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Asylum: Appeals

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 25 April 2025UIN 45263

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases involving (a) failed asylum seekers and (b) people who have overstayed have reached the (i) Court of Appeal and (ii) Supreme Court since 2020.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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