Written Question·Home Office·UIN 7210

Asylum

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Anna Dixon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the backlog in asylum seeker claims.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

We are committed to restating order to the asylum system, clearing the backlog to end the use of hotels.The Home Secretary has removed the retrospective application of the Illegal Migration Act. This allows asylum claims from individuals who have arrived ...

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