Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of reports that the Government has agreed to pay a set amount of funding to Rwanda to cover case workers, legal advice, translators, accommodation, food and healthcare for the offshoring of asylum seekers; and whether she plans for that funding to come from the 0.5 per cent GNI ODA budget.

Funding for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership has been agreed as part of Home Office settlement with HMT. It is not from the GNI ODA budget.

Under this Partnership all processing costs will be met by the UK, including to support the delivery of asylum operations, accommodation and integration. Individuals' needs will be met by Rwanda. This will involve creating a safe environment for them to start a new life, with education, employment and accommodation. The UK is also investing an initial £120 million into the economic development and growth of Rwanda.