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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) 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: Interviews

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for an asylum interview in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Answer

The Home Office is unable to state the average waiting time for an asylum interview, in the most recent period for which figures are available, as the Home Office does not publish this information and it could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.

However, the Home Office does publish data on the number asylum applications awaiting an initial decision by duration, for main applicants only. This data can be found at Asy_04 of the published Immigration Statistics:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2020/list-of-tables


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185945
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Asylum Interviews
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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