Written Question·Home Office·UIN 8397

Asylum: Gender Based Violence

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Laura Kyrke-Smith

LabourAylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls in the asylum system.

Answer

Jess Phillips
The health and safety of asylum seekers is of paramount importance to the Home Office. We are committed to delivering an asylum process that is gender sensitive – building on the wider Government strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. All de...

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