A question on #Asylum #EnglishChannel tabled by Lord Empey on 04-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Asylum: English Channel
Question ID: 1809587
UIN: HL8101
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-04
Asking Member ID: 4216
Asking Member display name: Lord Empey
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of applications for asylum made by those who have entered the UK illegally in small boats have been successful in the past three years.
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Date answered: 2025-06-18
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Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: Of the 105,754 people who arrived on a small boat between April 2022 and March 2025 and claimed asylum, 32,506 have subsequently been granted asylum or some other protection status. This data is published in Irr_D03 in the 'Irregular migration detailed da...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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