Oral Question·Home Office
“What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of asylum seekers on levels of recorded crime.”
Tabled: 17 March 2026Answered: 23 March 2026
Asked by
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative — Gainsborough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)
As the right hon. Gentleman may know, data on immigration status and crime was not recorded under the last Government. We have a new programme that will improve data collection, and we have strong local relationships with police and local authorities to ensure that the full force of the law will apply to anyone breaking our laws.