Written questions

Asylum: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 56329 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum claims made on the grounds of religious persecution from (a) Nigeria, (b) Eritrea and c) Pakistan between December 2001 and Decembe

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 5 Jun 2025

We do not publish the number of asylum claims that were granted based on religious persecution. This information is not recorded in a reportable format. Information regarding initial decisions on asylum applications, by outcome, is contained within ASY_D0...