Asylum
Commons · Question 33198 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safe routes are available to asylum seekers into the United Kingdom; and what criteria (a) Border Security Command and (b) other enforcement agencies use to distinguish asylum seekers from illega
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Mar 2025
The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those who need it through a number of safe and legal routes. However, there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refug...