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Asylum: Northern Ireland

Asked by Tonia AntoniazziLabourNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 21 May 2026UIN 2206

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Hilary Benn

Immigration and asylum policy are reserved matters for the Home Office. I would encourage the Honourable Member to write to the Home Secretary on this matter.

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