Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93499

Asylum: Legal Opinion

Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, updated on 20 November 2025, what steps her Department

Answer

Alex Norris
Reforms to the appeals system, including the development of a new independent appeals body will help asylum seekers have access to justice, overcome delays and restore public confidence. Early legal advice will be embedded as a core part of these reforms....

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