Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 January (HL5401), whether they are considering recording the number of asylum seekers who require treatment for mental illness.

There are currently no plans to record the numbers of asylum seekers who require treatment for mental illness. Although every opportunity is afforded to asylum seekers to disclose this information during the process, there is no obligation on their part to do so

The staff working with asylum seekers are trained to identify mental health concerns but are not medically trained to identify the need for treatment. Where mental health concern is identified, the asylum seeker is referred or signposted to medical or support services.