Question follow-through · 1687
Asylum: China
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims originating from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, have been based on fear of persecution for reasons of political opinion since May 2015.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 6 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
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims originating from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, have been based on fear of persecution for reasons of political opinion since May 2015.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
Information regarding basis of claim is not published and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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