| Heading: |
Egypt: Refugees |
| Question ID: |
1803596 |
| UIN: |
HL7518 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-15 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3756 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Deech
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| Asking Member handle: |
BaronessDeech
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BaronessDeech
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (Law No. 164 of 2024), enacted by the Parliament of Egypt in December 2024, on Egypt's obligations under international refugee and h |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4222 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Collins of Highbury
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| Answering Member handle: |
Lord_Collins
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_Collins
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| Answer text: |
The UK is committed to working with the Government of Egypt to ensure that the application of its new asylum law adheres to international standards when it is implemented. Officials at our Embassy in Cairo are regularly engaging with the Egyptian Ministry... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |