Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Yazidi people have been admitted to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.

The Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme prioritises the most vulnerable refugees, and that is why under the scheme UNHCR identifies refugees for resettlement using its established vulnerability criteria.

The UK resettles solely on the basis of needs, identified by UNHCR. Individuals , ethnic and religious background is not part of this consideration. We do not publish a religious or ethnic breakdown of those who have been resettled.