Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to collect and analyse the lists compiled by British non-governmental organisations in Calais of children and adults who qualify for entry to the UK, and obtain the concurrence of the French authorities to their moving here.

Our priority is to ensure the safety of children during the camp clearance and to ensure unaccompanied children eligible to come to the UK are transferred as quickly as possible. Working closely with the French authorities through an agreed and proper process, and in conjunction with non-governmental organisations (NGOs ) and charities, Home Office officials have interviewed 800 children in the camp who claim to have close family in the UK. Since 10 October, we have transferred almost 200 unaccompanied children to the UK and we expect to transfer many more over the coming days and weeks. We will continue to work with British NGOs as part of this process.