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1719924

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many visas they have issued for overseas students undertaking undergraduate degree courses in universities in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in the current academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on sponsored study visas by course level in the 'Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release'.</p><p>The dataset does not provide a breakdown of the UK constituent country in which the University was based.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:25:40 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1568374

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Ukraine: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, together with other countries, to assist Ukrainian (1) civilians, and (2) soldiers, suffering from trauma and stress.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>We are working with the Ukrainian Armed Forces and our international partners and allies to best understand how we can support Ukraine's needs as part of international efforts. Mental health experts from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have offered advice and support to Ukrainian colleagues on ways to further develop their mental health services.</p><p>To support civilians suffering from trauma and stress, the UK has funded the British NGO UK-Med (£300,000) to train 1363 first responders in advanced trauma and psychological first aid. Our funding to UNICEF (£15 million) is supporting them to provide specialist trauma and gender-based violence services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/01/2023 14:33:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

1386819

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect international underwater telecommunication cables; and what would be the consequences of a failure to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Richards of Herstmonceux
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>Sub-sea cables are a critical part of the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure connecting the UK to the rest of the world. Working with operators, DCMS ensures their security and resilience. We support industry efforts to enhance the cable networks’ resilience to loss or damage and provide advice and guidance to mitigate the risks posed by physical and cyber threats.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 20/12/2021 17:34:55 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4317 label Biography information for Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

1197881

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current expected annual revenue from the immigration health surcharge; of that, how much is collected from (1) NHS workers, and (2) care workers; and in each case what proportion of the total NHS budget this represents. [T]
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 04/06/2020 15:19:25 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

825313

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Greece
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what co-operation on immigration matters exists between the UK and Greece.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with all European partners, including Greece, to address migration issues. The EU-Turkey deal, along with border closures in the Western Balkans, has contributed to a significant reduction in the flow of migrants and loss of life in the Aegean. The UK has played a leading role in supporting Greece and Turkey to implement the EU-Turkey Statement.</p><p>We continue our long-running specialist deployments to the EU Commission team in Athens and are providing further expert support to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in the Greek hotspots in line with the particular needs identified.</p><p>In addition, we have a Border Force cutter, HMC VALIANT, based in the Aegean and the provision of debriefers, screeners and interpreters to support the Hellenic Coastguard and Frontex Operation Poseidon and tackle Organised Immigration Crime (OIC).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/01/2018 16:24:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

677380

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Patents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consult businesses and organisations involved in the use of patents on the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement, in particular asking for views on UK participation in the agreement for up to two years from ratification until leaving the EU; and if so, whether they will complete those consultations before ratification takes place.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>On 28 November, the Government confirmed its intention to continue with the process of ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The EU is not a party to that agreement and ratification should not be seen as pre-empting the UK's position in the forthcoming negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The options for the UK's intellectual property regime after EU exit, including the UK's future relationship with the Unified Patent Court, are being considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has engaged and will continue to engage with industry, intellectual property practitioners and other stakeholders to understand what leaving the EU means for all aspects of intellectual property, including patents and the Unified Patent Court.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL4845 question first answered 01/02/2017 16:27:58 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

443562

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
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: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals, if any, they have made, and what further action they will take, to ensure that the voices of women are heard in all future negotiations about Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>We have consistently urged the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, as well as representatives of the moderate Syrian opposition to ensure that women are fully represented in negotiations with the Syrian regime. This was the case at the Geneva peace talks two years ago where women were represented on the opposition negotiating team. Further UN-brokered talks between the Syrian regime and opposition are planned for late January; we and our partners will continue to encourage the opposition and organisers to involve women fully in the process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/01/2016 13:15:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178697

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of the Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union to UK Export Finance and its associated agencies, broken down by (1) staff time, (2) printing costs, (3) running of engagement events, (4) witness expenses, (5) publicity of the reports, and (6) any and all other associated costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Tugendhat
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer my Noble Lord to the answer as given for <strong>HL4840</strong></del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">I refer the noble Lord to HL4847 for the combined answer.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/02/2015 16:52:19 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2015 15:09:02 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 45531 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1705 label Biography information for Lord Tugendhat