Asylum: Syria
Commons · Question 33055 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, upon what evidential basis she will deem it sufficient to lift the temporary pause on the processing of Syrian asylum seeker claims.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Mar 2025
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions for Syrian nationals. However, we continue to register...