Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the New Plan for Immigration policy paper, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the upholding of its obligations under (a) Article 31 of the Refugee Convention (b) the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties to interpret the Refugee Convention in good faith, and (c) Article 35(1) of the Refugee Convention on States’ duties to cooperate with UNHCR.

The UK remains committed to meeting our obligations under international law. Any legislative changes will be assessed against these obligations.