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Debate between Kate Osamor and Vicky Foxcroft
Monday 19th December 2022

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kate Osamor Portrait Kate Osamor (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)
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4. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the backlog of asylum applications.

Vicky Foxcroft Portrait Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab)
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10. 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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Last week we set out plans to clear the initial decision backlog of asylum legacy cases by the end of next year. Over the summer and autumn, the Home Office reduced the number of older asylum cases by 11,000, and the number of asylum caseworkers has doubled.