Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether refugees offered a home in Britain will be vetted before entry.

The operation of the UK’s resettlement schemes, including the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme, involves the UNHCR submitting potential cases for our consideration. The cases are then screened and considered by the Home Office for suitability for entry to the UK: we retain the right to reject individuals on security, war crimes or other grounds.