Refugees: Children
Commons · Question 96 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enable children brought to the UK by the UNHCR to be reunited with their parents.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 22 Jul 2024
Keeping families together as part of the resettlement process is a priority. Children resettled through the UK Resettlement Scheme will usually arrive in the UK with their parents or carers.As part of UNHCR’s assessment, UNHCR will first seek to reunify u...