Asylum: Climate Change — Written Question

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) current and (b) future impact of the number of people seeking asylum in the UK because of the impact of climate change in their count

Answer

Alex Norris

The Home Office regularly assess all potential current and future causes of asylum and irregular migration to the UK, including the impact of climate change on the movement of people. The Home Office and other Government departments consider all available...

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