To ask Her Majesty's Government whether meals provided for asylum seekers in temporary
accommodation must meet the guidelines set out in the NHS Eatwell Guide.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they will suspend
the return of refugees arriving on UK territory to northern France.
<p>The UK does not return those refugees who have been granted refugee status in the
UK to France or elsewhere. We do, however, return asylum seekers who are yet to have
a decision on their asylum claim in the UK to ensure their claim is considered in
the right place. This may be to France or other states who participate in the Dublin
Regulation.</p><p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, we continue to comply with the Dublin
Regulation and remain committed to ensuring transfers continue to and from the UK.
This is a fast-changing situation and we, along with other countries across Europe,
will be subject to wider Government decisions and travel restrictions.</p>
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Sugg on 6 February
(HL Deb, col 1885), how many claims for asylum have been made by (1) women and girls
at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), and (2) anti-FGM campaigners, in each
of the last 10 years; and how many such claims (a) have been accepted, (b) have been
rejected, and (c) are awaiting a decision.
<p>The Home Office does not record the basis of claims in a way that can be easily
aggregated so cannot provide figures on how many asylum claims have been made by (1)
women and girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), and (2) anti-FGM campaigners,
in each of the last 10 years; and how many such claims (a) have been accepted, (b)
have been rejected, and (c) are awaiting a decision.</p><p>However, the Home Office
does publish data on the number of cases concluded by gender. This data can be found
at Asy_05/06/06q/07, of the published Transparency data: August 2019: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019</a></p>
