“If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing Georgia from her Department's list of safe countries for removals, in the context of the recent passage of legislation on LGBT rights in that country.”
Asked by
Nadia Whittome
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)
Mr Speaker, I suspect I might be coughing almost as much as you, but for a completely different reason. We constantly update our assessment of LGBT rights and other factors affecting the safety of different countries, working closely with the Foreign Office and informed by regular independent reports from the chief inspector of borders and immigration. The latest update for Georgia was published last month and is available on the gov.uk website.