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Written question asked by Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 December 2015. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 December 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: LGBT+ People

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in ensuring that management and statistical information concerning asylum claims on grounds of sexuality and gender identity are recorded accurately and comprehensively by the Home Office, and when that data will be published.

Answer

We are still looking into the feasibility of publishing figures on the number of asylum applications by sexual orientation of the applicants. Any plans to publish will be subject to the data being of appropriate quality, in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4122
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Databases Asylum LGBT+ people
Link
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