HL Deb 05 March 2001 vol 623 cc6-7WA
Lord Ahmed

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether Miss Zainas Hussain Nazir Hammad, whose claims of slavery were reported in the, Sunday Telegraph of 17th September 2000, has requested political asylum; if so, what are the grounds claimed; and how these grounds are being assessed.[HL928]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

It is Home Office policy not to disclose to a third party any information with regard to an individual's immigration details. I am therefore unable to confirm or deny whether Miss Hammad has claimed asylum in this country.

Asylum applications are determined on their individual merits in accordance with the criteria set out in the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.