PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: Rwanda (13 March 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure that people with a rejected asylum application being offered voluntary relocation to Rwanda are giving informed consent.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

The option of voluntary relocation will be given to failed asylum seekers. If they wish to relocate, it is only right that we facilitate that in order to save taxpayers’ money and pressures on our public services.

Regarding the voluntary relocation of individuals to Rwanda, it would be inappropriate to provide a running commentary on individual cases.

If a person expresses an interest in the voluntary relocation, we are supporting people in ensuring that they have all the information they need in order to make a decision.

Answered by:
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
20 March 2024