Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of people claiming asylum in Northern Ireland.

The latest statistics on asylum intake since the UK left the EU can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2020/list-of-tables#asylum-and-resettlement. The Home Office will continue to support all devolved administrations and local authorities after the transition period in the same way as we do now.

The UK takes its relationship with Ireland and the Island of Ireland seriously and maintaining the integrity of the Common Travel Area is key to upholding an effective immigration system for all in the future. The UK is engaging with the EU on a future partnership and will collaborate with the NI Executive where concrete progress has been made.