§ Viscount Goschenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will define the precise terms of their pledge to reduce by September the number of asylum applications by half; and whether they will specify over which periods comparisons will be made. [HL1699]
§ Lord FilkinThe Government are looking to reduce the number of new asylum applications by around half compared with the number last October. We are seeking to achieve this by September this year.