Question follow-through · 19057

Asylum: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reject asylum applications from former government officials of the Syrian regime led by Bashar al-Assad.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 10 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 17 Dec 2024
Answer: 18 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reject asylum applications from former government officials of the Syrian regime led by Bashar al-Assad.
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Home Office acted swiftly to temporarily pause decisions on Syrian asylum claims whilst we assess the current situation.We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review so we can respond to emerging issues.While all asylum ...

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