Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 12 November (HL2103), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what estimate they have made of the number of people potentially or actually affected by the decision to amend Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules to include the provision that where a person has been granted limited leave to enter or remain the Secretary of State may extend that limited leave regardless of whether the person has made a valid application for such an extension.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes statistics on the EU Settlement Scheme in the Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release). The number of people estimated to hold pre-settled status (five years’ limited leave to enter or remain) under the scheme as of 30 June 2024 is 1,810,040. The data is available in EUSS_RA_01 Table 3 of the Immigration system statistics, EUSS summary tables (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#eu-settlement-scheme).

Since September 2023, we have been extending the pre-settled status of those approaching its expiry date if they have not yet obtained settled status (indefinite leave to enter or remain). All pre-settled status holders who meet those criteria are potentially affected by the extension provision.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not yet implemented section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 as regards UK courts following EU-derived case law, and whether they intend to give effect to this provision soon.

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government has decided to pause the commencement of section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL Act) to allow time to consider this within the wider context of our work to grow the economy and reset relations with the EU and Devolved Governments. Pausing the commencement of Section 6 gives businesses greater stability, and the Government remains free to reform inherited EU law in the best interests of our businesses and economy. While we do not currently intend to commence section 6, it remains open to us to do so at a later date.

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 26 November (HL2460), whether officials representing the government of the Republic of Ireland were part of the range of international counterparts or jurisdictions with which they recently discussed conversion practice policies.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the Noble Lord to my answer to his previous question (HL2460), given on 26 November.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy inspection regime, to ensure that His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services include compliance with the provisions of the Codes of Practice into non-criminal hate incidents within their annual assessments.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government is carefully considering next steps relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) consults widely with the sector on its inspection programmes and frameworks. The Inspectorate’s consultation on its 2025-29 police inspection programme closed in October, and a final version will be laid in Parliament in the new year following the Home Secretary’s approval.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to collate and publish on an annual basis the number of non-criminal hate incidents (NCHIs) recorded per police force; including disaggregating the number of NCHIs recorded which do and do not contain personal data.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government is carefully considering next steps relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) consults widely with the sector on its inspection programmes and frameworks. The Inspectorate’s consultation on its 2025-29 police inspection programme closed in October, and a final version will be laid in Parliament in the new year following the Home Secretary’s approval.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require police forces to publish their full policies and procedures on the recording of non-criminal hate incidents (NCHIs), which would include making clear to the public the difference between hate crimes and NCHIs.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government is carefully considering next steps relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) consults widely with the sector on its inspection programmes and frameworks. The Inspectorate’s consultation on its 2025-29 police inspection programme closed in October, and a final version will be laid in Parliament in the new year following the Home Secretary’s approval.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of their review into equality, diversity and inclusion spending in the Armed Forces.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Following the change in Government the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Permanent Secretary directed that the review into equality, diversity and inclusion spending in the Armed Forces should not be staffed to the new Ministerial team. The MOD continues to implement actions from the review that were previously endorsed by the MOD’s People Committee.

Question

To ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to ensure that ministerial answers to questions for written answer are provided in a timely and accurate manner.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

All Government Ministers are fully aware of their responsibility to respond to questions for written answer within the 10 day target. When further information is required from other departments it may take longer to answer.

I have personally reminded Ministers of the 10 day target for their department. My office also routinely contacts departments who have breached the target, reminding them of their duty to ensure the target is met and to ascertain the reasons why deadlines have been missed.

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