Question follow-through · 93723

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 18 November 2025 on Asylum Policy (Official Report, Vol.775, c.509-513), whether equalities impact assessments have been made for the new measures announced.

answeredKirsty BlackmanHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
27 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 18 November 2025 on Asylum Policy (Official Report, Vol.775, c.509-513), whether equalities impact assessments have been made for the new measures announced.

  2. 27 Nov 2025

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  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Specific Equality Impact Assessments will be produced for individual policies in due course. These will be kept under review to ensure that there are no unintended impacts on people with protected characteristics.

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