In July 2024, the government announced the cancellation of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda (MEDP).21 We noted that nobody had been removed under the scheme, and the Department told us that there were no flights under the scheme other than for four voluntary 12 Q 4 13 Qq 4, 6 14 C&AG’s Report, para 1.3 15 Q 4; C&AG’s Report, para 7 16 Q 1 17 C&AG’s Report, Asylum Accommodation, Figure 6; Home Office News story, ‘Contract for Bibby Stockholm not renewed past Janua...

In July 2024, the government announced the cancellation of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda (MEDP).21 We noted that nobody had been removed under the scheme, and the Department told us that there were no flights under the scheme other than for four voluntary 12 Q 4 13 Qq 4, 6 14 C&AG’s Report, para 1.3 15 Q 4; C&AG’s Report, para 7 16 Q 1 17 C&AG’s Report, Asylum Accommodation, Figure 6; Home Office News story, ‘Contract for Bibby Stockholm not renewed past January 2025’, dated 23 July 2024 18 Committee of Public Accounts, Oral evidence: Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership, HC 639, 15 April 2024, Q 179 Type: conclusion | Number: 9 | Response status: under_consideration