Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the implications of the judgment of Mr Justice Humphreys in the High Court in Belfast on 13 May regarding the Illegal Migration Act 2023, in particular for the continuing operation of (1) Article 2 of the Windsor Framework, and (2) the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.

The Government remains firmly committed to Article 2 of the Windsor Framework which ensures no diminution of rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity protections set out in the relevant chapter of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement as a result of the UK leaving the EU.

This judgment has no operational bearing on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 or the implementation of the policy. Those who have been served a notice for removal to Rwanda are being considered under the Safety of Rwanda Act and existing immigration legislation.