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Asylum: Syria

Commons · Question 25955 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department paused the processing of applications made by Syrian asylum seekers on 9 December 2024.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Jan 2025

We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review, so we can respond to emerging issues. Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating t...