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Written question asked by Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 3 May 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 May 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 May 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Disability

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the number of people with disabilities who are seeking asylum.

Answer

At present the Asylum Transparency Agenda Data set does not report information on asylum claimants with disabilities nor are there plans for this to be included. In addition we do not currently record this information in a readily accessible format.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8166
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Disability Asylum
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk