Refugees: Resettlement

(asked on 29th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeline is for the announcement of the new resettlement scheme.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 6th July 2021

Parliament was informed by Written Ministerial Statement on 18 March that the new global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) commenced on completion of the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Schemes.

(https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-18/hcws855)

Since 2015 we have resettled over 25,000 refugees, more than any other European country - through our resettlement schemes and we are committed to welcoming vulnerable refugees through resettlement in the months and years to come. As set out in the New Plan for Immigration, the Government is committed to strengthening its resettlement offer as a safe and legal route to the UK for refugees in need of protection.

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