§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in apologising for the delay in resolving an application for asylum which has been outstanding for two years (in correspondence PO 10542/3), and adding that some cases are taking longer to process at this time of heightened security, the Minister of State at the Home Office, Ms Beverley Hughes MP, meant that all cases were taking longer to process, or all cases from particular countries, or individual cases where the applicant was considered to be a potential security risk. [HL4797]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalMy honourable friend, the Minister of State at the Home Office, was referring to particular cases.