Written Question·Home Office·UIN 24556

Asylum: Interviews

Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum casework interviews are conducted remotely.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Most asylum interviews are now conducted remotely using video conference facilities outside of Home Office locations.This has enabled the Home Office to increase the availability of interview locations, interpreters and decision makers, and often reduce t...
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