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Asylum

Asked by Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 61823

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of asylum applicants who have had their initial claims rejected and subsequently made a further application.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Data on initial decisions on asylum claims, including refusals, is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum claims and initial decisions detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2025. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. Data on the number of further submissions is not available from published statistics.

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