Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the proposed changes to make refugee protection time-limited are compatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under Article 34 of the 1951 Refugee Convention to facilitate the naturalisation and integration of refugees.

We take our international obligations, including those under the Refugee Convention 1951, very seriously. The proposed changes to reduce refugee permission to stay to 30 months are entirely in accordance with our international obligations.

This Government is committed to supporting refugees and those granted protection in the UK to fully integrate and contribute to the British economy and society, in a way that promotes community cohesion. All refugees and those granted protection in the UK should be able to fully integrate into life here and become self-sufficient, providing for themselves and their families, and contributing to the economy, aligning with Article 34 of the 1951 Refugee Convention. We will not remove anyone to their own or any other country where they have a well-founded fear of persecution or are at risk of serious harm.