A Bill to make provision about the award of asylum-seeker status in the United Kingdom to certain unaccompanied children from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea displaced by conflict and present within the European Union; and for connected purposes.
This bill would let the UK grant asylum-seeker status to certain unaccompanied children who have been displaced by conflict and are currently in the European Union. It targets children from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea and sets out how they could be recognised and protected in the UK.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, where its general principles are debated. It has not yet moved to committee stage or to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 8 December 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
