Written questions

Migrants: Religion

Commons · Question 104899 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department collects on the religion of migrants, other than through the Census.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 20 Jan 2026

UVKI do not request this information as part of the visa application process.Asylum claimants are asked for information about their religion as part of the asylum screening (registration) process, during the substantive asylum interview and when submittin...