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Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021. It was answered by Kevin Foster (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Eritrea

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in asylum applications from Eritrean nationals in 2020.

Answer

The Home Office publishes data on the number of applications for asylum in the UK, broken down by nationality, in its quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The number of applications made by Eritreans in each year are available in the Immigration Statistics, Asy_01c:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/961749/asylum-summary-dec-2020-tables.xlsx

All asylum and human rights applications from Eritrean nationals are carefully considered and assessed on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations.

Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw. The Eritrean Country Policy and Information Notes (available on gov.uk) outlines our position.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185826
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Asylum Eritrea
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk