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Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Reform UK) on Friday, 24 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 January 2025. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 3 February 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Interviews

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January to Question 24556 on Asylum: Interviews, what proportion of asylum interviews were conducted remotely in each of the last five years.

Answer

Most asylum interviews are now conducted remotely using video conference facilities outside of Home Office locations.

The number of substantive asylum interviews is published online in tab ASY_05(M) in the Immigration and protection data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK however this does not provide a breakdown of the number of asylum interviews conducted remotely. This information could only be obtained for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

Further information regarding asylum interviews is available on gov.uk at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/conducting-the-asylum-interview-process.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26383
Session
2024-26
Related items
Asylum: Interviews
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Asylum Interviews Video conferencing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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