Written Question·Home Office·UIN 101725

Asylum: Deportation

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 4 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her oral answer of 17 November 2025, Official Report column 524, what steps she will take to stop asylum seekers who have committed crimes and are deported making a new asylum application a

Answer

Alex Norris

We are committed to ensuring that any asylum seeker who commits a serious crime in the UK is not granted asylum and is removed or deported as quickly as possible. If deported, the person is prohibited from returning to the UK as long as the deportation or...

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