Julian Sturdy – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will prioritise Christian, Shia Muslim and Yazidi refugees, who have been targeted by ISIL, when considering asylum cases.

James Brokenshire

All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the UK’s obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights.