United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 36704
Refugees: Climate Change
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20 July 2021
Last action
28 July 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum, Climate
Source updated
28 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) assessment she made of the potential effect of climate change on the displacement of people and (b) steps her Department is taking to prepare for future increases in refugees seeking safety i
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20 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) assessment she made of the potential effect of climate change on the displacement of people and (b) steps her Department is taking to prepare for future increases in refugees seeking safety i
Source: Commons
28 July 2021
Answer
Climate change is not recognised under the 1951 Refugee Convention and, therefore, cannot be used as a justification for requesting or granting international protection.Evidence shows that climate extremes and environmental degradation are often amplifier...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36704
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1348744
- uk · wq-1348744 · source updated 28 July 2021