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Asylum: Applications

Commons · Question 29023 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of waiting times for asylum seeker applications to be determined.

Answer

Answered by Anna Turley, 21 Sep 2026

We remain focussed on reducing the number of asylum cases awaiting an initial decision.The Home Office continues to invest in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives to speed up decision making and reduce the time people spend i...