Written Question·Home Office·UIN 96587

Asylum: LGBT+ People

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that LGBTQ+ refugees will not be forcibly returned to countries where they are likely to face persecution.

Answer

Alex Norris
All asylum and human rights claims including those based on sexual orientation and gender identity are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the backgro...

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