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1673133

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Rwanda on the number of Home Office officials that will be sent to help Rwanda upgrade its asylum processing capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>We have been working at pace with the Government of Rwanda to help strengthen the operation of their asylum system. We will continue to progress this, in light of the Supreme Court judgment, and a range of options for further support are being considered. Conversations between governments remain confidential.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2023 16:49:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1671842

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 2159 on Asylum: Rwanda, where on the Gov.uk website information on legal fees for R (on the application of AAA (Syria) and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and related cases is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	2911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The answer to Question 2159 was corrected on 21 November to give a link to the published data, which was provided to the Home Affairs Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/12/2023 16:51:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1671982

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Statement on Illegal Immigration on 15 November 2023, Official Report, column 649, whether he plans to lay the treaty with Rwanda on asylum processing before Parliament for 21 sitting days before ratification.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The treaties the Government wishes to ratify are subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG) 2010. As provided for under CRaG, Parliament has a statutory period of 21 days to scrutinise and potentially debate the treaty prior to ratification. We will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/11/2023 12:09:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1670285

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on R (on the application of AAA (Syria) and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and related cases.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	2159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Information regarding legal fees is published regularly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/11/2023 17:59:10 question first ministerially corrected 21/11/2023 18:00:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 2074 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1670322

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of responding to legal challenges to the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership as of 15 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2023 17:15:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1670323

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is contractually obligated to pay any further monies to the Rwandan Government as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership as of 15 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The details of the funding agreement are confidential in order to maintain commercial sensitivity and preserve a safe space to negotiate bilateral agreements.</p><p>In terms of payments to Rwanda, as previously published we have provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120 million into its economic and growth as part of the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF). Investment has been focused in areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and job creation.</p><p>In advance of flights taking place, a separate £20 million was also paid last year to support initial set up costs for the relocation of individuals. We will not enter into speculation as to what the final costs of the partnership may be nor provide a running commentary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2023 12:15:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1670417

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of establishing the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	2160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK has provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120m into its economic development and growth as part of the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF). Investment has been focused in areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and job creation. A separate advance payment of £20m was also paid last year to support initial set up costs for the relocation of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will also be provided to support the delivery of asylum operations, accommodation, and integration in Rwanda. Costs and payments will depend on the number of individuals relocated, the timing of when this happens, and the outcomes of individual cases. Actual spend will be reported as part of the annual Home Office Reports and Accounts in the usual way. We will not enter into speculation as to what the final costs of the partnership may be nor provide a running commentary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/11/2023 15:32:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1651146

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to facilitate family reunions for asylum seekers who are sent to Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	192993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Everyone considered for relocation to Rwanda will be screened and have access to legal advice. Decisions will be taken on a case-by-case basis and nobody will be removed if it is unsafe for them.</p><p>We will thoroughly consider the circumstances of cases involving families with children according to our policy, statutory and international obligations. A full equality impact assessment has been published on gov.uk.</p><p>Individuals with family in the UK may still be relocated to Rwanda subject to a detailed consideration of their Article 8 rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>For those with family links in the UK who want to be considered for entry to the UK, they should seek to do so via safe and legal routes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2023 15:20:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1649353

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of appealing the decision in the case of AAA and others v. the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the Supreme Court.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	191967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>On 29 June, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the Judicial Review of the UK’s Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.</p><p>No precise estimate has been made of the cost of appealing the Court of Appeal decision. The costs of taking this matter to the Supreme Court will be dependent on the complexity of the litigation and on the final outcome of the case which will determine each party’s liability for costs. An accurate estimate at this point is therefore not possible.</p><p>Our current asylum system is under extreme pressure and costing the country £3 billion a year and rising, including over £6 million a day on hotel accommodation. We cannot afford not to act.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2023 13:58:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1609324

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	177929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120m as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership. The UK will also be funding the processing costs for each person relocated, such as caseworkers, legal advice, translators, accommodation, food, healthcare, and for those granted protection, a comprehensive integration package to help them put down roots and start a new life.</p><p>Costs and payments will depend on the number of individuals relocated, the timing of when this happens, and the outcomes of individual cases. Actual spend will be reported as part of the annual Home Office Reports and Accounts in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/04/2023 13:41:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar