Written Question·Home Office·UIN 454

Asylum: LGBT+ People

Tabled: 17 July 2024

Answered: 22 July 2024

Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the level of the risk of (a) discrimination, (b) harassment and (c) violence towards LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum in immigration detention centres.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

It is vital that detention and removal are carried out with dignity and respect, and we take the welfare and safety of people in our care very seriously. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination against those who are detained in our immigration rem...

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