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Asylum

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 June 2025UIN 57361

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting on introducing a pilot humanitarian refugee visa for people fleeing (a) war and (b) persecution.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues including refugee sponsorship and resettlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.

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