PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: Christianity (5 February 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of asylum claims in which the applicant cites Christian belief as a reason for asylum (a) on arrival and (b) after arriving in the UK in each of the last 10 years; and what assessment he has made of trends in number and proportion of asylum claims in which the applicant cites Christian belief as a reason for asylum (i) on arrival and (ii) after arriving in the UK over that period.

Asked by:
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative)

Information regarding an individual’s reasons for claiming asylum is not recorded in a reportable format. We are reviewing whether we could collect and publish data in this area.

Answered by:
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
8 February 2024