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1549169

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the processing of asylum claims, what steps they are taking (1) to improve the quality of decision-making, (2) to prioritise the most vulnerable cases and those who have been waiting longest, and (3) to improve access to good quality legal advice for applicants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office have an asylum transformation programme that will speed up and simplify decision making, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and decrease the number of people who are awaiting an interview or decision. These initiatives include conducting shorter, more focused interviews or omitting interviews where it is appropriate to do so; streamlining decision templates for grants and refusals; and focusing on improving quality to ensure decisions are right first time.</p><p>We are currently concentrating on deciding older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for Legacy cases.</p><p>All asylum claimants have the opportunity to be legally represented during their asylum claim, and legal aid funding is provided to those who need it.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 20/12/2022 16:21:01 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1548273

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement recommendations from the report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration An Inspection of UK Visas and Immigration Front End Services (August 2020 – June 2021), published on 25 November 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>All the recommendations from this report have been actioned and are either closed or proposed for closure.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 19/12/2022 15:57:20 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1548274

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Analysis of the Legality and Appropriateness of the Transfer of Asylum Seekers under the UK–Rwanda arrangement, published on 8 June; and what steps they are taking to respond to concerns raised in that report.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>We are confident our arrangement with Rwanda is fully compatible with our international obligations and guarantees the safety of those relocated.</p><p>Safeguards and assurances were considered throughout the development of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership between the UK and Rwanda, and the commitments made by both Participants have been recorded in the published Memorandum of Understanding. A Joint Committee has been established under the MEDP to oversee the operation of Partnership and has already met. It will be informed by an independent Monitoring Committee that has been appointed to monitor the implementation of the safeguards and assurances.</p><p>The Home Office Country Policy and Information Team also carried out an assessment of the asylum system and human rights position in Rwanda. More information on its findings can be found at Gov.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 12/12/2022 13:29:53 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1547522

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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 His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce (1) the time taken to make decisions on asylum applications, and (2) the backlog of older cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>To further accelerate decision making we will drive productivity improvements by simplifying and modernising our system. This includes measures like shortening interviews, removing unnecessary interviews, making guidance simpler and more accessible, dealing with cases more swiftly where they can be certified as manifestly unfounded and recruiting extra decision makers.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 15/12/2022 17:11:27 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1547523

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 29 November (HL3419), what proportion of the approximately £195 million committed to the government of France since January 2018 has been spent on controlling irregular migration.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer Lord Hylton to my previous written response to HL 3419 regarding UK funding committed to France to tackle illegal migration.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 15/12/2022 17:50:37 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1546216

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Palestinians: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability for Palestinian adults in (1) the West Bank, (2) East Jerusalem, and (3) Gaza, to express their political wishes through verified elections; and what steps they will take to ensure that Palestinian adults have these rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Palestinian people should be allowed to enjoy their democratic rights. We regularly remind the Palestinian leadership of the need for democratic renewal through free and fair national elections held across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, as set out in the Oslo Accords.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/12/2022 17:38:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1545099

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Yazidis: Missing Persons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to determine the (1) fate, and (2) whereabouts, of Yazidi women and children who are missing from Iraq and Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Yazidi community has suffered immense pain and loss as a result of the abhorrent crimes inflicted by Daesh. The UK advocated strongly for the passing of the Yazidi Survivors' Law in March 2021 and the establishment of the Directorate of Yazidi Affairs. The Directorate is responsible for searching for survivors and supporting judicial and investigative bodies on holding perpetrators to account. In parallel, we have also provided £2 million to the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD). The UK joined likeminded partners in committing to support Yazidis displaced or abducted by Daesh in a Joint alliance statement issued in October 2021. We will continue to press the newly formed government on the importance of these issues, including searching for those missing Yazidi women and children abducted by Daesh.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/12/2022 13:39:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1545100

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the number of prison staff declined between 2009 and 2017; if so, by what percentage the number declined; and whether any such decline has since been redressed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The number of public sector prison staff declined from 46,889 FTE as of 31 March 2009 to 31,232 FTE as of 31 March 2017. This was a decline of 15,657 (33%).</p><p>Since then, the number of public sector prison staff has increased to stand at 35,575 FTE as of 30 September 2022; an increase of 14% since March 2017.</p><p>Over the last few years, the MoJ has invested in a number of initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of operational and non-Operational staff across the prison estate. Whilst we face some difficulties in areas of the country where labour markets are particularly challenging, we continue to deliver recruitment marketing campaigns on a variety of channels for all prisons.</p><p>The recent pay award has been seen as a positive move to help retain and recruit new staff. We will be monitoring the impact of the 2022/23 pay award which reflects a significant investment to uplift and reform the prison pay structure. We are continuing to use localised market supplements to increase prison officer pay in 18 sites.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 07/12/2022 14:44:23 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1545101

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners are currently being confined to their cells for 23 hours a day; what assessment they have made of the impact of this practice on prisoner (1) self-harm, (2) assaults, and (3) suicides; and what plans they have to reduce the current level of confinement to address any such impacts.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>No prisons are routinely operating a 23 hour per day or similar lockdown and I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-14/hl3355" target="_blank">HL3355</a> on 29 November 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining safety continues to be a priority, and where regimes are limited, we continue to prioritise the implementation of key safety interventions. This includes our case management approaches to manage the risk of self-harm and suicide (Assessment, Care in Custody, and Teamwork) and of violent behaviour (Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan), and the delivery of key work, through which prison officers provide one-to-one support for prisoners.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 07/12/2022 13:44:11 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1545134

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Health Services: Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that prisoners in England and Wales have access to healthcare of equivalent quality to that received by the general public.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>As a signatory to the National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare, the Department of Health and Social Care is committed to working with the Ministry of Justice, HM Prison and Probation Service, NHS England and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to ensure safe, legal, decent and effective care which improves health outcomes and reduces health inequalities for prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>As of October 2022, 96% of new arrivals in the adult custodial estate, excluding Immigration Removal Centres and short-term holding facilities, received an initial health screening and 83% received a further health assessment within seven days.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/12/2022 12:21:13 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton