Question follow-through · 44146

Immigration: European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) claim asylum and (b) receive leave to remain based solely on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
11 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) claim asylum and (b) receive leave to remain based solely on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Hon Member may be interested to know that gra...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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