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Asylum: Pregnancy

Commons · Question 76112 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were dispersed in the asylum system while in the late stages of pregnancy in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024; and how many of those dispersals were at the request of (i) the pr

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 16 Sep 2025

The Home Office did not record this data in a reportable format for the years requested but has since developed a tool that should enable the Department to do so in the future. This is still being tested given the complexities involved.