Debates between Chi Onwurah and Kevin Brennan during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Chi Onwurah and Kevin Brennan
Monday 3rd July 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chi Onwurah Portrait Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
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4. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the backlog of asylum applications.

Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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21. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the backlog of asylum applications.

Robert Jenrick Portrait The Minister for Immigration (Robert Jenrick)
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We are making good progress, and the latest Home Office statistics show that asylum decisions are up, with a 35% increase since last year in the number made. Productivity has increased, and we are on track to have 2,500 decision makers by September, which represents a quadrupling of the number of case workers.