Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that young people from Hong Kong born after 1997 and therefore not holding British National (Overseas) passports are able to access asylum in the event that the proposed National Security law is implemented and they are in danger of political prosecution.

There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. All asylum claims must be lodged in-country and we have no plans to amend this.

However, in considering arrangements for BN(O)s to come to the UK, we will also consider our approach to the dependants of BN(O)s who do not themselves hold BN(O) status.