Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his US counterpart on the planned reduction in the number of refugees to be admitted to that country next year to 30,000 from the 90,000 admitted each year under the previous administration; and what plans he has to lead international efforts to fill the gap created by that reduction.

I have not spoken to the US deputy Secretary of State about this particular policy. The UK has been working with the UN to agree a Global Compact which offers refugees a viable future and is set for adoption by the end of the year. We have actively participated in its development from the beginning and have engaged with other Member States and interested parties, including the United States. The UK is at the forefront of responding to forced displacement and refugee crises around the world and we are one of the most significant contributors to UNHCR, including £100m last year, along with a commitment to provide £35m annually in core funding through to 2021.

​