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Asylum: Pregnancy

Asked by Carla DenyerGreen PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 76112

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were dispersed in the asylum system while in the late stages of pregnancy in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024; and how many of those dispersals were at the request of (i) the pr

Answered by Alex Norris

The Home Office did not record this data in a reportable format for the years requested but has since developed a tool that should enable the Department to do so in the future. This is still being tested given the complexities involved.

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