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Written Question
Immigration: Windrush Generation
Monday 9th July 2018

Asked by: Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many children of the Windrush generation who had been in local authority care now have an uncertain legal residency status; and what steps they are taking to clarify the status of such people.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

Information about children of the Windrush generation who had been in local authority care is not automatically reported to the Home Office.

We are fully committed to helping all members of the Windrush generation who have faced difficulties to evidence their status in the UK and are making that process as straightforward as possible. A dedicated Home Office taskforce has been set up to help them and other long-term residents to evidence their right to be in the UK and to access the necessary services and benefits. Individuals can contact the Home Office, by telephone on 0800 678 1925 or by emailing commonwealthtaskforce@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.

We have also put in place additional protection for landlords, employers and others conducting checks in order to ensure we are not denying work, housing, benefits and services to Commonwealth migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Mar 2017
Male Abusive Behaviour

"My Lords, I declare my interests in Changing Lives and the Lloyds Bank Foundation. We are doing a lot of work with perpetrators, but also in making sure that commissioners know and understand what is needed in this area. May I remind the Minister that it is becoming increasingly clear …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 06 Jun 2016
Migration

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 06 Jun 2016
Migration

"My Lords, does the Minister recognise that in the world today one in seven people is on the move? We have 7 billion members of the human race and 1 billion of them at any time this year are on the move. In those circumstances would anyone dare say that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Feb 2016
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

"My Lords, does the Minister understand that one of the big problems out there is the very steep rise in rough sleeping? There are not enough beds, either hostel beds or other sorts of beds such as detox beds, for them to go into. There has been an unprecedented rise …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Nov 2015
Domestic Abuse

"My Lords, first, I remind your Lordships of my declaration of interests, because I work with two charities that are involved, among other things, with victims of domestic violence. I have worked for over 40 years on this issue and even I am shocked at the number of women I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2015
Northern Powerhouse: Airports

"Does the Minister recognise that the north has already lost out because of slow decision-making over an airport in the south-east? Teesside’s Durham Tees Valley Airport no longer has any connectivity with London and the connectivity at Newcastle has been severely reduced. This affects our economy. The north-east is still …..."
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Written Question
Home Office: Public Appointments
Wednesday 15th July 2015

Asked by: Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Home Office.

Answered by Lord Bates

Listed below are current chair appointments to non-departmental public bodies made by the Home Office and announced in line with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments (April 2012):

William (Bill) Griffths – Disclosure and Barring Service

Margaret Beels – Gangmasters Licensing Authority

Christopher Spencer – Independent Family Returns Panel

Professor Sir David Metcalf – Migration Advisory Committee

Elizabeth France – Security Industry Authority

Professor Leslie Iverson – Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

John Landers – Animals in Science Committee Professor Dame Shirley Pearce – College of Policing

Dame Ann Owers – Independent Police Complaints Commission

Chris Hughes – National DNA Database Ethics Group

David Lebrecht – Police and National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body

Jonathan Hoyle – Technical Advisory Board

Home Office public appointments are usually announced via the department’s GOV.UK website or, in some instances, via the appointing body’s website

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2012
Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I want to speak about a particular aspect of the work of the National Policing Improvement Agency: training. I confess that I also speak from a very specific point of view as Harperley Hall—the NPIA’s newest building, as well as most recently refurbished building, for training—is within two …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2012
Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

"I thank the Minister for that. It is of course not a police force establishment these days but an NPIA establishment. I just hope that it will find a future within the new structure. I sincerely plead for Harperley Hall not simply because it is in the north-east but because …..."
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