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Asylum: Applications

Asked by Bradley ThomasConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 February 2025UIN 28413

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of charging asylum seekers for costs associated with their settlement in the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Current Home Office policy in this area remains the same as that in place under the previous government.

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