Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the rate of acceptances of visa applications for Syrians visiting the UK; and if she will make a statement.

Application volumes, issue and refusal rates of visa applications from all nationalities are monitored on an ongoing basis.

All visa applications made by Syrian nationals are considered on a case by case basis, on their individual merits, and in accordance with the Immigration Rules.