Member

Finally, I am again grateful to my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett, supported by the right reverend Prelate, for Amendment 203K, which seeks to establish a new, bespoke pathway for children and families with children to be resettled to the UK. As I have stated throughout this debate in Committee, the Government support the principle of family unity, and we have several existing routes for families to be reunited and resettled safely. Indeed, those routes are such that, since 2015, we have resettled more than 31,000 individuals under our global UNHCR resettlement schemes, of whom more than 15,000 have been children. Our current resettlement routes allow for children to be resettled alongside their immediate family members. As set out in the immigration White Paper, we are currently reviewing resettlement and sponsorship schemes to develop a more cost-effective and sustainable framework which will deliver better outcomes for refugees and the communities that welcome them. We will set out further details in due course.