Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans currently in the UK and awaiting implementation of the family reunion scheme for those who supported British personnel in Afghanistan have wives and children in Pakistan who are in danger of being returned to Afghanistan.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
Data on the number of Afghans in the UK who are awaiting a route for separated families to be reunited is unavailable at this time.
Public data on the number of Afghans in Pakistan who are eligible to join family members already resettled under both the ARAP and ACRS is unavailable. However; the latest published statistics, summarised at Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), show that, at the end of December 2023, 14,423 people have been relocated to the UK under the ARAP so far, and a further 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS.
The Government is aiming to bring eligible persons (EPs) to the UK from Pakistan and other third countries as soon as reasonably practicable and has so far relocated over 3000 people since October.
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government when the family reunification route for Afghans in the UK, under Pathway 1 of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, will open; and what assessment they have made of the level of danger faced by the spouses and children who remain in Afghanistan of those who have resettled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation continues to be complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave the country.
For those evacuated from Afghanistan under Pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due course.
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.
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.
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.
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender asylum seekers have been deported from the United Kingdom over the last five years.
Answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach
It is not possible to provide information on the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender asylum seekers who have been deported from the UK, as sexual identity is not information that the Home Office centrally records.
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom on the grounds of trans-related issues have been refused asylum and deported to their countries of origin over the last five years.
Answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach
The Home Office does not centrally record this specific data and the information requested could only be obtained through a manual search of
individual case files. This would exceed the cost limit.