Question follow-through · 93178

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of asylum seekers claim to be under the age of 18 once they have reached their assigned hotel or army camp.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of asylum seekers claim to be under the age of 18 once they have reached their assigned hotel or army camp.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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