United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 706
Refugees: Families
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Introduced
8 November 2023
Last action
15 November 2023 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
15 November 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the UNHCR on the potential merits of a family reunion policy which seeks relocation for refugees in countries closer to their country of origin.
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8 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the UNHCR on the potential merits of a family reunion policy which seeks relocation for refugees in countries closer to their country of origin.
Source: Commons
15 November 2023
Answer
Between 2015 and June 2023, the UK has issued more than 46,511 family reunion visas. More than half of those were issued to children. This is no small number and demonstrates the Government’s commitment to upholding the principle of family unity.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/706
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1668294
- uk · wq-1668294 · source updated 15 November 2023