| Heading: |
Refugee Convention |
| Question ID: |
1786069 |
| UIN: |
HL5901 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4216 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Empey
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Empey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with European and other allies with a view to updating the 1951 Refugee Convention. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-01 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
533 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answer text: |
The Government remains committed to ensuring that all asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered in accordance with our international obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention. This means that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |