Question follow-through · 32963

Asylum: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing legal advice to immigrants seeking asylum in each of the last five years.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 24 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 26 Feb 2025
Answer: 10 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

24 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing legal advice to immigrants seeking asylum in each of the last five years.
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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10 Mar 2025
Answer published
Legal aid is available to fund legal advice and representation provided to individuals seeking asylum in England and Wales, subject to an assessment of merits and financial eligibility. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) publishes information regarding legal aid ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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