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Asylum

Commons · Question 28115 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between initial screening interviews and substantive interviews in the asylum system.

Answer

Answered by Anna Turley, 17 Sep 2026

The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained through examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost.However, the Home Office does publish data on the number of asylum claims awaiting an initial d...