Question follow-through · 48937
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of demining programmes on levels of migration to the UK from countries where those programmes are active.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Apr 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 demining programmes on levels of migration to the UK from countries where those programmes are active.
1 May 2025
Target answer date
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12 May 2025
Answer published
Migration decisions are often complex and driven by a combination of intersecting factors, so it is challenging to assess the impact of demining programmes specifically on migration to the UK. However, the presence of explosive ordnance acts as a driver o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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