Written Question·Home Office·UIN 96

Refugees: Children

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 22 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enable children brought to the UK by the UNHCR to be reunited with their parents.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Keeping families together as part of the resettlement process is a priority. Children resettled through the UK Resettlement Scheme will usually arrive in the UK with their parents or carers.As part of UNHCR’s assessment, UNHCR will first seek to reunify u...

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