Written question asked by Teddy Taylor (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 July 2002. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers he has to return asylum seekers to France who have already applied for asylum in that country.

Answer: Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers he has to return asylum seekers to France who have already applied for asylum in that country. [69274] Beverley Hughes: [holding answer 15 July 2002]: Section 11 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 provides for the removal of asylum claimants under standing arrangements agreed between member states. Such standing arrangements are currently provided by the Dublin Convention. The Dublin Convention provides an agreed framework to determine which member state is responsible for consideration of asylum claims made in the European Union (EU) where applicants have travelled between states. This includes provision for the return of an applicant to the member state where a claim for asylum has already been made. Section 12 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 provides for the removal of asylum claimants in circumstances other than those set out in section 11, including the return to the appropriate member state of any identified individual already recognised as a refugee by that state.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 69274; 389 c220W;389 c219-20W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Asylum Deportation Immigration controls Undocumented migrants France Powers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk