United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 678
Asylum: Polygamy
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13 May 2026
Last action
27 May 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
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27 May 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were granted to people in polygamous marriages in each of the last 12 months.
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13 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were granted to people in polygamous marriages in each of the last 12 months.
Source: Commons
27 May 2026
Answer
It is government policy to prevent the formation of polygamous and polyandrous marriages in the UK. Only one spouse can be included as a dependant, with any subsequent spouses being unable to apply as a partner unless the other spouse has died or the marr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/678
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1904756
- uk · wq-1904756 · source updated 27 May 2026