§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from each of the east European countries have (a) applied for asylum while in the United Kingdom and (b) been granted it in each of the last five years; whether those not granted it are always sent back to their own country; whether force is used for this purpose, if necessary; and what percentage the total number of such people refused asylum in each of the five 139W years represents of the total number of immigrants to the United Kingdom from each country in the years concerned.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI regret that figures in the form requested are not available. The following annual tables from 1 January 1979 show the number of asylum applications received in the years concerned and their outcome. From 1980 onwards, the totals of applications will not necessarily balance with decisions made and cases
Country Applications for asylum and refugee status Granted asylum with refugee status Granted asylum only Withdrawn Refused Outstanding at end of year Total number of persons admitted in temporary capacity Asylum refusals as percentage of arrivals per cent. 1979 Bulgaria 6 — 3 — 2 1 3,717 .02 Czechoslovakia 44 1 21 2 19 1 15,538 .12 GDR — — — — — — 2,841 Hungary 39 — 18 9 10 2 17,935 .05 Poland 41 2 6 4 18 11 47,149 .04 Romania 10 — 2 — 7 1 3,863 .18 USSR 1 1 — — — — 10,340 — 1980 Bugaria 10 1 4 — 1 5 3,087 .03 Czechoslovakia 66 14 14 6 27 6 14,123 .19 GDR — — — — — — 3,524 — Hungary 68 — 27 13 25 4 18,234 .14 Poland 41 — 8 11 25 8 48,117 .05 Romania 21 2 12 3 2 3 4,075 .05 USSR g 7 — — — 1 8,627 — 1981 Bulgaria 3 2 1 3 2 — 3,747 .05 Czechoslovakia 76 14 7 6 48 7 12,782 .38 GDR — — — — — — 3,747 — Hungary 53 7 3 6 40 1 17,301 .23 Poland 110 6 6 23 48 39 48,510 .1 Romania 20 6 4 6 7 — 4,085 .17 USSR 5 3 1 — 2 — 10,021 .02 1982 Bulgaria 2 1 — — 1 — 3,424 .03 Czechoslovakia 57 11 6 — 44 3 11,583 .4 GDR 1 — — 1 — — 3,817 — Hungary 40 4 — 5 24 8 16,784 .14 Poland 513 24 14 63 96 351 18,339 .5 Romania 26 8 4 1 10 3 2,883 .03 USSR 6 1 1 1 3 — 10,342 .03