Written Question·Home Office·UIN 120997

Asylum: Sponsorship

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Written Statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, HCWS1373, what recent steps her Department has taken to introduce community sponsorship.

Answer

Alex Norris
In the Restoring Order and Control policy statement, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme to enable community groups to sponsor refugees and displaced pers...

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