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<p>We have allocated a £3.6 million Dublin development fund, as part of the Sandhurst
Treaty signed between the UK and France in January 2018, to identify projects to support
eligible claims through the asylum process and ensure those who are ineligible for
transfer to the UK are informed of their options. We are in the process of transferring
these funds and will continue to work with the French Government to implement this
work. We will update Parliament as and when we have relevant information to share.</p><p>As
of June 2018, a total of 12,851 people had been resettled in the UK under the Vulnerable
Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) since it began across 288 local authorities. The
Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular
quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code
of Practice for Official Statistics. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.
We are confident that the VPRS is on track to deliver the commitment. More refugees
are arriving every month and the figure for resettlement continues to rise.</p><p>On
30 November 2017, the Government published data on the numbers of children transferred
to the UK from the Calais camp clearance. The data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017</a></p><p>On
22 February 2018, the Home Office published data on the number of transfers into the
UK from other Dublin states. The relevant statistics can be found at as_22_q, asylum
volume 5 at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables</a>.
2018 Dublin data will be published in February</p>
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