Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties a police officer can impose on an individual over 70 years old, who has no underlying health conditions and adheres to other government social distancing guidance, who leaves their home to visit family members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The powers to restrict individual movements are contained in the Health Protection Regulations 2020, under the Public Health Act 1984, which was certified as Human Rights Act compliant by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock.
The penalties for those who do not comply apply to anyone aged 18 and over. If members of the public do not comply with these new measures, then the police response will follow the 4 Es approach – engaging, explaining, encouraging, and then, as a last resort, enforcing, including through issuing fixed penalty notices and dispersing gatherings.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific legislative provisions are in use currently to curb the movement outside their own homes by people aged over 70; and whether that legislation is considered as compatible with the Human Rights Act 1998 and has been certified as such by a Minister of the Crown.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The powers to restrict individual movements are contained in the Health Protection Regulations 2020, under the Public Health Act 1984, which was certified as Human Rights Act compliant by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock.
The penalties for those who do not comply apply to anyone aged 18 and over. If members of the public do not comply with these new measures, then the police response will follow the 4 Es approach – engaging, explaining, encouraging, and then, as a last resort, enforcing, including through issuing fixed penalty notices and dispersing gatherings.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to involve councils in decisions about reform of the immigration system in relation to the adult social care workforce.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Government published details of the new UK’s Points Based System on 19 February.
A comprehensive programme of communication and engagement will be launched this month, focusing on users and key sectors. It will involve relevant stakeholders, including local authorities.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the prescription of medicinal cannabis by registered medical practitioners for the use of NHS patients in England; and whether such medication may be brought into the UK if it has been prescribed abroad with the approval of a patient's UK registered medical practitioner.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Cannabis is currently a drug listed under Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 and as such, it cannot legally be possessed, supplied or imported without a Home Office Licence.
On 19th June 2018, the Home Secretary announced a review of the scheduling of cannabis. As part of the review, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will provide an assessment, based on the balance of harms and public health needs, of what, if anything, should be rescheduled.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold on methods available to test the potency and safety of prescription drugs taken illegally by young people; and whether they consider such testing should be made available at large gatherings of young people to help prevent drug related fatalities.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Prescription-only medicines are, by their very nature, potent and should only be prescribed by a doctor or appropriate healthcare professional.
While technologies are available that test the potency and composition of illegally supplied drugs, no illegal drug-taking can be assumed to be safe and there is no safe way to take them.
The possession of any amount of a controlled drug is a criminal offence and the supply of a controlled drug is an even more serious offence. While operational decisions are a matter for Chief Constables, the Government and the public expect the police to enforce the law.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for Tier 2 visas have been made for doctors in each of the last 12 months for which information is available; how many have been refused; and what proportion of refusals were to applications for positions (1) London, (2) the rest of England, and (3) other parts of the UK.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The available information on applications and outcomes (i.e. grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) of entry clearance visas in the ‘Tier 2 & pre-PBS equivalent’ category are published quarterly in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q (see table below) latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/list-of-tables#visas.
Neither a breakdown by profession, or applications and outcomes by region of employment, is available in the published entry clearance visas data.
Table vi_01_q: Entry clearance visa applications and resolution by category |
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Quarter | Type | Broad category | Applicant type | Category | Applications | Resolved | Granted | % | Refused | % | Withdrawn | Lapsed |
2005 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 549,934 | 544,208 | 428,907 | 79% | 108,812 | 20% | 4,888 | 1,601 |
2005 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 809,340 | 795,890 | 665,996 | 84% | 122,175 | 15% | 6,149 | 1,570 |
2005 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 697,399 | 707,940 | 569,218 | 80% | 132,089 | 19% | 5,156 | 1,477 |
2005 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 507,579 | 501,929 | 401,303 | 80% | 95,973 | 19% | 3,603 | 1,050 |
2006 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 541,956 | 542,525 | 441,273 | 81% | 96,853 | 18% | 3,203 | 1,196 |
2006 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 827,519 | 814,248 | 686,671 | 84% | 123,046 | 15% | 3,523 | 1,008 |
2006 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 806,500 | 816,907 | 663,693 | 81% | 147,316 | 18% | 4,296 | 1,602 |
2006 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 555,104 | 554,493 | 436,624 | 79% | 111,567 | 20% | 3,229 | 3,073 |
2007 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 558,635 | 561,164 | 446,247 | 80% | 109,976 | 20% | 3,122 | 1,819 |
2007 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 764,263 | 759,360 | 628,923 | 83% | 125,617 | 17% | 3,528 | 1,292 |
2007 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 739,835 | 752,850 | 608,216 | 81% | 139,269 | 18% | 3,874 | 1,491 |
2007 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 479,132 | 477,638 | 379,248 | 79% | 94,613 | 20% | 2,902 | 875 |
2008 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 502,654 | 491,719 | 395,013 | 80% | 92,365 | 19% | 2,870 | 1,471 |
2008 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 744,502 | 720,366 | 605,196 | 84% | 110,118 | 15% | 3,507 | 1,545 |
2008 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 717,729 | 727,683 | 590,439 | 81% | 132,438 | 18% | 3,925 | 881 |
2008 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 475,484 | 462,707 | 363,957 | 79% | 93,682 | 20% | 3,832 | 1,236 |
2009 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 482,700 | 493,343 | 386,579 | 78% | 100,490 | 20% | 3,157 | 3,117 |
2009 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 716,340 | 688,212 | 576,235 | 84% | 105,531 | 15% | 4,176 | 2,270 |
2009 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 742,116 | 736,321 | 609,481 | 83% | 120,849 | 16% | 4,585 | 1,406 |
2009 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 506,235 | 531,711 | 423,058 | 80% | 101,404 | 19% | 6,557 | 692 |
2010 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 512,262 | 506,136 | 407,252 | 80% | 89,925 | 18% | 8,037 | 922 |
2010 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 748,492 | 748,614 | 636,871 | 85% | 101,632 | 14% | 9,392 | 719 |
2010 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 757,762 | 783,530 | 669,858 | 85% | 107,595 | 14% | 5,485 | 592 |
2010 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 511,446 | 515,469 | 430,640 | 84% | 80,304 | 16% | 3,556 | 969 |
2011 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 543,638 | 544,130 | 465,214 | 85% | 75,410 | 14% | 2,886 | 620 |
2011 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 872,197 | 819,506 | 728,719 | 89% | 84,455 | 10% | 5,821 | 511 |
2011 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 720,758 | 789,132 | 686,568 | 87% | 95,772 | 12% | 6,393 | 399 |
2011 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 470,549 | 463,582 | 394,916 | 85% | 65,134 | 14% | 2,788 | 744 |
2012 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 532,964 | 523,081 | 454,765 | 87% | 65,162 | 12% | 2,681 | 473 |
2012 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 817,467 | 793,511 | 707,409 | 89% | 81,742 | 10% | 3,824 | 536 |
2012 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 721,616 | 743,928 | 643,211 | 86% | 96,166 | 13% | 3,713 | 838 |
2012 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 489,576 | 509,175 | 423,377 | 83% | 82,589 | 16% | 2,814 | 395 |
2013 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 543,438 | 528,954 | 458,263 | 87% | 68,304 | 13% | 2,182 | 205 |
2013 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 936,779 | 902,130 | 810,151 | 90% | 88,236 | 10% | 3,507 | 236 |
2013 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 847,598 | 889,618 | 782,822 | 88% | 103,069 | 12% | 3,405 | 322 |
2013 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 502,197 | 520,090 | 445,252 | 86% | 72,140 | 14% | 2,409 | 289 |
2014 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 530,572 | 534,580 | 475,474 | 89% | 56,847 | 11% | 2,003 | 256 |
2014 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 883,698 | 846,662 | 764,776 | 90% | 78,269 | 9% | 3,187 | 430 |
2014 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 838,645 | 872,683 | 771,008 | 88% | 96,636 | 11% | 4,364 | 675 |
2014 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 495,433 | 516,971 | 437,305 | 85% | 76,731 | 15% | 2,544 | 391 |
2015 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 545,035 | 537,338 | 460,054 | 86% | 75,135 | 14% | 1,613 | 536 |
2015 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 928,985 | 895,277 | 793,263 | 89% | 99,238 | 11% | 2,185 | 591 |
2015 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 858,730 | 894,832 | 780,027 | 87% | 112,239 | 13% | 2,339 | 227 |
2015 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 507,640 | 522,433 | 435,003 | 83% | 85,625 | 16% | 1,666 | 139 |
2016 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 537,970 | 526,736 | 445,860 | 85% | 79,310 | 15% | 1,441 | 125 |
2016 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 964,847 | 915,882 | 799,736 | 87% | 114,335 | 12% | 1,667 | 144 |
2016 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 846,031 | 890,705 | 772,410 | 87% | 116,090 | 13% | 2,132 | 73 |
2016 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 547,309 | 550,108 | 460,967 | 84% | 87,832 | 16% | 1,276 | 33 |
2017 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 620,026 | 593,471 | 513,958 | 87% | 78,180 | 13% | 1,307 | 26 |
2017 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 1,036,552 | 977,989 | 885,794 | 91% | 89,731 | 9% | 2,427 | 37 |
2017 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 844,390 | 914,504 | 822,658 | 90% | 88,484 | 10% | 3,340 | 22 |
2017 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 561,242 | 572,578 | 487,940 | 85% | 82,385 | 14% | 2,244 | 9 |
2018 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 618,915 | 595,250 | 513,649 | 86% | 79,875 | 13% | 1,700 | 26 |
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Tier 2 visa refusals have been issued in the last six months for which information is available; and how this compares with the previous six months.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The available information on applications and outcomes (i.e. grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) of entry clearance visas in the ‘Tier 2 & pre-PBS equivalent’ category are published quarterly in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q (see table below) latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/list-of-tables#visas.
Neither a breakdown by profession, or applications and outcomes by region of employment, is available in the published entry clearance visas data.
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2005 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 549,934 | 544,208 | 428,907 | 79% | 108,812 | 20% | 4,888 | 1,601 |
2005 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 809,340 | 795,890 | 665,996 | 84% | 122,175 | 15% | 6,149 | 1,570 |
2005 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 697,399 | 707,940 | 569,218 | 80% | 132,089 | 19% | 5,156 | 1,477 |
2005 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 507,579 | 501,929 | 401,303 | 80% | 95,973 | 19% | 3,603 | 1,050 |
2006 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 541,956 | 542,525 | 441,273 | 81% | 96,853 | 18% | 3,203 | 1,196 |
2006 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 827,519 | 814,248 | 686,671 | 84% | 123,046 | 15% | 3,523 | 1,008 |
2006 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 806,500 | 816,907 | 663,693 | 81% | 147,316 | 18% | 4,296 | 1,602 |
2006 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 555,104 | 554,493 | 436,624 | 79% | 111,567 | 20% | 3,229 | 3,073 |
2007 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 558,635 | 561,164 | 446,247 | 80% | 109,976 | 20% | 3,122 | 1,819 |
2007 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 764,263 | 759,360 | 628,923 | 83% | 125,617 | 17% | 3,528 | 1,292 |
2007 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 739,835 | 752,850 | 608,216 | 81% | 139,269 | 18% | 3,874 | 1,491 |
2007 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 479,132 | 477,638 | 379,248 | 79% | 94,613 | 20% | 2,902 | 875 |
2008 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 502,654 | 491,719 | 395,013 | 80% | 92,365 | 19% | 2,870 | 1,471 |
2008 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 744,502 | 720,366 | 605,196 | 84% | 110,118 | 15% | 3,507 | 1,545 |
2008 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 717,729 | 727,683 | 590,439 | 81% | 132,438 | 18% | 3,925 | 881 |
2008 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 475,484 | 462,707 | 363,957 | 79% | 93,682 | 20% | 3,832 | 1,236 |
2009 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 482,700 | 493,343 | 386,579 | 78% | 100,490 | 20% | 3,157 | 3,117 |
2009 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 716,340 | 688,212 | 576,235 | 84% | 105,531 | 15% | 4,176 | 2,270 |
2009 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 742,116 | 736,321 | 609,481 | 83% | 120,849 | 16% | 4,585 | 1,406 |
2009 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 506,235 | 531,711 | 423,058 | 80% | 101,404 | 19% | 6,557 | 692 |
2010 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 512,262 | 506,136 | 407,252 | 80% | 89,925 | 18% | 8,037 | 922 |
2010 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 748,492 | 748,614 | 636,871 | 85% | 101,632 | 14% | 9,392 | 719 |
2010 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 757,762 | 783,530 | 669,858 | 85% | 107,595 | 14% | 5,485 | 592 |
2010 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 511,446 | 515,469 | 430,640 | 84% | 80,304 | 16% | 3,556 | 969 |
2011 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 543,638 | 544,130 | 465,214 | 85% | 75,410 | 14% | 2,886 | 620 |
2011 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 872,197 | 819,506 | 728,719 | 89% | 84,455 | 10% | 5,821 | 511 |
2011 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 720,758 | 789,132 | 686,568 | 87% | 95,772 | 12% | 6,393 | 399 |
2011 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 470,549 | 463,582 | 394,916 | 85% | 65,134 | 14% | 2,788 | 744 |
2012 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 532,964 | 523,081 | 454,765 | 87% | 65,162 | 12% | 2,681 | 473 |
2012 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 817,467 | 793,511 | 707,409 | 89% | 81,742 | 10% | 3,824 | 536 |
2012 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 721,616 | 743,928 | 643,211 | 86% | 96,166 | 13% | 3,713 | 838 |
2012 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 489,576 | 509,175 | 423,377 | 83% | 82,589 | 16% | 2,814 | 395 |
2013 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 543,438 | 528,954 | 458,263 | 87% | 68,304 | 13% | 2,182 | 205 |
2013 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 936,779 | 902,130 | 810,151 | 90% | 88,236 | 10% | 3,507 | 236 |
2013 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 847,598 | 889,618 | 782,822 | 88% | 103,069 | 12% | 3,405 | 322 |
2013 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 502,197 | 520,090 | 445,252 | 86% | 72,140 | 14% | 2,409 | 289 |
2014 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 530,572 | 534,580 | 475,474 | 89% | 56,847 | 11% | 2,003 | 256 |
2014 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 883,698 | 846,662 | 764,776 | 90% | 78,269 | 9% | 3,187 | 430 |
2014 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 838,645 | 872,683 | 771,008 | 88% | 96,636 | 11% | 4,364 | 675 |
2014 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 495,433 | 516,971 | 437,305 | 85% | 76,731 | 15% | 2,544 | 391 |
2015 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 545,035 | 537,338 | 460,054 | 86% | 75,135 | 14% | 1,613 | 536 |
2015 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 928,985 | 895,277 | 793,263 | 89% | 99,238 | 11% | 2,185 | 591 |
2015 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 858,730 | 894,832 | 780,027 | 87% | 112,239 | 13% | 2,339 | 227 |
2015 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 507,640 | 522,433 | 435,003 | 83% | 85,625 | 16% | 1,666 | 139 |
2016 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 537,970 | 526,736 | 445,860 | 85% | 79,310 | 15% | 1,441 | 125 |
2016 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 964,847 | 915,882 | 799,736 | 87% | 114,335 | 12% | 1,667 | 144 |
2016 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 846,031 | 890,705 | 772,410 | 87% | 116,090 | 13% | 2,132 | 73 |
2016 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 547,309 | 550,108 | 460,967 | 84% | 87,832 | 16% | 1,276 | 33 |
2017 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 620,026 | 593,471 | 513,958 | 87% | 78,180 | 13% | 1,307 | 26 |
2017 Q2 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 1,036,552 | 977,989 | 885,794 | 91% | 89,731 | 9% | 2,427 | 37 |
2017 Q3 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 844,390 | 914,504 | 822,658 | 90% | 88,484 | 10% | 3,340 | 22 |
2017 Q4 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 561,242 | 572,578 | 487,940 | 85% | 82,385 | 14% | 2,244 | 9 |
2018 Q1 | *Total | *Total | *Total | *Total | 618,915 | 595,250 | 513,649 | 86% | 79,875 | 13% | 1,700 | 26 |
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many legally recognised religious marriages were performed in England and Wales in 2014 by (1) Christian denominations other than the Church in Wales or Catholic Church, broken down by denominations, and (2) non-Christian groups, broken down into individual groups.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Marriage Statistics are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the figures for 2014 have been published, which includes the statistics for Christian and non-Christian marriages.
Data is not held in a way that can provide further statistics beyond that provided by the ONS.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 6 January (HL3868), whether evidence that an individual persistently undertook, permitted or financed illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories triggers consideration as to whether that individual's conduct is not conducive to the public good.
Answered by Lord Bates
All foreign nationals seeking entry to the UK must satisfy either an entry clearance officer overseas, or an immigration officer at the port of arrival, that they fully meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules in the category of entry sought and that, by their own actions, they have not brought themselves within scope of the general grounds for refusal set out in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
The Government takes a range of measures to prevent foreign nationals from coming to, or remaining in, the UK where their presence is not conducive to the public good. An individual may be refused entry to the UK under the Immigration Rules and the Home Secretary also has the power to exclude foreign nationals from the UK. The power to exclude is broad but may include circumstances involving national security, unacceptable behaviour, extremism, international relations or foreign policy, and serious organised crime. These decisions are made according to the individual circumstances of each case taking into a consideration a range of factors.
Asked by: Lord Warner (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 6 January (HL3867), whether they will publish the list of non-exhaustive indicators of unacceptable behaviours that could lead to the exclusion of a foreign national from the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lord Bates
The list of unacceptable behaviours is indicative rather than exhaustive. It covers any non-UK national whether in the UK or abroad who uses any means or medium including:
• writing, producing, publishing or distributing material;
• public speaking including preaching
• running a website; or
• using a position of responsibility such as teacher, community or youth leader
To express views which:
• foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs;
• seek to provoke others to terrorist acts;
• foment other serious criminal activity or seek to provoke others to serious criminal acts or;
• foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK
The list was finalised in August 2005 following a consultation.