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1179935

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date	24/02/2020
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	S4C: Finance
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 amount of public money required to run the S4C television channel; and what steps they will take to ensure that that channel receives financial support.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Following the independent review of S4C conducted by Euryn Ogwen Williams, the government accepted the recommendation for S4C to be fully licence fee funded from April 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government will assess the amount of public money required to run S4C’s television channel and other services during the discussions on the licence fee settlement due to take effect from April 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>S4C’s licence fee funding is guaranteed to remain at £74.5 million until 2021/22.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 12:10:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1179937

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	BBC: Orchestras
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about the funding of the BBC’s Orchestras.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent of the Government and as such the Government is not involved in the funding of BBC Orchestras.</p><p>According to the BBC's 2018/9 Annual Report, the BBC spent £29million in 2019 on 'Orchestras and performing groups'.</p><p>In the past five years, Arts Council England (ACE) has invested over £107 million in orchestras and related classical music organisations in its National Portfolio. As culture is a devolved matter, this figure excludes funding decisions taken by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.</p><p>Orchestras have also benefited from the Government’s introduction of the Orchestras Tax Relief (OTR), which is helping to support the increase of productions, especially via touring. Since the introduction of the OTR in 2016, £23 million has been paid out relating to 170 claims and 770 productions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 11:42:34 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1179938

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Visitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that non-UK participants in sporting and cultural events will be able to enter the country after December 2020 in order to take part in such events.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK attracts world class artists, entertainers, musicians and sports people and that’s not going to change in the future system.</p><p>The current immigration rules contain a wide range of provisions to cater for artists, entertainers, musicians and sportspeople and this will continue to be the case in future.</p><p>Citizens of the Republic of Ireland will continue to enjoy the ability to live, work and perform in the UK as they have always been able to.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2020 16:49:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1179940

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what nationalities are represented among the staff of the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration staff are responsible for self-declaring their nationality or citizenship. As at 27 February 2020, the House of Lords Administration employs staff who identify as nationals or citizens of the following 26 countries and nations:</p><p> </p><ul><li>United Kingdom</li><li>Australia</li><li>Botswana</li><li>Brazil</li><li>Bulgaria</li><li>Colombia</li><li>France</li><li>Germany</li><li>Greece</li><li>Hungary</li><li>India</li><li>Ireland</li><li>Italy</li><li>Jamaica</li><li>Kenya</li><li>Lithuania</li><li>Morocco</li><li>Nigeria</li><li>Poland</li><li>Portugal</li><li>Sierra Leone</li><li>Spain</li><li>Tunisia</li><li>Ukraine</li><li>United Arab Emirates</li><li>United States of America</li></ul> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 03/03/2020 15:27:58 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1178158

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Jamaica
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who was deported on to Jamaica Tuesday 11 February; and for what offences any such individual had been convicted.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>On 11 February 2020, 17 foreign criminals with a combined sentence of 75 years and one life sentence were deported on a charter flight to Jamaica.</p><p>Those on board had been convicted of serious crimes including robbery (3), burglary (1), rape (2), violent crime, including GBH (3), and drug offences (8).</p><p>These are serious offences which have a very real impact on the victims and the communities that we all live in. As required under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more. A deportation order may also be made against a serious or persistent offender who has received sentences of less than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>All but one of those deported had sentences over 12 months.</p><p>A full breakdown of the offences of the 17 people on the flight is below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Robbery: </strong></p><ul><li>1 convicted of robbery and was given a life sentence</li><li>1 convicted of robbery, firearms offence, theft of a vehicle and possessing class A drugs, and was given a five-year sentence</li><li>1 convicted for conspiracy to rob and possession of a firearm and was given a sentence of nine years</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Burglary:</strong></p><ul><li>1 convicted of burglary and given a prison sentence of two years and six months</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Rape:</strong></p><ul><li>1 convicted for rape and was given an 11-year sentence</li><li>1 convicted of rape and was given a sentence of four years and six months</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Violent crime:</strong></p><ul><li>1 convicted for a violent assault and was given a sentence of one year and three months</li><li>1 convicted of wounding with intend to cause GBH, possession of a weapon in public place and violent offences against a person (Wounding) and was given a seven-year sentence</li><li>1 convicted of a violent crime against a person and was given an eight-year sentence</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Drugs:</strong></p><ul><li>1 convicted for intent to supply class A drugs and was given a seven-year sentence</li><li>1 persistent offender, whose most recent conviction was for drugs offences and intimidating a witness, and was given a total sentence of 11 months</li><li>1 convicted for importing controlled drugs and was given a sentence of four years</li><li>1 convicted to supplying class A drugs and was given a sentence of four years and six months</li><li>1 convicted to supplying class A drugs and was given a sentence of three years</li><li>1 convicted of importing controlled class B drugs and was given a three-year sentence</li><li>1 convicted of supplying class A drugs (crack cocaine) and was given a sentence of three years and two months</li><li>1 convicted of supplying class A drugs and was given a sentence of three years and four months</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/02/2020 16:49:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1178159

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Holyhead Port
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Welsh Government, (2) the Isle of Anglesey County Council, and (3) any other organisations, about the future of (a) Irish Sea crossings, and (b) access to the EU, from the port of Holyhead.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>There has been, and there will continue to be, frequent liaison between Government Departments, the Welsh Government and other interested parties regarding access to Ireland and access to other EU Member States.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/02/2020 16:14:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1178160

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are planning to put in place to meet any increase in the number of immigrants to the UK as a result of proposed changes to the salary threshold for skilled migrant workers.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Under the future immigration system, people applying under the skilled worker route will need to meet a range of criteria, including a salary and skills threshold. This system is expected to bring the overall level of immigration down.</p><p>Employers recruiting a skilled migrant worker will need to pay the Immigration Skills Charge, used to help fund training to increase the skills of the domestic workforce. Individual migrants, coming to the UK for more than six months, are required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge, ensuring they contribute to the cost of NHS services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/02/2020 16:54:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1178161

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Jamaica
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Court of Appeal’s instruction on 10 February to the Home Office not to remove anyone scheduled to be deported to Jamaica from two detention centres on 11 February unless the Home Office was satisfied that those scheduled for deportation had access to a functioning non-O2 Sim card on or before 3 February, on what basis any such deportations then took place.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The 17 Foreign National Offenders who were deported by charter flight on 11 February were individually assessed against the Court of Appeal order. The 17 were not covered by the terms of the order as they were either not held at IRC Colnbrook or IRC Harmondsworth or otherwise had been assessed by the courts as not being affected by the O2 outage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/02/2020 16:41:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1178162

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 level of public understanding of changes to immigration rules and how they may be affected by any such changes.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Changes to the Immigration Rules are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum, which explains how each of the changes may affect the public. Following each set of Immigration Rules changes, we also update relevant guidance on GOV.UK, so the public can understand how the changes may affect them.</p><p>The Law Commission, in their report on simplifying the Immigration Rules on 14 January 2020, have made recommendations on how to improve the presentation of changes to the Immigration Rules. We are carefully considering the Law Commission’s report and recommendations. We will be providing a response to the report in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/02/2020 16:55:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1174100

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Prime Minister's statement on 20 December 2019 (HC Deb, col 146) that "now is the moment, as we leave the European Union, to reunite the country", what steps they are taking in order to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the Prime Minister’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-31-january-2020" target="_blank">address to the nation</a> given on Friday 31 January 2020.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2020 16:10:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno