Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 16 May 2022 to Questions 395 and 398, whether any funding (a) for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership and (b) to support the delivery of asylum operations, accommodation, and integration in Rwanda will come from the 0.5 per cent GNI Official Development Assistance budget; what set amount of funding for processing costs has been agreed with the government of Rwanda; what the initial £120 million investment into the economic development and growth of Rwanda will fund; over what period will that investment be made; and when further investments in Rwanda could be made as part of that agreement.

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

The UK is providing substantial investment to boost the development of Rwanda, including jobs, skills and opportunities to benefit both migrants and host communities. This includes an initial investment of £120m as part of a new Economic Transformation and Integration Fund. Rwanda will be responsible for allocating this funding to achieve its development goals, including creating jobs, improving livelihoods, increasing productivity, boosting trade and ensuring long-term sustainable development.

The UK is funding the processing costs for each individual who is relocated to Rwanda. Every person’s needs are different, but we anticipate the amount would be comparable to processing costs incurred in the UK. Funding is only provided while a person remains in Rwanda.

As this is a long-term partnership over five years, payments will depend on the outcomes delivered including the number of people relocated.