Asylum: Deportation
Commons · Question 127911 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the impact in other countries of offering payments to failed asylum seekers who agree to return to their home country on trends in numbers of people claiming asyl
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 21 Apr 2026
The enhanced voluntary return offer is a strategic and time-limited approach mirroring schemes seen in Denmark, where voluntary return is prioritised and families are offered payments up to the equivalent of £30,000 to expedite departures. This has contri...