To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the UNHCR’s management of the relocation of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the UK under various schemes; and, in the light of the use of Official Development Assistance to fund the costs of refugee resettlement, whether they have any plans to make this assessment public.
Answered on
24 October 2017
UNHCR is the internationally recognised and mandated agency for dealing with refugees. It has a global presence and 65 years’ experience in handling refugee crises. UNHCR is uniquely placed to help the UK authorities to identify and process vulnerable refugees who would benefit from resettlement in this country.
The UK works in close partnership with UNHCR to resettle refugees from Iraq and Syria and we monitor the delivery of our schemes on an ongoing basis.
The National Audit Office, Public Accounts Committee, International Development Committee and Home Affairs Committee have all considered the UK’s Resettlement Programme under their respective remits and their findings have been made available publicly.