Written questions

Asylum: Proscribed Organisations

Commons · Question 66017 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) migrants and (b) asylum seekers are checked for associations with Islamist terror organisations.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 24 Jul 2025

The first priority of Government is protecting national security and protecting UK citizens from terrorism. It would not be appropriate to comment in detail on operational security matters or specific cases but the Home Office uses various tools to detect...