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Asked by Kate

AQW 10979/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to detail the engagement they have had with the Irish government in relation to their proposals for new legislation to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the United Kingdom; and (ii) for their assessment of the impact this will have on Northern Ireland.

Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 29 April 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
29 April 2024
Answer due by
15 May 2024
Answered
21 May 202422 days after tabling
Department
The Executive Office
Priority question
No

Answer

Immigration policy is not devolved, rather it is an excepted matter falling to Home Office. The Executive Office does not therefore have any remit in respect of return agreements for asylum seekers.

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