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Commons Chamber
Immigration and Asylum
1st reading - Wed 22 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Bob Seely (Con - Isle of Wight) of immigration and asylum; to provide that asylum may only be granted to individuals identified as refugees - Speech Link

Westminster Hall
People Granted Asylum: Government Support - Tue 26 Mar 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Refugees go through monumental struggles to reach that point, but it is only one part of their journey - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Will there be consideration of face-to-face support for refugees as they navigate that period? - Speech Link

Grand Committee
Refugee Integration - Thu 18 Jan 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord German (LD - Life peer) Refugees are often resourceful, entrepreneurial, skilled and resilient. - Speech Link
2: Lord Green of Deddington (XB - Life peer) six Middle East countries announced on 23 February 2023, namely Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Sudan, Syria - Speech Link
3: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) that there is no real hostility to refugees in this country. - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Palestinian State: UK Recognition - Tue 13 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (Bshp - Bishops) are the practicalities for Jordan in preparing for or aiding a two-state solution, where the flow of refugees - Speech Link
2: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) First, in terms of the incredible work Jordan does in looking after refugees, we have given a huge amount - Speech Link
3: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) My Lords, there are 200 land-based conflicts in the world, half a million dead in Syria, the world’s - Speech Link

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023)
Document: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023) (PDF)

Found: For instance there is a useful clear summary of obstacles to return: Returning refugees Refugees returning

Lords Chamber
Shamima Begum - Tue 27 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Dubs (Lab - Life peer) confirm that it is very likely that, at the age of 15, she was trafficked away from this country to Syria - Speech Link
2: Lord Robathan (Con - Life peer) My Lords, Shamima Begum went to Syria as a child, but for several years as an adult she lived under the - Speech Link
3: Lord Paddick (Non-affiliated - Life peer) My Lords, is the Rwanda scheme, which plans to export legitimate refugees, a natural extension of this - Speech Link

Select Committee
Newcastle University, Newcastle University, and University of Sunderland
 UKR0001 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership

Written Evidence Apr. 15 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: We worked closely with young people who are refugees or who are seeking asylum1, as well as the

Select Committee
University of Greenwich
 URA0011 - UK-Rwanda asylum Agreement

Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024

Inquiry: UK-Rwanda asylum Agreement
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: International Agreements Committee

Found: considers Rwanda’s (poor) human rights record at safeguarding the interests of asylum seekers/refugees

Select Committee
Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, and Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin
 URA0015 - UK-Rwanda asylum Agreement

Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024

Inquiry: UK-Rwanda asylum Agreement
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: International Agreements Committee

Found: cannot be assumed. 2.The Supreme Court’s factual findings in R (on the application of AAA (Syria

Select Committee
University of Greenwich
 RWA0012 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill

Written Evidence Jan. 29 2024

Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: According to case-law, this provision does not only prohibit direct return of refugees/asylum seekers