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date	06/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the levels of repatriation of European citizens, in particular women and children, who were held in closed camps in north-east Syria; and what representations they have received from (1) Save the Children, and (2) others, on this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK continues to work with and learn from our international partners on a range of issues to help address the difficult situation in north east Syria, including in relation to camps for displaced persons, where we continue to provide humanitarian assistance. We are aware of a number of reports that have been published on this issue, including by Save the Children. It is ultimately a matter for individual countries how they address any situations involving their nationals, including, where applicable, repatriation to the country of origin.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/07/2022 16:14:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 July (HL980), how many grants of discretionary leave to remain have been made to persons unable to leave the country through no fault of their own and where there is no prospect of enforced removal, in (1) the current year, and (2) each of the two previous years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Whilst there is provision to grant discretionary leave to remain where someone has been unable to leave through no fault of their own and there is no prospect of enforced removal, we do not grant such discretionary leave for the sole reason that removal cannot be enforced.</p><p> </p><p>Those who have no right to remain in the UK are expected to leave voluntarily and should take all reasonable steps to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The overall numbers of discretionary leave grants are published on the Immigration Statistics webpage and the most recent release is available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>The breakdown for years 2014-2016 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>TOTAL</strong> <strong>APPLICATIONS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>TOTAL</strong> <strong>INITIAL DECISIONS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>GRANTS OF</strong> <strong>DISCRETIONARY LEAVE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,747</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,895</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>114</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,733</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28,662</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>227</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25,033</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,782</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>200</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/09/2017 15:55:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton