Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to tackle the backlog of asylum applications.”
Tabled: 12 September 2023Answered: 18 September 2023
Asked by
Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat — Edinburgh West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
We are delivering a record crackdown on illegal working in the gig economy, and expanding right-to-work and facial recognition checks, which are really important. We are also introducing a new criminal offence of trespassing with intent to commit a crime through the Crime and Policing Bill.