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Written question asked by Lord Rosser (Labour) on Monday, 9 October 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2017. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Deportation

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of deportations of unsuccessful applicants for asylum there will be once the UK has left the EU.

Answer

The Dublin III Regulation is only one aspect of the UK’s asylum and returns system, and most asylum seekers in the UK do not enter or leave the UK as part of the Dublin process.

As the drivers of migration are wide-ranging, complex, and extend far beyond our participation in the Dublin III Regulation, the UK Government has not modelled the likely impact of our participation in the Dublin III Regulation lapsing on exit from the EU. The latest statistics on numbers entering the UK and being returned to participating Member States through the Dublin process can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1784
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Asylum Deportation Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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