Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a mental health impact assessment of the effect on asylum seekers of deportation to Rwanda.

The Migration and Economic Development Partnership will see those travelling to the UK through illegal, dangerous and unnecessary methods, considered for relocation to Rwanda. Their asylum claims will be processed by Rwanda who will resettle them if their asylum claim is accepted. Those whose claims for protection are rejected will either be offered the chance to stay in Rwanda or return to their home country. They will not return to the UK once their claims have been decided by Rwanda.

Rwanda is a fundamentally safe and secure country with respect for the rule of law. However, everyone considered for relocation will be screened and have access to legal advice. Decisions will be taken on a case-by-case basis, and nobody will be relocated if it is unsafe or inappropriate for them.

Under this agreement, Rwanda will process claims in accordance with the UN Refugee Convention, national and international laws, and will ensure individuals have protection from inhuman and degrading treatment. Under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, Rwanda has also undertaken to provide support to ensure the health, security and wellbeing of each relocated person.