Refugees: Children
(asked on 18th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the identities and current whereabouts of children who were living in the Jungle refugee camp in Calais before its demolition.
The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in France lies with the French government. Following the closure of the Calais Camp, French authorities transferred all children formerly resident to specialist centres across France. It is vital that children claim asylum in France; that is the fastest route to safety.
In 2016 the UK transferred over 750 children from France as a result of the Calais camp clearance, and we continue to work with the French authorities to transfer unaccompanied children who may be eligible under the Dublin Regulation or section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
According to Eurostat data, 63,300 unaccompanied children claimed asylum in the EU in 2016:
This includes a breakdown of asylum applications by EU Member State.