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Children: Refugees

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 98970

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she plans to put in place measures to safeguard the (a) mental health and wellbeing and (b) ability to enrol in multi-year course programmes of children who be subject to temporary refugee status reviews every 30 months.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department will work with the Home Office as they carefully consider the appropriate pathways and wider provision for asylum-seeking families with children. We will continue to focus on ensuring vulnerable children are protected and their welfare safeguarded.

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