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.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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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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  1. 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.

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 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.

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