VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Asylum: Offenders

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 63082

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers still in the UK hold criminal records.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 19 June to Question 58400.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim