Written questions

Asylum: LGBT+ People

Commons · Question 96589 · 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, if her Department will consider the treatment of LGBTQ+ refugees when assessing enforced returns to countries with newly established regimes, particularly where a change of government has not resulted

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...