Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes were followed by her Department when granting Maxim Bakiyev asylum; and if she will make a statement.

We have a long established practice of not routinely commenting on individual asylum cases. Reasons for this include data protection. All claims for asylum are considered on their individual merits and are subject to a series of background and security checks before any form of leave is granted.