Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18745

Asylum: Syria

Tabled: 9 December 2024

Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to pause asylum applications made by people from Syria, in the context of the fall of the Assad regime.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office acted swiftly to pause decisions on Syrian asylum claims whilst we assess the current situation.We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review so we can respond to emerging issues.