Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which other countries in addition to Rwanda they are considering as destinations to deport refugees from the UK.

The term ‘Deportation’ refers to a legally defined subset of returns which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The term ‘deportation’ does not therefore apply to relocations under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.

We are unable to comment on discussions that may be being held with other countries. We are, however, committed to working closely with international partners as we act on fixing our broken asylum system. This ground-breaking Partnership is a model that could be replicated elsewhere, and we are always willing to work with partners around the world to tackle this joint challenge.