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224946

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what qualifications and quality standards are required of contractors' staff in contact with detainees at Yarl's Wood and other detention centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>People undertaking custodial functions in immigration removal centres must be certified by the Secretary of State as Detainee Custody Officers (DCO) or, in the case of prison officers undertaking such duties, have the functions of DCOs conferred on them by the Secretary of State.</p><p>Under section 154 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 the Secretary of State may not issue a certificate of authorisation to perform the functions of a DCO unless she is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to perform those functions and has received training to such standard as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the performance of those functions.</p><p>Detention Service Order 10/2014 sets out the requirements for DCO certification which contains requirements including: nationality and employment requirements, prohibitions on membership or affiliation with particular organisations, satisfactory completion of an initial training course and training on the work of immigration enforcement.</p><p>DCOs will not be issued with a certificate to work unless they have also passed all preliminary security checks, have no convictions and completed all declarations, including the Official Secrets Act.</p><p>For prison officers working at The Verne, Dover, Haslar and Morton Hall the National Offender Management Service is responsible for ensuring that all prison officer grades are appropriately cleared, trained and authorised to carry out their functions.</p><p>Evidence of the qualifications and quality standards to be met must be provided to the Home Office (Immigration Enforcement Certification Team).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:26:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224947

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training is provided to contractors' staff at Yarl's Wood and elsewhere; how long such training lasts; and whether it is provided before or during their deployment at Yarl's Wood.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Requirements for training under different contracts for Detainee Custody Officers (DCOs) in immigration removal centres (IRCs) will vary in their detail but service providers are required by their contract to provide an initial training programme that contains a number of elements including: Interpersonal skills First aid training to approved standards Race relations and cultural awareness</p><p>Managing the stress and anxiety of detainees and of service providers' staff Identification of and procedures for dealing with vulnerable detainees Security procedures and practice Control and restraint training accredited by the National Offender Management Service Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (prevention of self harm)</p><p>While there are no specific requirements for the duration of training courses in the contracts for IRCs these are generally between 6 and 8 weeks. For Yarl’s Wood, Serco has advised that their initial training course is 7 weeks long. DCOs cannot be deployed at any centre unless they have successfully completed their initial training course.</p><p>For prison officers working at The Verne, Dover, Haslar and Morton Hall the National Offender Management Service is responsible for ensuring that all prison officer grades are appropriately cleared, trained and authorised to carry out their functions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:26:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224948

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Detention Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether proposed body cameras at Yarl's Wood detention centre will record speech as well as movement.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Yes. Serco has undertaken to provide the Home Office with an implementation plan by March 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:42:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224323

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
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	Eastern Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have with regard to the aims and agenda of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership summit meeting at Riga in May 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>We expect the Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga to send a strong message of support to Eastern Partnership countries. It is vital that they make their own strategic choices without third party interference and for the Summit to confirm the EU’s support for the implementation of real reforms on the ground for the benefit of citizens, including through the implementation of the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2015 14:44:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224241

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about Dr Masaud Jahromi.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The British Government has not specifically raised Dr Masaud Jahromi’s case but we are aware that he was arrested in 2011 and charged with illegal gathering. An official from our Embassy in Bahrain attended his court hearing in January 2012. In January 2015, Masaud was one of 72 individuals who had their nationalities revoked. Our Ambassador to Bahrain has raised these revocations at Ministerial level with the Government of Bahrain. All of the individuals affected have the right to appeal. Our Embassy in Bahrain will continue to follow these cases closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/03/2015 15:06:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224242

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their view on Ukraine having free-trade agreements with both the European Union and Russia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We are a not opposed to Ukraine having a free trade agreement with the Russian Federation if it wishes to do so.</p><p> </p><p>An Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union has been signed and ratified by both the Ukrainian and European parliaments. The Association Agreement establishes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which is due to come into force from 1<sup>st</sup> January 2016. Under the terms of the DCFTA, 98.1% of the value Ukrainian exports to the EU will become tariff-free. Additionally, Ukraine is required to take steps to modernise its trade relations by undertaking certain economic reforms and aligning a number of its industrial regulations and standards with those of the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Ukraine is also a signatory to the Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area (CISFTA). Established in October 2011, this is a free trade area between Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Ukraine. The EU-Ukraine DCFTA does not stop Ukraine from remaining within this free trade area.</p><p> </p><p>Separately from the CISFTA, Russia has established the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with a number of its neighbours. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Russia are currently members. The EEU unifies its members’ import tariffs, customs regimes and a number of industrial regulations and standards. Therefore it is not possible for Ukraine to be a party, simultaneously, to both the EU-Ukraine DCFTA, which eliminates tariffs on most goods to and from the EU, and the EEU, which would require Ukraine to apply the same tariff rates as applied by Russia and the other EEU members.</p><p> </p><p>However, this does not prevent Ukraine from maintaining or entering into free trade agreements with other countries or blocs, including the EEU; it leaves Ukraine free to determine its own trade policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 09/03/2015 16:42:59 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224243

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide humanitarian aid for the care and resettlement of displaced people in Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>In response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine the UK Government has committed £16.4 million of bilateral humanitarian support in Ukraine. In addition, the UK’s share of multilateral contributions through the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) and the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) stands at £4.35m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 09/03/2015 17:53:16 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224244

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose that the European Union removes all customs duties on Ukrainian exports, and provides technical assistance to Ukrainian companies wishing to enter the European market.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>Ukraine already benefits from autonomous trade preferences which enable most Ukrainian goods to enter the EU market free from import tariffs. In April 2014, the EU unilaterally eliminated or reduced its customs duties on goods originating from Ukraine; for instance, EU import tariffs were removed immediately for 94.7% of industrial products from Ukraine. These autonomous trade preferences have now been extended, so that they will apply for 2015, after which the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) is due to be applied. Under the terms of the DCFTA, 98.1% of the value Ukrainian exports to the EU will become tariff-free. The UK has given its full support for these measures.</p><p> </p><p>The EU is providing significant financial and technical assistance to support Ukraine, including help with economic reform and political stabilisation. In addition to our £4.35 million share of these EU and other multilateral efforts. The UK has also committed a further £1.4 million bilaterally this financial year for humanitarian support in Ukraine. On 23 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will release £15 million in emergency assistance for Ukraine. Furthermore, UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) and the British Embassy in Kyiv continue to work closely with the Ukrainian government across a broad range of issues to improve our trade and business links.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 06/03/2015 11:58:28 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224245

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered providing a visa-free regime for short-term visits by Ukrainian citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to change the visa requirement for Ukrainian nationals.</p><p>We keep our visa regimes under regular review. A number of factors are taken into account when reviewing regimes. These include the immigration, crime and security risks posed by a nationality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224246

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Missing Persons: United Arab Emirates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Serious Fraud Office passed five files on Mr Abbas Yazdi, a British citizen, to Iranian government services between 2008 and 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Requests for mutual legal assistance (MLA) may be referred by the Home Office, under section 15(2) of the Crime (International Cooperation) Act 2003, to the Serious Fraud Office for execution.</p><p>It is the usual policy neither to confirm nor deny the existence, content or status of any individual MLA requests.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton