Asylum Claims

Debate between Lord Sharpe of Epsom and Lord Sahota

Monday 25th March 2024 Lords Chamber

[Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)]

I remind the House that the previous inspector was let go because he broke the terms of his contract, so I would argue that he has been somewhat discredited. Withdrawals can happen for a number of reasons, for example where somebody has already left the UK before their claim was concluded or where they fail to comply with the asylum process. There is a large number of reasons why withdrawals are made.

[Lord Sahota (Lab)]

My Lords, India was recently designated a safe country, along with Georgia, Albania and other countries. How many claims have been processed for India and what was the reason for designating India as a safe country?

[Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)]

We debated that at some length last week and I will not go over the reasons again. I am afraid that I do not have those statistics.