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1701406

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on processing asylum applications for people who arrived in the UK between 7 March and 19 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	21938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>In 2023 we met the Prime Minister's pledge to clear the legacy backlog of asylum cases made before 28 June 2022. The Home Office is now prioritising claims (lodged on or after 28 June 2022).</p><p>These are being considered under provisions in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. It is only right that we consider the oldest claims first.</p><p>Our priority is to consider claims as efficiently as possible, in order to process claims efficiently, and reduce the number of people on asylum support, in turn reducing the burden on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/04/2024 10:09:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1692535

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time was for a third country enquiry on an asylum application in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	16177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish the information you have requested.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on inadmissibility quarterly under the asylum and resettlement datasets. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 16176 question first answered 07/03/2024 13:19:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1679372

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their asylum claims (a) removed and (b) withdrawn from the legacy asylum backlog and then gone on to submit new asylum claims.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	7930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The number of people who have had their asylum claims removed and withdrawn from the legacy asylum backlog can be found in the quarterly immigration statistics at Asy_10b: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655b38a5046ed400148b9ba1/asylum-summary-sep-2023-tables.ods" target="_blank">asylum-summary-sep-2023-tables</a>, however we are not able to provide the numbers of those who have gone on to have either a new fresh asylum claim accepted and/or have raised a further submission as this information is not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 10/01/2024 17:38:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1677485

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to refuse multiple asylum applications when the initial application has been refused.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	6496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government values our longstanding and effective cooperation with European allies on shared counter terrorism objectives, including tackling the threat posed by Hamas and from other terrorist organisations.</p><p>HMG continues to work closely with our international partners on issues of national security including through engagement by ministers and senior officials with their international counterparts to strengthen our collective response to the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 19/12/2023 16:49:18 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1677487

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to require that all asylum seekers must have a personal interview as part of the application process.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	6497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The criteria for when a substantive asylum interview can be omitted are contained in Paragraph 339NA of the Immigration Rules and include cases where we are able to take a positive decision on the basis of evidence available, or if the claimant is unfit or unable to be interviewed owing to enduring circumstances beyond their control. All asylum claimants are subject to a screening interview and mandatory security checks to confirm their identity and to link it to their biometric details for the purpose of immigration, security and criminality checks.  These checks are critical to the delivery of a safe and secure immigration system<em>.  </em></p><p>The Home Office currently assesses it appropriate to generally omit personal interviews from nationals of Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Syria and Yemen, as well as from Sudan, specifically in relation to claims made on or after 28<sup>th</sup> June 2022, where sufficient evidence is available to confirm nationality and there are no other factors that would mean a personal interview was required, for example security or criminality concerns.   Instead, an asylum questionnaire is provided to claimants to allow them to explain why they require protection status in the UK. Where further information is required after the questionnaire is returned, we will, where possible, conduct a targeted or shorter interview to obtain the necessary information from the claimant as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Omitting personal interviews is not limited to the nationalities noted and can be done in-line with <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-11-asylum" target="_blank">paragraph 339NA of the Immigration Rules</a> on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/12/2023 12:42:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1675159

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the most common reason for rejecting an application for asylum was in each year since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	4989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘</a>Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release[ND1] ’. Data on outcomes of [ND2] asylum applications at initial decision, including refusals, is published in table Asy_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2023. Please note that reason for refusal is not published but the data is broken down by type of refusal (e.g. third country refusal, certified refusal). Definitions of the types of refusals can be found in the ‘Definitions’ page of the workbook.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>[ND3] ’.</p><p>Please link to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> [ND1]</p><p>I believe this PQ relates to 'refusals' rather than 'withdrawals' of asylum applications. [ND2]</p><p>Please link to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">immigration - Research and statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> [ND3]</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/12/2023 12:10:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1672379

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons some asylum applications take longer to be considered than others.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	3373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>We have taken action to accelerate decision-making and rapidly speed up processing times to eliminate the backlog of legacy initial asylum decisions by the end of 2023. Separate work is ongoing to more efficiently process all other asylum claims admitted to the UK asylum system awaiting consideration.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2023 17:03:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1670589

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 202261 on Asylum: Applications, if he will make it his policy to routinely publish data on the attrition rate of (a) asylum application decision makers and (b) national referral mechanism case workers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	2286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/11/2023 16:13:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1667696

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including time spent awaiting an asylum decision within the five year period applicants must be in the UK before they may apply for indefinite leave to remain.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
	tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
	uin	257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we do not have any plans to review the process by which refugees may apply for settlement protection, we have taken action to accelerate decision-making and rapidly speed up processing times to eliminate the backlog of people waiting for initial asylum decisions by the end of 2023. This will ensure asylum seekers are not left months or even years waiting for a decision.</p><p>We have done this by streamlining and modernising the end-to-end process, with improved guidance and more focussed interviews; and continued enhancement of digital technology.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/11/2023 16:47:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1665564

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications were rejected on the grounds of a false claim of LGB in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	203032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on LGB asylum claims in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on initial decisions (including refusals) on asylum applications where sexual orientation formed part of the basis for the claim is published in table SOC_02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#experimental-statistics-asylum-claims-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Please note that information on the reason for refusal is not published and therefore the statistics do not separately identify refusals on the grounds of false claims from refusals for other reasons.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to 2022. Data prior to 2015 is not published.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/10/2023 08:42:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith