Written questions

Refugees: Gaza

Commons · Question 81589 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people evacuated from Gaza under the medical treatment scheme have since applied for or been granted (a) asylum, (b) humanitarian protection and (c) leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 21 Oct 2025

The children medically evacuated to the UK, alongside their immediate family members, have been issued with visas and granted leave to remain for up to two years. These families have the ability to access public funds, including treatment and wraparound s...