Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement made by the Home Secretary on 24 July (HC Deb, col 908), whether they plan to publish more data on the number of LGBTQI+ immigration detainees.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
On the 29th November the Government published additional information on those held within the Immigration Detention Estate in direct response to the statement made by the Home Secretary in July and committed to a review of our published data to further improve transparency.
However, we are unable to publish data on LGBTQI detainees. The identification of an LGBTQI individual detained under immigration powers, is entirely at the discretion of the individual. Consequently, even a manual trawl of cases of individuals detained will not necessarily be representative of the true number of LGBTQI individuals detained during any period.
The fact that an individual detained under immigration powers within an IRC or prison is transsexual will always be recorded in a manner sensitive to the needs of that individual, not for statistical purposes. As it is rare for the detention of a trans or intersex person to occur, any reporting would risk the identification of individuals.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will (1) respond to the consultation on, and (2) publish the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill announced in the Queens Speech on 21 June 2017.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people identifying as trans have been victims of violent crimes in each of the last five years.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
It is difficult to assess how many crimes have been perpetrated by or against people identifying as trans because the Home Office holds information on notifiable crimes reported to and recorded by the police but this does not include whether a victim or perpetrator of a crime identifies as trans.
In February 2018, the Office for National Statistics published articles on the natures of violent and sexual crime in England and Wales in 2016/17. These articles provide information on what we know about the victims and perpetrators of violent or sexual offences, but there are no figures for people identifying themselves as trans.
Individual forces may record information on transgender victims and perpetrators, but there is no current requirement for them to send such data to the Home Office as part of their regular data returns.
We want transgender people to be healthy, happy, and able to live their lives free from discrimination and distress and we are delivering on our commitment to review the Gender Recognition Act to move to a gender recognition system that works better for trans people.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many violent crimes against women have been perpetrated by people identifying as trans in each of the last five years.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
It is difficult to assess how many crimes have been perpetrated by or against people identifying as trans because the Home Office holds information on notifiable crimes reported to and recorded by the police but this does not include whether a victim or perpetrator of a crime identifies as trans.
In February 2018, the Office for National Statistics published articles on the natures of violent and sexual crime in England and Wales in 2016/17. These articles provide information on what we know about the victims and perpetrators of violent or sexual offences, but there are no figures for people identifying themselves as trans.
Individual forces may record information on transgender victims and perpetrators, but there is no current requirement for them to send such data to the Home Office as part of their regular data returns.
We want transgender people to be healthy, happy, and able to live their lives free from discrimination and distress and we are delivering on our commitment to review the Gender Recognition Act to move to a gender recognition system that works better for trans people.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many offences against women within single-sex services, perpetrated by people identifying as trans, have been reported in each of the last five years.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
It is difficult to assess how many crimes have been perpetrated by or against people identifying as trans because the Home Office holds information on notifiable crimes reported to and recorded by the police but this does not include whether a victim or perpetrator of a crime identifies as trans.
In February 2018, the Office for National Statistics published articles on the natures of violent and sexual crime in England and Wales in 2016/17. These articles provide information on what we know about the victims and perpetrators of violent or sexual offences, but there are no figures for people identifying themselves as trans.
Individual forces may record information on transgender victims and perpetrators, but there is no current requirement for them to send such data to the Home Office as part of their regular data returns.
We want transgender people to be healthy, happy, and able to live their lives free from discrimination and distress and we are delivering on our commitment to review the Gender Recognition Act to move to a gender recognition system that works better for trans people.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many offences against women perpetrated by people identifying as trans have been reported in each of the last five years.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
It is difficult to assess how many crimes have been perpetrated by or against people identifying as trans because the Home Office holds information on notifiable crimes reported to and recorded by the police but this does not include whether a victim or perpetrator of a crime identifies as trans.
In February 2018, the Office for National Statistics published articles on the natures of violent and sexual crime in England and Wales in 2016/17. These articles provide information on what we know about the victims and perpetrators of violent or sexual offences, but there are no figures for people identifying themselves as trans.
Individual forces may record information on transgender victims and perpetrators, but there is no current requirement for them to send such data to the Home Office as part of their regular data returns.
We want transgender people to be healthy, happy, and able to live their lives free from discrimination and distress and we are delivering on our commitment to review the Gender Recognition Act to move to a gender recognition system that works better for trans people.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what checks they conduct to ascertain the adequacy of non-governmental organisation support to prevent hate crime attacks upon the return of LGBT deportees to their countries of origin.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
It is the responsibility of the state of the person’s country of origin to offer effective protection. Where applicable, the Home Office’s country policy and information notes include references to non-governmental organisation support that may be available to LGBT persons in countries of origin. This uses evidence taken from a range of sources such as local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations, information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and trusted media outlets.
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of people deported to (1) Nigeria, and (2) Ghana, raised their LGBT status as a factor in their applications to remain in the UK, since 2 October 2012.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Answer:
While the information relating to sexual orientation and gender identification of foreign nationals subject to removal from the UK is not routinely recorded, the Home Office remains committed to publishing information on the number of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation.
A report, based on experimental statistics and covering the period between July 2015 and March 2017, has been published in November 2017. The full report can be found at the following link:
The department does not hold pre-July 2015 data in a reportable format.
The overall numbers of people removed from the UK to Nigeria and Ghana are available on the Immigration Statistics website and the latest release can be found at:
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals deported from the UK to (1) Nigeria, and (2) Ghana, have identified as (a) lesbian, (b) gay, (c) bisexual, or (d) transgender, since 2 October 2012.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Answer:
While the information relating to sexual orientation and gender identification of foreign nationals subject to removal from the UK is not routinely recorded, the Home Office remains committed to publishing information on the number of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation.
A report, based on experimental statistics and covering the period between July 2015 and March 2017, has been published in November 2017. The full report can be found at the following link:
The department does not hold pre-July 2015 data in a reportable format.
The overall numbers of people removed from the UK to Nigeria and Ghana are available on the Immigration Statistics website and the latest release can be found at:
Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the individuals who were due to be on the charter flight going to Nigeria and Ghana which was scheduled to leave Stanstead Airport on 28 March 2017, how many (1) remain in the UK, and (2) still have legal applications to remain in the UK; of such applications how many (a) relate to asylum claims, and (b) relate to claims that a deportation would be contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.