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Home Office more like this
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answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Rwanda more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what UK expenditure within Rwanda has been authorised in respect of (1)  building the capacity of their asylum system, and (2) amending the UK–Rwanda agreement to mitigate against the risk of refoulement. more like this
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Lord Browne of Ladyton more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-02-20more like thismore than 2024-02-20
answer text <p>As I said to the House at Committee Stage for the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on 19 February, Noble Lords will be aware that we have provided Rwanda with £220 million as part of the economic transformation fund and £20 million as an advance credit to pay for operational costs in advance of flights commencing. The spend on the MEDP with Rwanda so far is £240 million.</p><p>We anticipate providing another £50 million in the next financial year. This is not new but follows the same arrangement from 2022.</p><p>Rwanda did not ask for money to sign the treaty, nor did we offer it. However, it is right and proper that there is funding to reflect the additional costs in the future. The Government are already committed to disclosing further payments made as part of the economic transformation fund and the per-person relocation costs as part of the department’s annual accounts in the normal way.</p><p>During the debate, I committed to write to the Noble Lord Purvis on this matter, and the letter will be published in the House library in due course.</p>
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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less than 2024-02-20T17:47:56.2Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-20T17:47:56.2Z
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label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton more like this