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Asylum

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 64735

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum seekers have had their DNA taken on arrival in the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 9 July to Question 63301. The current procedures are the same as those that were in place under the previous government.

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