Written Question·Home Office·UIN 121691

Refugees: Families

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the suspension of refugee family reunion and the introduction of income-threshold requirements for family reunification on women and children.

Answer

Alex Norris
The decision on whether to publish equality impact assessments, considered through the development of the announced asylum reforms, will be taken by Ministers once the policy development stage has concluded.The Government recognises the importance of fami...

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