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Asylum: Interviews

Asked by Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 June 2025UIN 61438

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that questions asked during asylum interviews are (a) appropriate, (b) relevant and (c) not misapplied from other (i) religious and (ii) cultural contexts.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

All asylum claims made in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits, and the guidance provided to decision makers when undertaking interviews is published online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conducting-the-asylum-interview-process.

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