The Bishop of Durham received the following written answers on 22nd November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government:
- whether family reunion rights will be restricted for all group 2 refugees as a result of the proposed changes to the law in the Nationality and Borders Bill.
- assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed changes to family reunion rights in the Nationality and Borders Bill on the number of (1) men, (2) women, and (3) children, who will come to the UK via family reunion; whether they expect the number of such people to be lower than in previous years; and if so, by how many.
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con): Family reunion will only be permitted to Group 2 refugees where refusing would be a breach of our international obligations under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Taken in combination with wider measures in the Nationality and Borders Bill, this policy seeks to deter migrants from undertaking extremely dangerous journeys to the UK from safe countries.
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government whether a Children’s Rights Impact Assessment has been conducted for the provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Nationality and Borders Bill is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.
An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment(opens in a new tab).
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