Written Question·Home Office·UIN HL2315

Immigration: Mental Health

Tabled: 20 July 2026

Answered: 29 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of mental health concerns as a ground for overturning asylum and immigration decisions; and what steps they have taken, if any, to remove mental health concerns as a criterion for a

Answer

When asylum and human rights applications are decided, it is necessary to consider the health of applicants, both physical and mental.Over time, we have seen an expansion in the way human rights arguments are relied upon in some asylum and immigration cas...

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