Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK–Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership on (1) the reduction in the number of individuals illegally trafficked to the UK, and (2) the reduction in the number of criminal gangs involved in human trafficking; and whether they have annual targets for each of these.

The Home Office is committed to ending people smuggling. The Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) between the UK and Rwanda is part of a suite of measures aimed at dismantling the business model of organised crime gangs.

The Secretary of State has received advice on all aspects of the policy and its impact. This will include evidence of reduced people smuggling and attempted re-entry.

To date, legal proceedings have prevented relocations to Rwanda taking place. Until relocations are operational, we would not expect to achieve any sustained deterrent impact from the policy.

Once operational, we will carefully monitor the impacts of the MEDP.