Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the carbon footprint resulting from transporting asylum seekers to Rwanda; and what estimate she has made of that carbon footprint.

Estimates for the carbon footprint arising from the agreement with Rwanda are yet to be determined. The UK remains committed to honouring its obligations on climate change, including those contained in the Glasgow Climate Pact. This is unaffected by bilateral agreements signed by the UK, such as the one recently agreed with the Government of Rwanda. The UK continues to work closely with the Government of Rwanda on climate issues, including ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in June.