United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 32963
Asylum: Legal Costs
Introduced
24 February 2025
Last action
10 March 2025 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
10 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing legal advice to immigrants seeking asylum in each of the last five years.
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24 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing legal advice to immigrants seeking asylum in each of the last five years.
Source: Commons
10 March 2025
Answer
Legal aid is available to fund legal advice and representation provided to individuals seeking asylum in England and Wales, subject to an assessment of merits and financial eligibility. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) publishes information regarding legal aid ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-24/32963
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1777546
- uk · wq-1777546 · source updated 10 March 2025