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Asylum

Asked by Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 59745

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers processed had an application for asylum granted in another country in each of the last five years.

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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