Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's consultation on the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees to be published.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government understands that the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s proposals for how the Consolidated Guidance could be improved should be submitted shortly. The Government will respond to those proposals in due course.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their response to the report of the Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement (Cm9629), published on 28 June 2018 and the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 30 January (HL12923), whether they intend to appoint a single lead minister on all matters relating to citizenship and civic engagement; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
I refer the Noble Lord to my previous answer for written question HL12923.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a single ministerial post for integrating communities and civil engagement; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government is responsible for communities and integration and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society is responsible for the Office for Civil Society.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between (1) the number of National Insurance numbers issued to non-UK nationals, and (2) total immigration to the UK in the last five years.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Dear Lord Hodgson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what assessment has been made of the difference between (1) the number of National Insurance numbers issued to non-UK nationals, and (2) total immigration to the UK in the last five years (HL12534).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes migration statistics and in 2016, looked at the differences between long term international migration (LTIM) figures and the allocation of national insurance numbers (NINos) to EU nationals and published papers about their findings[1]and the next steps[2].
The LTIM estimates produced by ONS are in line with the United Nations definition of a long-term migrant; intending to stay for at least 12 months. NINos are issued to people who come to the UK to work or look for work, regardless of the length of stay. NINos may therefore include short-term migrants (those entering the UK for less than 12 months) who will not be included in LTIM estimates. LTIM estimates will include people (such as students) who come to the UK for reasons other than work and don’t register for a NINo, so are not included in NINo data.
Further publications about improving the evidence[3] and the migration statistics transformation programme[4] include further information about how ONS is developing the evidence base on migration. Understanding the differences between data sources is an important part of our analysis within that programme and ONS will report further in due course.
Yours sincerely,
John Pullinger
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to include in the next census questions which measure social integration; and if so, what are those plans.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce any bills in the current session using the special procedure for Law Commission bills.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government works closely with the Law Commissions and is supportive of their work to improve the statute book. The introduction of new Bills will be announced in the usual manner.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the future population level of each English region, in the light of the Office for National Statistics' mid-year forecast of the population of England by 2034.
Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.