Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what has caused the delay in publishing the report of the independent inquiry into the application of Sharia Law in the United Kingdom.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Government’s independent review into the application of Sharia law in England and Wales is not delayed. The review chair, Professor Mona Siddiqui, is expected to submit her review report in the coming months.
Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the independent inquiry into the application of Sharia Law in the United Kingdom to conclude; and when they expect the report to be published.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Professor Mona Siddiqui’s independent review into the application of Sharia law in England and Wales is expected to report to the Home Secretary in the coming months. The Government will consider the publication of the review and its response, once the review report has been submitted.
Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to reply to a letter from the European Centre for the Study of Extremism sent on 27 February about requests for UK visas for Syrian officials.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Home Office is not aware of any correspondence from the European Centre for the Study of Extremism.
Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Greece on preventing radicalised refugees from entering the UK.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for people to travel to the UK to claim asylum and we have no plans to change that. An individual should apply for protection from the authorities in the first available safe country or through the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
We work closely with European Union Member States to share best practice on preventing individuals from becoming radicalised and to share information relating to people of interest for law enforcement, immigration and border control purposes.
Individuals granted refugee status in another Member State are subject to the same visa requirements to enter the UK as other third country nationals. Any person arriving at the UK border is subject to stringent security checks and we will deny entry to individuals who present a risk to national security.
Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that non-Muslim civilians who have been forced to flee from Greek refugee camps are eligible to apply for refugee status in the UK.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for people to travel to the UK to claim asylum and we have no plans to change that. An individual should apply for protection from the authorities in the first available safe country or through the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
We work closely with European Union Member States to share best practice on preventing individuals from becoming radicalised and to share information relating to people of interest for law enforcement, immigration and border control purposes.
Individuals granted refugee status in another Member State are subject to the same visa requirements to enter the UK as other third country nationals. Any person arriving at the UK border is subject to stringent security checks and we will deny entry to individuals who present a risk to national security.
Asked by: Baroness Cox (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what grounds visas were denied to Syrian Orthodox bishops, Bishop Nicodemus Dawad, bishop of Mosul, and Bishop Timotheus Moussa, bishop of the Monastery of St Matthew, who were invited to the consecration of the new UK Syrian Orthodox cathedral in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
All applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with the Immigration Rules. In order to safeguard an individual’s personal information and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 the Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.