Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 14 December 2022 (HL Deb col 702) in which he committed to providing information previously requested by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede about protection for people fleeing domestic violence when making asylum applications from countries designated as "safe" countries, when they will provide this information.

Detailed Home Office policy guidance provides a framework for considering asylum claims, including those based on domestic violence, and every asylum claim is carefully considered on its individual merits. This includes those from nationals of countries which are designated as “safe”; assessing all the evidence provided by the claimant against a background of published country information.

Protection status is normally granted where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or a claimant faces a real risk of serious harm. Refusals will attract a right of appeal unless the claim is certified. We will not remove anyone to their own or any other country where they would face persecution or serious harm.