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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Jim Cunningham (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 17 July 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum Seekers

Question
Will my hon. Friend reconsider the 13-week period within which most asylum seekers think they will have their claims processed? We often get lots of complaints at surgeries, because asylum seekers think that the Government will give them an answer within 13 weeks, when we all know that that does not happen.
Answer

My hon. Friend shares a challenge that I have encountered all too frequently in my constituency. As I told my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz), however, it is vital that we accelerate the decision-making process in asylum cases, and that is exactly what our plans for the immigration and nationality directorate will set out to achieve.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
449 c4 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Asylum Applications Administrative delays Location Community relations
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk