Question follow-through · 23637

Sudan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of continuation of the conflict in Sudan on the number of Sudanese refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
20 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of continuation of the conflict in Sudan on the number of Sudanese refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Over 3.6 million people have fled Sudan since the current conflict began in April 2023; many more (8.8 million people) have been internally displaced. Those fleeing Sudan in need of international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country th...

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