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Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2005. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum and Immigration

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will renegotiate the bilateral agreement with France to enable the UK to send asylum seekers arriving from France back to France to process their claims.
Answer

We have no intention to renegotiate the bilateral ““gentleman's agreement””. The asylum aspects have been replaced by the Dublin II and Eurodac regulations. These regulations have enabled us to return more asylum seekers, not just to France, but to other EU member states.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3626; 436 c113W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Asylum France