Question follow-through · 2206
Asylum: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 3 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
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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21 May 2026
Answer published
Immigration and asylum policy are reserved matters for the Home Office. I would encourage the Honourable Member to write to the Home Secretary on this matter.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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