Written Question·Home Office·UIN 51334

Islamic State: Central Asia

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to stop ISIS-K members from using conventional visa routes to travel to the UK from the central Asian republics.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
It would not be appropriate to comment in detail on operational security matters or specific cases. However, all visa applications are subject to comprehensive security checks and we maximise the use of upstream interventions to prevent people who pose a ...

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