Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were repatriated to countries her Department considered to be unsafe at the time of their repatriation in 2017.

The answer is none. Where a person can show they have a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm, they are usually granted asylum or humanitarian protection. All claims are considered on their individual facts and merits, against the background of the available country information and relevant caselaw, and in line with our international obligations.