United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1313
Refugees: Sri Lanka
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5 September 2017
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19 September 2017 · Answer
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Asylum
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19 September 2017
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Sri Lanka's new Counter Terrorism Act, what assessment they have made of risks to Tamil returnees to Sri Lanka who have been refugees in the UK.
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5 September 2017
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Sri Lanka's new Counter Terrorism Act, what assessment they have made of risks to Tamil returnees to Sri Lanka who have been refugees in the UK.
Source: Lords
19 September 2017
Answer
To clarify, the UK does not return refugees to a country where they have a well-founded fear of persecution.Given that Sri Lanka’s new Counter Terrorism proposals have yet to be passed into law, it is too early to evaluate how it will be used in practice ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2017-09-05/HL1313
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/757328
- uk · wq-757328 · source updated 19 September 2017