Written question asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 November 2025. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Friday, 28 November 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Applications

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum applications have been (1) made, and (2) accepted over the last 10 years, in total and in each of those years.

Answer

Please find the figures in the table below.

Table 1: Number of Asylum Claims and Number of Grants of Protection or Other Leave at Initial Decision (October 2015 – September 2025)

Period	Asylum Claims	Grants of Protection or Other Leave (at initial decision)
October 2015-September 2016	41,981	10,556
October 2016-September 2017	34,645	9,279
October 2017-September 2018	36,717	9,186
October 2018-September 2019	44,145	13,867
October 2019-September 2020	39,979	10,697
October 2020-September 2021	45,535	11,897
October 2021-September 2022	88,213	15,533
October 2022-September 2023	94,132	38,098
October 2023-September 2024	97,091	52,742
October 2024-September 2025	110,051	58,148
Total	632,489	230,003

Source: Asy_D01- Asylum Claims and Asy_D02 Asylum Initial Decisions of the ‘Asylum claim and initial decisions detailed datasets’, as part of Home Office’s ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’.

Figures include both main applicants and dependants. Grant figures reflect outcomes at the initial decision stage only.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL11915
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Asylum Applications
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Asylum: Applications

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