Written Question·Home Office·UIN 33198
Asylum
Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Question
Euan Stainbank
Labour — Falkirk
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safe routes are available to asylum seekers into the United Kingdom; and what criteria (a) Border Security Command and (b) other enforcement agencies use to distinguish asylum seekers from illega
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe UK has a proud history of providing protection for those who need it through a number of safe and legal routes. However, there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refug...
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