Written question asked by Siobhain McDonagh (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 June 2011. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.

Deportation: Tamils

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the conclusions of the UN Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka, whether she has (a) assessed the safety and (b) conducted a risk assessment on the deportation by the UK Border Agency of those with Tamil ethnicity to Sri Lanka on 16 June 2011.

Answer: [holding answer 20 June 2011]: The UK welcomed the UN Panel of Experts report to the UN Secretary-General on the issue of accountability for alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the military conflict in Sri Lanka. We have consistently called for an independent, thorough and credible investigation to address these allegations and expect to see progress by the end of the year.The protection needs of individual asylum seekers are assessed on an individual basis and are based on the risk they would face on return to their country of origin now, not on risks they may have faced in the past.

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