§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will ask the International Organisation for Migration to report on the welfare of the 29 asylum seekers from Zimbabwe who have accepted the organisation's assistance to be voluntarily repatriated since April 2003. [HL461]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), which operates the assisted voluntary return programme on behalf of the Home Office, monitors all asylum seekers who take advantage of the programme where this is possible.
Additionally wherever this is possible and following return, the services of the IOM continue to remain available to returnees in their country of origin for as long as they are required.