Question follow-through · 120859

Deportation: Ethiopia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with her Ethiopian counterpart to improve the efficiency of returns of Ethiopian nationals with no right to remain in the UK.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with her Ethiopian counterpart to improve the efficiency of returns of Ethiopian nationals with no right to remain in the UK.

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office, working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, engages regularly with the Ethiopian Government to support the return of Ethiopian nationals with no right to remain in the UK.In February 2026 the Foreign Secretary visited E...

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