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895199

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	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 the governments of Italy and Greece about the relocation to the UK of children and adults in refugee camps who have family members already resident in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to close cooperation and collaboration with EU partners, including Italy and Greece, to ensure that where eligible asylum seekers and refugees with family in the UK can be reunited, primarily through the Dublin Regulation. The Dublin Regulation is a mechanism for determining the Member State responsible for considering an individual’s asylum claim, with clauses relating to family reunification. Where reuniting with a family member who has been granted protection in the UK, individuals may qualify under the family reunion policy.</p><p> </p><p>We have frequent contact with the Italian and Greek authorities, at official and ministerial level, to discuss the situation for migrants, including on joint plans to improve the effectiveness of transfers under the Dublin Regulation. The UK is providing support to help the Italian and Greek authorities, the European Asylum Support Office and the European Commission deal with flows of migrants, including by deploying experts and interpreters to the Greek islands as well as specialists to the EU Commission team in Athens and Rome, specifically to strengthen the intra EU asylum system. The UK has Liaison Officers in both Greece and Italy who work daily with our Italian and Greek counterparts, including assisting with the Dublin transfer process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/05/2018 15:16:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

895040

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish their response to Fair and Effective, the pamphlet by Refugee Action; and what steps they will take to assess its proposals for an improved asylum system.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is grateful for the continued partnership with Refugee Action and others on the delivery of an effective and efficient asylum system that protects the vulnerable. However, we do not routinely provide responses to a public statement such as this one.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/05/2018 15:18:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

895041

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for integrating all recognised refugees, and for fully developing the human potential of those individuals.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government published the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper on 14<sup>th</sup> March (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/integrated-communities-strategy-green-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/integrated-communities-strategy-green-paper</a>). This includes proposals on the future of integration support for refugees.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper sets out that the Government will work with civil society to increase integration support for refugees recognised after arrival in the UK. This recognises the importance that we place on integration for all refugees.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper also sets out plans to develop, with the Department for Education and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a new national English language Strategy for England; and plans to share best practice and build on learning about what works in relation to support for refugees on employment, English language, mental health and cultural orientation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will further develop these proposals with input from a range of stakeholders. Consultation on the Green Paper is open until 5<sup>th</sup> June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/05/2018 16:03:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Integrated_Communities_Strategy.pdf title Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

895042

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are seeking guarantees from the government of Turkey that it will not cause further deaths, injuries and destruction elsewhere in Syria, similar to those resulting from its operations in Afrin Canton.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is in close communication with the Turkish government about their military operations in northern Syria. We have been consistent in calling for de-escalation and the protection of civilians, and ministers have urged their Turkish counterparts to do everything they can to facilitate access for life-saving humanitarian aid, and to allow freedom of movement for those caught up in the violence, in accordance with international humanitarian law. We support discussions between Turkey and the US, and believe that a negotiated agreement taking into account the security concerns of both parties is necessary to prevent further conflict. Achieving a political settlement to end the war in Syria remains in our shared interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/05/2018 16:54:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

893152

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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 what are the reasons for the proposed deportation of Yvonne Williams to Jamaica; and what assessment they have made of the public interest in preventing the separation of closely related persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to remove Yvonne Williams and her case is still under consideration. The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of granting asylum to those who genuinely need our protection, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention. Each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/05/2018 16:38:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

892407

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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 whether they have any plans to consult on what should be a reasonable length of continuous residence in the UK, after which deportation cannot take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Deportation proceedings are initiated where a person is not a British citizen and their presence is considered to be non-conducive to the public good, usually because they are foreign criminals; or the Secretary of State has ordered another person to whose family they belong to be deported; or where a court has recommended deportation.</p><p> </p><p>Section 7(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 states that it is not lawful to deport Commonwealth or Irish citizens who were ordinarily resident in the UK for the commencement of the Act in January 1973 and ordinarily resident in the UK for at least five years before the decision to make a deportation order.</p><p> </p><p>For non-EEA nationals, section 32(2) of the UK Borders Act 2007 sets out automatic deportation provisions relevant to those sentenced to a period of imprisonment of at least 12 months. Section 33 of the UK Borders Act sets out exceptions to automatic deportation, which include human rights considerations, such as an individual’s right to private and family life (Article 8 of the human rights convention). In addition, the exception in section 7(1) of the 1971 Act applies in such cases. Section 19 of the Immigration Act 2014 sets out the approach to considering Article 8 claims in deportation cases, which takes account of a person’s length of residence and cultural integration into the UK. It makes clear that in general the deportation of foreign criminals is in the public interest.</p><p> </p><p>EEA nationals are deported in accordance with EU law on the grounds of public policy or public security.</p><p> </p><p>We will take all circumstances into account when considering whether deportation is appropriate, including factors such as length of residence, ties to the UK, and level of criminality. Due to the case-by-case nature of this consideration, it would not be appropriate to set a fixed length of continuous residence after which deportation cannot take place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:39:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

891840

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to implement UNSC Resolution 2379 of 21 September 2017; in particular, whether an investigative team is now in place with terms of reference agreed by the government of Iraq; whether all other states are cooperating with investigations in accordance with paragraph 10 of that Resolution; and whether a trust fund has been established in accordance with paragraphs 13 and 14.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2379, the Terms of Reference for the UN Investigative Team have been agreed. A team from the UN Office of Legal Affairs visited Iraq in early April to meet key Iraqi stakeholders, and we expect the Special Advisor who will lead the investigative team to be appointed very soon. Once this appointment has been made, the investigative team will be recruited by the Special Advisor and deployed to Iraq. A trust fund has been established to help joint fund the team alongside funding from the UN's Regular Budget. The UK has contributed an initial £1 million. We are also working with the Iraqi judiciary to build their capacity, as called upon by the Resolution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/05/2018 16:44:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

891841

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to secure the widest compliance with UNSC Resolution 2401 of 24 February concerning Syria, apart from paragraph 1; and in particular, whether de-mining has started in compliance with paragraph 11 of that Resolution.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>We have repeatedly pressed the Syrian regime and its backers, Russia and Iran, to abide by their obligations under Resolution 2401. At the UN Human Rights Council we secured a UK-proposed resolution calling for the Resolution's full and immediate implementation. Following the liberation of Raqqa in October 2017, we provided a further £10 million in humanitarian aid to support people in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zour, including for de-mining. The UK will be providing additional funding to support mine action organisations in Syria, in line with the Government's announcement that it will treble its global Mine Action spending to £100 million by 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/05/2018 16:40:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890718

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they reconcile figures from the Office for National Statistics, in its UK labour market: April 2018 bulletin, showing that the employment rate is “the highest since comparable records began in 1971”, with statistics published by the Trussell Trust showing increasing demand for the services provided by food banks over the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Work offers people the best opportunity to get out of poverty and to become self-reliant; adults in working families are around 4 times less likely to be in poverty than those in workless families. This is why we are undertaking the most ambitious reform to the welfare system in decades - so that it supports people to find and to stay in work. People use food banks for many and varied reasons and, while there are no official statistics on food bank usage, recent data from the Trussell Trust shows that the majority of users are out of work.</p><p>As a safeguard for people needing more support, we have a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans. Universal Credit has introduced a further package of measures announced at the Autumn Budget 2017, such as making advances of up to 100 per cent of the indicative award available and increasing the repayment period to 12 months, removing the 7 waiting days, providing an additional payment of 2 weeks of Housing Benefit to support claimants when they transition to UC, and changing how claimants in temporary accommodation receive support for their housing costs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/05/2018 14:31:44 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890719

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the administration of Universal Credit, including to ensure that Universal Credit and other benefit payments are made promptly.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Payment timeliness has improved since the early days of rollout and our latest data shows that around 80 per cent of new claims are paid in full and on time. The Department’s internal data shows that for many cases where full payment is not made on time by the end of the first assessment period, this is as a result of unresolved issues: claimants have not signed their Claimant Commitment or passed identity checks, and the others have outstanding verification issues, such as for housing, self-employed earnings and childcare costs. Whilst their verification is ongoing, many of these claimants receive a part payment for those elements of the claim that have been resolved.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear that we will deliver Universal Credit in a way that allows us to continue to make improvements as it is rolled out. We have already done this, such as by modifying the rollout plan following the £1.5 billion package of measures that were introduced in Autumn Budget 2017. This has allowed Universal Credit rollout to continue safely and securely.</p><p> </p><p>To date, we have successfully rolled out Universal Credit Full Service to 264 Jobcentres and prior to each rollout, we carry out a range of implementation activities to ensure each site is well prepared for the arrival of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Since the autumn of 2017, we have announced a series of changes to the administration of Universal Credit. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>converting our enquiry helplines to freephone numbers</li><li>abolishing the 7 day waiting period, thus reducing the time that some claimants wait to receive their first payment</li><li>increasing the amount of an advance payment that a claimant can apply for from the start of their claim, from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of their indicative award</li><li>extending the period over which an advance payment is recovered from 6 to 12 months</li><li>providing new Universal Credit claimants who are already receiving support towards their housing costs an additional payment of two weeks of their housing benefit, to support them as they transition to universal credit</li></ul><p> </p><p>We plan to publish regular national statistics on Universal Credit, including payment timeliness, in the near future. This data is currently going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with the National Statistics and Official Statistics publication standard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 09/05/2018 13:26:47 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton