Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My Lords, this feels a little like being back at school; with a name like Woolley, I am always near the end of the list.
I will focus my remarks on Clause 9 of this piece of legislation, but before that I want to take a minute of my time …..."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 26th April 2021
Asked by:
Lord Woolley of Woodford (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether highly skilled Tier 1 (general) migrants were notified of the sharing of their tax return data between Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and the Home Office for visa decisions; and if so, how.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
The following information is provided to potential applicants, before they chose to ‘apply now’. This outlines information may be shared with other public organisations in the UK:
How we use your data
The Home Office will use the personal information you provide to decide whether to grant your application. We may also share your information with other public and private sector organisations in the UK and overseas. For more detail please see the Privacy Notice for the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system. This also sets out your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and explains how you can access your personal information and complain if you have concerns about how we are using it.
In addition to this, where highly skilled Tier 1 (general) applications had been refused, individuals were notified their information had been shared via their refusal notice.
Those applications we are considering post Balajigari (and others) v the Secretary of State of April 2019, also have concerns put to them in a minded to refuse letter.
Written Question
Monday 26th April 2021
Asked by:
Lord Woolley of Woodford (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many highly skilled Tier 1 (general) migrants who have been refused indefinite leave to remain have been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number of highly skilled Tier 1 (general) migrants who have been refused indefinite leave to remain and have been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK.
The Home Office does publish data on how many Tier 1 applications have been refused or granted. These can be found in our published statistics under ‘Extensions’ at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Apr 2021
Immigration: Skilled Migrants from Commonwealth Countries
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that highly skilled migrants from Commonwealth countries who have lived in the United Kingdom for 10 or more years have been refused indefinite leave to remain...."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Apr 2021
Immigration: Skilled Migrants from Commonwealth Countries
"My Lords, my understanding of the Home Office data, supported by the Migrants’ Rights Network, shows that all highly skilled migrants who have been refused indefinite leave to remain are non-white and from six Commonwealth countries in south Asia and Africa. Given that the Institute for Fiscal Studies showed that …..."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Mar 2021
Stop and Search
"My Lords, this is an honest and fair report. I declare my interest as a board member for Police Now, which seeks to recruit graduate police officers, particularly from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. Our job is made that much worse when we see the levels of stop and …..."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Mar 2021
Stop and Search
"Does the Minister agree with me that this disproportionality, which alienates so many youths and puts off so many of them from joining the police, must change? We must police by consent...."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill
"My Lords, I shall speak in support of Amendments 89, 93, 102, 106, 107 and 108. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. I hope that I will not duplicate much of what he has said, but, clearly, we are on the same page.
The …..."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Jan 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill
"My Lords, I start by congratulating the Government on the progress that has been made with this Bill. I am honoured to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Bourne, in the debate. I also want to state my support for the amendment proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, …..."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2020
Scheduled Mass Deportation: Jamaica
"My Lords, can the Minister assure me that on this flight to Jamaica tomorrow there are no individuals who were brought to this country as children, and nobody with a non-serious, non-violent offence?..."Lord Woolley of Woodford - View Speech
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