Asylum: Syria
Commons · Question 42857 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether non-Syrian nationals displaced by the Syrian civil war seeking asylum have had their claims paused following the general pause of Syrian asylum claims from December 2024.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Apr 2025
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office withdrew the Country Policy Information Notes and guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions. The pause also applies those who have previously been habi...