Question follow-through · 27031
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people currently accommodated under sections 95, 98 or 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (a) entered the UK on a work, study or visitor visa and subsequently claimed asylum,
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Asylum: Pakistan · 9 Sept 2026
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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
3 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people currently accommodated under sections 95, 98 or 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (a) entered the UK on a work, study or visitor visa and subsequently claimed asylum,
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The information requested on data linking asylum seekers' accommodation status with their route of entry is not currently published.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, ta...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Asylum: Pakistan
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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data is being shared by her Department with the French government to help tackle small boat crossings.