Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 110758
Rwanda: Asylum
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Rwanda on the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement.
Answer
Chris ElmoreNone. The UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement agreed by the Rt Hon Member in April 2022 was scrapped in July 2024, having cost the taxpayer £700 million. During the period it was in place, 84,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats, and the only ...
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