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Asylum

Asked by Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 61834

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that decisions on third country asylum applications are dealt with within 6 months.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

We always aim to process inadmissibility decisions as promptly as possible.

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