Written Question·Home Office·UIN 13461

Asylum: LGBTQ+ People

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support LGBT people seeking asylum.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
All asylum and human rights claims admitted to the UK system, including those based on sexual orientation and gender identity, are considered in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). W...

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