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Asylum: Syria

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58258

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to process the outstanding asylum applications of Syrians in the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions.

The pause is being kept under constant review and when there is a clear basis upon which to make decisions, we will resume the processing of them.

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