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Asylum: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the asylum applications of Palestinian refugees who were formerly residents of Syria and left under the Assad regime.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the asylum applications of Palestinian refugees who were formerly residents of Syria and left under the Assad regime.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Home Office acted swiftly to temporarily pause decisions on Syrian asylum claims whilst we assess the current situation. This includes Syrian nationals as well as those who have previously been habitually resident in Syria.We keep all country guidance...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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