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1715724

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Teesworks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to monitor progress on the implementation of the 28 recommendations in the Tees Valley Review; and whether they intend to make their findings public.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>On 7 March, the Secretary of State responded to the Mayor’s initial response to the independent review, acknowledging that the Authority is working collaboratively to engage with the recommendations from the review and working out how best to implement them, and requesting a further report in six months’ time.</p><p>When the Mayor’s further response is received, we will issue a Government response as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 20/05/2024 14:56:05 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1715444

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Gulf States: Motor Sports
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 30 April (HL3810), where the register detailing which ambassadors have accepted offers of gifts or hospitality to attend F1 races in the last three years in each of the Gulf States can be accessed; and whether the register identifies which races they attended, and who offered the gift and hospitality.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Registers for gifts and hospitality are held locally at each FCDO Embassy. These registers are not publicly released.</p><p>The FCDO expects all members of staff to maintain the highest standards of propriety and regularity at all times in line with the Civil Service Code and the Diplomatic Service Code.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/05/2024 16:17:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1715445

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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 how many full-time equivalent established posts there were in the Civil Service dealing with immigration issues related to the Rwanda scheme at (1) 30 September 2023, (2) 31 December 2023, and (3) 31 March 2024; and how many of these posts were filled on these dates.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes its accounts each year which sets out the FTE working in each of its systems, including on matters relating to Migration and Borders.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 16/05/2024 16:31:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1714007

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what planning estimate they have made for the number of people who have arrived by irregular routes and need to be accommodated in the UK because they have not been sent to a safe third country or returned home, for the end of each month from April to December 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office routinely publishes information on a quarterly basis, including on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, all irregular modes of entry into the UK, and the level of returns.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 08/05/2024 15:39:29 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1700708

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Gulf States: Motor Sports
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 3 April (HL3297), which ambassadors have accepted offers of gifts or hospitality to attended F1 races in the last three years in Gulf States as recorded through management assurance processes; which races they attended; and who offered the gift and hospitality.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As the answer to Question HL3297 made clear, all FCDO Staff are expected to maintain the highest standards of propriety and regularity at all times in line with the Civil Service Code and Diplomatic Service Code. It is recognised across HMG that, for example, the exchange of gifts and hospitality have long been an important part of building relations, particularly overseas. The motorsport industry provides significant economic opportunities for the UK, generating over £10 billion in revenue each year, and UK Ambassadors to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have regularly attended F1 events as part of their official duties. Offers of gifts or hospitality to FCDO officials are recorded and regularly audited under our management assurance processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2024 14:41:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1699295

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
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	Ministers: Visits Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any foreign country has paid for the flights or accommodation of any Minister visiting that country in the past two years; and if so, who the Ministers were, what were the reasons for their visits, which country was visited, and the cost of (1) the flights, and (2) the accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Cross-Whitehall data on flights and accommodation of any Minister visiting foreign countries is not centrally held by the FCDO and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>However, information relating to overseas travel by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers is published on GOV.UK, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/04/2024 13:39:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1699296

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Georgia
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 impact of the government of Georgia introducing a bill that would curtail LGBT+ rights on the UK government’s declaration that Georgia is a safe country for immigration purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>In line with 80AA of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, we work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to regularly monitor and review the situation in countries where migrants originate from, including how any new legislation is applied in practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 11/04/2024 12:53:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1699297

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Georgia and India
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have examined, and from which organisations, to determine that (1) Georgia, and (2) India, are safe countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>As with all our country assessments to inform asylum and immigration decision making, we have drawn on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 12/04/2024 09:31:45 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1699298

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
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 evidence they have considered, and from which organisations, which has led them to the conclusion that Rwanda is a safe country.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>The list of sources used are listed in the extensive country information notes, and the annexes that accompany them. This – alongside the additional assurances agreed with the Government of Rwanda under the terms of the UK-Rwanda Treaty: Provision of an Asylum Partnership – allow us to conclude that Rwanda is safe.</p><p>Detail of these is available via the ‘Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: policy statement and evidence pack’ page on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 11/04/2024 12:37:31 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1699299

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
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 conditions exist in Rwanda that have led them to conclude that appropriate and professional age assessments will be capable of being carried out on people sent there for immigration purposes where special requirements apply in respect of an uncertainty over an individual’s age.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>Our age assessment policies for immigration purposes seek to protect genuine children and identify those who are adults.</p><p>The UK-Rwanda Treaty makes clear at Article 3 that the agreement reached between the governments of Rwanda and the UK does not cover unaccompanied children and that the UK Government shall not seek to relocate unaccompanied children under the age of 18. It is therefore only those individuals who are confirmed to be, or have been assessed to be, adults who will be removed to Rwanda.</p><p><br> We have already strengthened the age assessment process through measures introduced in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 11/04/2024 14:49:41 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven