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 EagleFollowing 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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