Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to resettle the unaccompanied child refugees in Calais entitled to be in the UK.

As stated by the Home Secretary on Monday 10 October in Parliament, it has been agreed with the French Interior Minister that we should transfer from the camp as many minors as possible eligible under the Dublin Regulation over the next few days before clearance commences.

It was also outlined that those children eligible for transfer to the UK under the Immigration Act 2016 must be looked after in safe facilities where their best interests are properly considered. The UK Government stands ready to help to fund such facilities and provide the resourcing to aid the decision making. The UK remains committed to upholding our humanitarian responsibilities on protecting minors and the most vulnerable, including children.