Written Question·Home Office·UIN 5258

Asylum: Republic of Ireland

Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been sent from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom in the last six months.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Following our departure from the EU, the previous government agreed to an operational arrangement with Ireland which allows for the return and readmission of asylum seekers. Ireland has not returned anyone to the UK under these arrangements in the last si...
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