Speeches

Greg Mulholland – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-09-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seeker applications made by Syrian nationals in each of the last five years received a decision in (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.

Mr John Hayes

The tables below shows the proportion of asylum claims from Syrian nationals which received an initial decision within 3 months, 6 months and 12 months from 2010 to 2013. This data is based on main asylum claimants who made a claim for asylum from 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2014. We aim to decide all straightforward asylum claims within six months. We recognise that asylum cases are often complex and require our full and thorough consideration, meaning that some decisions will take longer than six months. Those cases that do take longer than six months are actively managed to ensure they are concluded as promptly as possible.

Year Application made

Time from Application to Date of Decision

Decision made within 3 Months

Within 6 Months

Within 1 Year

More than 1 Year

No Decision made

2010

117

5

5

1

0

Grand Total

117

5

5

1

0

2011

273

36

20

23

0

Grand Total

273

36

20

23

0

2012

819

77

64

21

1

Grand Total

819

77

64

21

1

2013

1130

157

203

97

29

Grand Total

1130

157

203

97

29

2014

603

1036

177

34

143

Grand Total

603

1036

177

34

143