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Immigration: English Language

Commons · Question 78583 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to refuse (a) asylum and (b) humanitarian leave to remain to anyone who does not speak English to a proficient level.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 20 Oct 2025

It is not possible to impose language requirements as a prerequisite for being granted protection in the UK.Every asylum claim admitted to the UK asylum system is carefully considered on its individual merits. Protection is normally granted where a claima...