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Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 126 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 167
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 122 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 169
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 123 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 172
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 127 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 282 Noes - 180
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Victims and Prisoners Bill

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View all Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Victims and Prisoners Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2024
Household Support Fund

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View all Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Household Support Fund
Written Question
Visas: New Businesses
Friday 24th November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Entrepreneur visas have been issued to date.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release

Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants

Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants

Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956

Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants

High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants

Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.

Written Question
Visas: Migrant Workers
Friday 24th November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) India Young Professionals Scheme visas, (2) Entrepreneur visas (Tier 1), (3) Investor visas (Tier 1), (4) Global Talent visas, and (5) High Potential Individual visas, have been issued to date.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release

Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants

Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants

Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956

Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants

High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants

Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.

Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Friday 24th November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Talent Network visas have been issued to date.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release

Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants

Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants

Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956

Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants

High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants

Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.

Written Question
Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many employment advisors there are in health settings in England.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

There are 1,500 employment advisors as of the end of October 2023 in England.

Activity

FTE

(UCJC) Armed Forces Champion Lead.

10

(UCJC) Armed Forces Champion.

30

(UCJC) DWP Group Partnerships Mgmt.

30

(UCJC) DWP National Emp/Pship Teams.

70

(UCJC) DWP Partnerships LM/Skills Prov.

200

(UCJC) DWP Partnerships Relationship Mgmt.

180

(UCJC) Emp/Pship Admin Support.

40

(UCJC) Employer Engagement.

750

(UCJC) FJ Verification Svs.

10

(UCJC) SWAP Employer Partnership.

190

JC Employer and Partnerships - TOTAL

1,500

Source: Derived from the department’s Activity Based Model (ABM).

  • Employment Advisers (EAs) are based in Jobcentres and not in health settings. Their role includes finding employment opportunities for Work Coaches to discuss with claimants, setting up job fairs and liaising with employers. Data is drawn at the end of each month. Data is correct as of the end of October 2023 and has been rounded to the nearest 10.
  • For the purposes of answering this question the JC Employer and Partnerships product group has been used which contains the activity lines as shown in the table above.
  • Only those in England have been included.
  • Figures were derived from the department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment. No overtime FTE is included.
  • The number of Employment Advisers is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the department holds the information, we have released it.