Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have claimed asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity in the last 24 months; and of those, how many have been granted (1) refugee status, and (2) right to remain.

In November 2017, the Home Office published an experimental statistics report on asylum claims on the basis of sexual orientation, this includes data on asylum claims, initial decisions and appeals where sexual orientation formed part of the basis for the claim. The report covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2017. The report is published at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/asylum-claims-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation

Between 1July 2015 and 31 March 2017, there were 3,535 asylum claims where sexual orientation formed part of the basis for the claim. Of these, 3,332 had an initial decision, 838 (25%) of which were grants of asylum or other forms of leave (814 grants of asylum and 24 grants of limited leave).