, Tiree, Tobermory, Ullapool, Wick and Yeovil.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/10/2018 13:01:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988487

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Data Protection: Churches and Voluntary Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice about the General Data Protection Regulation they provide to churches and voluntary organisations who may not have adequate expertise to understand actions taken by them which might be in breach of that Regulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges facing organisations across the UK economy to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a range of user-friendly material on the GDPR on its website. It has also set up a dedicated phone line for small organisations and charities. Details can be viewed at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/advice-service-for-small-organisations/.</p><p> </p><p>The ICO will continue to provide support for organisations on the new laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/10/2018 11:50:52 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988488

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recompense is made to individuals who at their own expense challenge appeals by the Home Office against immigration decisions made by Upper Tribunals.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal may order the losing party to pay the winning party’s costs. That is the case regardless of whether the winning party was legally represented or not, although the costs that can be recovered by litigants in person are subject to some limitations set out in Rule 46.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/10/2018 15:09:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988489

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to prevent any verbal or physical abuse of detainees at immigration detention centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes detainee welfare very seriously and expects the highest standards from those who manage the detention estate on its behalf.</p><p>A comprehensive complaints system ensures that all complaints made by detainees are investigated by the relevant supplier in accordance with published guidance. All allegations of serious misconduct are referred to the Home Office Professional Standards Unit for investigation. If a detainee, or someone on behalf of a detainee, alleges that a member of staff has committed an offence against them the police will automatically be notified, even if the detainee does not wish the matter to be reported or to make a formal complaint. For detainees who are dissatisfied with the way their complaint has been handled, there is an avenue of escalation to the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.</p><p>Independent scrutiny makes a vital contribution to assurance that immigration removal centres are secure and humane. The Government will continue to implement action in response to recommendations made by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the Independent Monitoring Boards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/10/2018 14:02:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988490

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many immigrants were removed in (1) 2010, (2) 2014, and (3) 2017 to (a) Somalia, (b) Afghanistan, and (c) the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of people that have been returned from the UK by nationality, is available in table rt_05 (returns data tables, volume 5) in ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending June 2018’, available from the GOV.uk website at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734186/returns5-jun-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734186/returns5-jun-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>Unfortunately the table is too wide to include in the body of the answer; therefore it is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/10/2018 14:38:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Copy of HL 10689 table_v3.xlsx title Table HL10689
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988491

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Travel Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they listed (1) Somalia, (2) Afghanistan, and (3) the Democratic Republic of the Congo as countries with areas to which all travel was advised against.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against 'all travel' or 'all but essential travel' to a particular place if we consider the risk to British nationals is unacceptably high. In the case of terrorism we advise against travel in situations of extreme and imminent danger, where the threat is sufficiently specific, large-scale or endemic to affect British nationals severely. Prior to 2001 our records are in an archive and not immediately available, but in 2001 we advised against 'all travel' to parts of Somalia; as well as against 'all travel' to Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Advice against 'all travel' to parts of these countries has been in place ever since, though the specific areas to which this has applied have changed many times. We keep all of our advice, including the areas where we advise against travel, under constant review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/10/2018 14:39:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno