Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether they carry out checks to assess whether Bangladeshi asylum seekers claiming to have been a member of the Awami League held membership of that party.

All asylum claims are considered on their individual merits, and decision makers assess the credibility and reliability of evidence submitted in support of a claim in accordance with published asylum guidance.

In line with established case law and Home Office guidance, enquiries may be undertaken in limited circumstances to verify the authenticity of documents where appropriate. Consistent with established principles, it is for the claimant to demonstrate that evidence submitted in support of their claim can be relied upon. The reliability of evidence is assessed in the round and the weight attached to that evidence is a matter for the decision maker.