Written questions

Asylum: Syria

Commons · Question 58258 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to process the outstanding asylum applications of Syrians in the UK.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Jun 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Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions.The pause is being kept under constant review and when...