Asylum: LGBT+ People
Commons · Question 96587 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that LGBTQ+ refugees will not be forcibly returned to countries where they are likely to face persecution.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 9 Dec 2025
All asylum and human rights claims including those based on sexual orientation and gender identity are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the backgro...