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1436086

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date	25/02/2022
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	Ukraine: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other European countries about welcoming refugees from Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has engaged in recent weeks with our Allies, including Poland, Slovakia and Turkey. Our Embassies in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Turkey and Bulgaria are in regular contact with their host governments. The Foreign Secretary and FCDO Ministers have engaged with a range of partners, including international and multilateral organisations about Russian aggression towards Ukraine.</p><p>The UK stands ready to provide emergency humanitarian assistance as needed. We are providing financial and technical assistance to partners on the ground, to ensure the system is prepared to support those in Ukraine who may need it most. We are calling on other donors to step up and provide immediate support now, so that the system is prepared to support those who need it, including planning to meet the humanitarian needs of people displaced across borders.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2022 14:50:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1436087

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they plan to give to local authorities to assist in housing refugees from Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Secretary of State's <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-03-14/debates/8B28287A-F683-4F80-8A1F-AA1016D92B27/UkraineSponsorshipScheme" target="_blank">Oral Statement</a> (attached) to Parliament of 14 March 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 18/03/2022 13:54:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford attachment 1 file name Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme - oral Statement - UK Parliament.pdf title Oral Statement
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1436088

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to co-ordinate the response of the four nations of the UK to ensure the most effective approach to supporting Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Thousands more Ukrainians will be welcomed to the UK as the Government continues its support for Ukraine in their fight against the Russian invasion.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary immediately introduced concessions to support Ukrainian nationals currently in the UK who are now unable to return when their existing visa expires. These concessions will assist Ukrainian nationals in extending their stay in the UK without having to leave and re-apply from overseas. <br></p><p>The Government has established a Ukraine Family Scheme, which is fee free and allows British nationals, and people settled here, to bring extended family members to the UK. The Scheme covers immediate family members and a wider range of extended family including parents, grandparents, children over 18 cousins and siblings. Individuals will be granted leave for three years, giving them certainty and securing their future in the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also launching a humanitarian sponsorship pathway, whereby Ukrainians who may not have family ties in the UK can be sponsored to come to the UK by willing and able individuals, businesses, or community organisations. There will be no numerical limit on this scheme, and we will welcome as many Ukrainians as wish to come and have matched sponsors.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with our counterparts in the Devolved Administrations to ensure we deliver the best possible scheme across the whole of the UK for Ukrainians coming here. With regular engagement at Ministerial Level between the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/03/2022 12:06:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1436089

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish radio and television programmes teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers; and what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations about coordinating any such plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to establish radio and television programmes specifically for teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/03/2022 12:04:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1434485

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid
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 21 February (HL6047), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what discussions they have had with Muslim charities who are able to reach those in need in Afghanistan about the provision of aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>In August, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would double its assistance for Afghanistan to £286 million this financial year. This will support over 6.1 million people with life-saving aid. Since April, we have disbursed over £261 million and we are working at pace to allocate the remaining funding. On 31 March, the UK with the UN and Germany will host a pledging conference on Afghanistan to raise funds to scale up essential humanitarian support for the people of Afghanistan.</p><p>Officials have met frequently with humanitarian NGOs including representatives of Bond, which includes Muslim charities. Our meetings with these organisations form an important part of assessing the changing situation on the ground and how we can address any obstacles to aid getting through.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2022 15:05:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1433481

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Type 1 diabetics who would benefit from insulin pumps and glucose monitoring devices have access to these through the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends insulin pump therapy as an option for adults and children over the age of 12 years old with type 1 diabetes, provided that multiple-daily insulin therapy has already been tried to address specific problems related to glucose control. It also recommends that insulin pump therapy can be used for children younger than 12 years old with type 1 diabetes, provided specific criteria are met. Clinical commissioning groups are required to fund technologies recommended by NICE in its guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 28/02/2022 11:57:47 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1433482

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what scientific research informed their decision to end all COVID-19 restrictions in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s decision to end all COVID-19 restrictions in England has been informed by a wide range of scientific research and other evidence. The Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups provide advice which is used in decisions taken by Ministers, alongside economic, social and deliverability considerations. Recent advice from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling sub-group has included medium term projections of the trajectory of the pandemic, assuming no future policy or behavioural changes and estimates of the extent to which all measures and behaviour change are currently reducing transmission.</p><p>Prevalence of COVID-19 in the population remains relatively level and case numbers and hospitalisations are falling. The proportion of infections resulting in hospitalisations is significantly lower than previous waves, with less than one per 100 infections compared to above four per 100 infections during the peak of the Alpha variant. The proportion of hospitalisations requiring the most critical care has remained low throughout the wave of the Omicron variant and has fallen even when infections and hospitalisations increased over the Christmas period. The Omicron variant is less severe and there are now high levels of immunity across the population due to vaccination and natural infection.</p><p>The Government works with the devolved administrations on the response to COVID-19. However, public health is a devolved matter and each of the devolved administrations determines its own policy with regard to restrictions. Therefore, no assessment of the impact of the ending of COVID-19 restrictions in England before other areas of the United Kingdom has been made.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL6306 question first answered 24/02/2022 14:23:59 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1433483

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 ending of COVID-19 restrictions in England before other areas of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s decision to end all COVID-19 restrictions in England has been informed by a wide range of scientific research and other evidence. The Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups provide advice which is used in decisions taken by Ministers, alongside economic, social and deliverability considerations. Recent advice from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling sub-group has included medium term projections of the trajectory of the pandemic, assuming no future policy or behavioural changes and estimates of the extent to which all measures and behaviour change are currently reducing transmission.</p><p>Prevalence of COVID-19 in the population remains relatively level and case numbers and hospitalisations are falling. The proportion of infections resulting in hospitalisations is significantly lower than previous waves, with less than one per 100 infections compared to above four per 100 infections during the peak of the Alpha variant. The proportion of hospitalisations requiring the most critical care has remained low throughout the wave of the Omicron variant and has fallen even when infections and hospitalisations increased over the Christmas period. The Omicron variant is less severe and there are now high levels of immunity across the population due to vaccination and natural infection.</p><p>The Government works with the devolved administrations on the response to COVID-19. However, public health is a devolved matter and each of the devolved administrations determines its own policy with regard to restrictions. Therefore, no assessment of the impact of the ending of COVID-19 restrictions in England before other areas of the United Kingdom has been made.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL6305 question first answered 24/02/2022 14:23:59 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1433484

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the governments of the devolved nations regarding the decisions to end COVID-19 restrictions in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>There are ongoing discussions across multiple Government departments and the devolved administrations.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 07/03/2022 14:30:04 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1420173

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees they have deported from Afghanistan due to failed UK asylum applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Enforced returns to Afghanistan, including deportations, remain paused at this time.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of returns from the UK in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly release</a>’. The latest data on asylum-related returns from the UK for the top 10 nationalities, which are broken down by return type including enforced returns (of which ‘deportations’ is a subset) can be found in table Ret_04 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1033959/returns-summary-sep-2021-tables.ods" target="_blank">returns summary tables</a>.</p><p>The data are for the top 10 nationalities of the returnee as opposed to destination of the return. The published data therefore relate to all returns of Afghan nationals, including returns to other safe countries. Data by destination are not currently available. The latest data relate to the year ending June 2021 with Afghanistan in the top 10 nationalities.</p><p>Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).</p><p>The term 'deportations' refers to a legally defined subset of returns, which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily. Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:</p><ul><li>enter, or attempt to enter, the UK illegally (including people entering clandestinely and by means of deception on entry);</li><li>overstay their period of legal right to remain in the UK;</li><li>breach their conditions of leave;</li><li>are subject to deportation action; for example, due to a serious criminal conviction and;</li><li>have been refused asylum.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/02/2022 17:08:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno