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date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to end the legal requirement for employers and others to check a person's immigration status; and what guidance they provide to those responsible for such checks.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>In common with other comparable countries, the UK has in place a framework of laws, policies and administrative arrangements to ensure access to work, benefits and services is only permitted for those who are lawfully present in the UK who have the right to access them.</p><p>The public expects us to enforce immigration laws approved by Parliament as a matter of fairness to those who abide by the rules and to protect tax-payer funded services.</p><p>As such, the government has no plans to end the legal requirement for eligibility checks on those accessing work, benefits and services.</p><p>Specific guidance is available on GOV.UK for those who are responsible for checking a person’s immigration status, such as employers and landlords, including how to undertake checks and avoid discrimination.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/04/2022 15:38:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1452701

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date	21/03/2022
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	Homelessness: Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many migrants who lack full documentation have become homeless in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Homelessness Case Level Collection data (H-CLIC), local authorities are required to collect details of the nationality of those they have assessed as homeless. Local authorities are not required through H-CLIC to collect data on the documentation held by non-UK nationals who are homeless and rough sleeping.</p><p>As part of our annual rough sleeping snapshot, we also collect data on the nationality of those sleeping rough. Latest data reported that 25% of those found to be rough sleeping on a single night in 2021 were non-UK nationals - 20% (500) were from the EU and 5% (110) were non-EU. The nationality of 8% (200) was unknown.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 04/04/2022 16:17:10 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1452702

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many migrants with no recourse to public funds have (1) applied successfully to have this restriction lifted, and (2) had their application refused.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Data on how many migrants on family and human rights routes with no recourse to public funds who have applied successfully to have their restriction lifted and those who have had their application refused is published quarterly as part of the Immigration and Protection Data.</p><p>The most recent data for Q4 2021 can be accessed from gov.uk, and is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/04/2022 15:36:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name UKVI_IP_Q4_2021_Published.xlsx title Q4 2021
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1452703

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many live-in carers working under a Health and Care Worker visa have been denied payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs does not hold this information. The rules of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme included employees on any type of employment contract, including full-time, part-time, agency, flexible or zero-hour contracts, providing they met the eligibility criteria. Individuals who employed someone, such as a live-in carer, could claim if they met the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/04/2022 14:33:07 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1437607

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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 assessment they have made of the proposals by the International Rescue Committee on Ukrainian refugees; and in particular, the proposal to offer visa-free access more widely than at present.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>Russia’s assault on Ukraine is an unprovoked, premeditated attack against a sovereign, democratic state. We stand with Ukraine.</p><p>Visa waivers are not the solution to allow those fleeing the conflict to come to the UK.</p><p>The UK has responded quickly and made changes to the immigration system, to support those affected by the conflict. The Ukraine Family Scheme has been set up which allows family members of British nationals, UK settled persons and certain others to come to or stay in the UK.</p><p>From 15 March Ukrainians, who are eligible for the family scheme with passports have been able to apply and get permission to come to the UK, fully online, from wherever they are; and will be able to give their biometrics once in the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme allows Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK if they have a named sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 20/04/2022 15:51:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton