Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how number of refugees her Department commits to resettling as part of the Government's refugee resettlement programme each year.

Through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) we continue to welcome vulnerable refugees in need of protection to the UK. The number of refugees we resettle every year depends on a variety of factors including local authorities’ capacity for supporting refugees and the extent to which Community Sponsorship continues to thrive. This year, the recovery from the pandemic will clearly be a significant factor affecting capacity. We are working closely with our partners to assess the capacity for resettlement in the months ahead and will continue to welcome those in need in the years to come.

Statistics under the scheme are published through official statistics at quarterly intervals. The next set of statistics will be published in August and will include the number of people resettled in the year to June 2021. These are available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release