Question follow-through · 11870

Visas: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme to enable displaced Palestinians living in (a) Gaza, (b) Egypt and (c) other countries to be reunited with family me

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
8 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme to enable displaced Palestinians living in (a) Gaza, (b) Egypt and (c) other countries to be reunited with family me

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is determined to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and rapidly increase aid, ensuring humanitarian support is reaching people there. The government is keeping existing visa pathways under review in response to events. Palestinian nationals who wis...

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