Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people seeking asylum are residing in Northern Ireland and have an asylum claim that has been ongoing for 36 months or longer as of 6 June 2022, by parliamentary constituency.

The Home Office are unable to state how people seeking asylum are residing in Northern Ireland and have an asylum claim that has been ongoing for 36 months or longer as of 6 June 2022, by Parliamentary constituency as this information is not routinely reported.

The Home Office do report on the number of cases that have been open over 36 months and can be found at Asy_03: Immigration and protection data: Q1 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)