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Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 12 Dec 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) only 228 decisions on asylum claims in 2020, and rejected claims from countries such as Afghanistan, Syria - Speech Link
2: Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham, Hodge Hill) People will always go that extra mile to seek a new life abroad. - Speech Link
3: Simon Fell (Con - Barrow and Furness) we should be proud of the schemes for Hong Kong residents and people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Syria - Speech Link
4: Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) This Bill does reputational damage to the UK at home and abroad. - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)

Feb. 02 2024

Source Page: Building a New Scotland papers: downloadable versions
Document: Paper 6: Migration to Scotland after independence (PDF)

Found: nationals who are not British citizens, adapting and slightly expanding the UK British National (Overseas

Parliamentary Research
2023/24 Israel-Hamas conflict: US, UN, EU and regional response - CBP-10007
May. 15 2024

Found: to the Geneva Conventions, 1949, the Israeli Government is obliged to take action against Israeli nationals

Select Committee
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy
 MENA0036 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: 2022 Human Rights and Democracy Report, which include Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Select Committee
Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA)
 URA0005 - UK-Rwanda asylum Agreement

Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024

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

Found: include the Treaty, as well as limited training provisions and 1 R (on the application of AAA (Syria

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Home Office

Oct. 26 2023

Source Page: Counter-terrorism disruptive powers report 2022
Document: HM Government Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers report 2022 (PDF)

Found: Until 31 December 2020, European Economic Area (EEA) nationals and their family members could be excluded

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Home Office

Oct. 26 2023

Source Page: Counter-terrorism disruptive powers report 2022
Document: HM Government Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers report 2022 (large print) (PDF)

Found: part in terrorist related activity in Syria due to the threat they would pose to p ublic security.

Lords Chamber
Asylum: UK-Rwanda Agreement - Mon 22 Jan 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) We want a system that is not gamed, either from those within the UK or by organised crime abroad, but - Speech Link
2: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) wished to note Rwanda’s 100% rejection rate for asylum claims there by applicants from Afghanistan or Syria - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) three-quarters of them despite many of the asylum seekers coming from countries such as Afghanistan and Syria - Speech Link
4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) support the continued operation of the ETM until 2026.The Home Office has granted refugee status to nationals - Speech Link

Written Question
Syria: British Nationals Abroad
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of British nationals who are resident in Syria.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Since 2012 the FCDO has advised against all travel to Syria and we advise British Nationals in Syria to leave by any practical means. Consular support to British nationals is not available from within Syria. Nevertheless, each request for consular assistance is considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account all relevant circumstances. The FCDO does not collect data on the number of British nationals residing overseas, and there is no requirement for British travellers or residents to register with us when they go overseas. Consular data on assistance provided to British nationals worldwide is published on gov.uk.

Written Question
Syria: British Nationals Abroad
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals requested consular assistance in Syria in each of the last five years.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Since 2012 the FCDO has advised against all travel to Syria and we advise British Nationals in Syria to leave by any practical means. Consular support to British nationals is not available from within Syria. Nevertheless, each request for consular assistance is considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account all relevant circumstances. The FCDO does not collect data on the number of British nationals residing overseas, and there is no requirement for British travellers or residents to register with us when they go overseas. Consular data on assistance provided to British nationals worldwide is published on gov.uk.