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Written question asked by Dawn Butler (Labour) on Friday, 8 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 April 2016. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Monday, 18 April 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Middle East

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Equality (Language Analysis - Palestinian, Syrian and Kuwaiti Testing) Authorisation (No. 2) 2013, whether the Government plans to revise the existing three exceptions.

Answer

The Government has no current plans to revise the existing Equality Act exemptions relating to language analysis testing.

No further nationalities have been added to the Equality Act exemption authorisation since it was introduced in 2013.

A review on language analysis use was undertaken in 2011 and published in 2012.

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/257177/language-analysis.pdf).

No further such review is presently planned. However, we do monitor the use of language analysis regularly to ensure it is used as effectively as possible and to identify new trends in nationality swapping.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33137
Session
2015-16
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Asylum Immigration controls Languages Kuwait Nationality Palestine Syria
Link
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