§ Ms. Ruddockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have applied for refugee and asylum status in the last 12 months at (a) British ports and (b) British posts overseas; from which countries these people came; and how many such applications were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) given exceptional leave to remain.
§ Mr. RentonThe following table shows, for applications made in 1986 at United Kingdom ports or at diplomatic posts overseas, the nationality of the applicant and the outcome of the case where a decision has now been made.
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Applications for refugee status or asylum made at United Kingdom ports or at diplomatic posts overseas in 1986 Number of persons1—provisional2 Nationality Applied at United Kingdom Port Applied outside United Kingdom Total Granted refugee status Refused refugee status Refused refugee status but granted exceptional leave to enter Application withdrawn Not yet decided Total Granted refugee status Refused refugee status Refused refugee status but granted exceptional leave to enter Application withdrawn Not yet decided Afghanistan 37 — 1 11 — 25 1 — — 1 — — Angola 3 — 1 2 — — — — — — — — Bangladesh 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — Bolivia 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — Chile 2 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — Colombia — — — — — — 2 — — — — 2 Ethiopia 17 2 — 12 — 3 — — — — — — Ghana 26 8 9 9 — — 3 — — 2 — 1 India 40 — 3 — 1 36 1 — — — — 1 Iran 209 9 2 56 5 137 23 13 — 2 — 8 Iraq 25 1 3 21 — — 2 — — — — 2 Lebanon 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — Libya — — — — — — 1 — — — — 1 Malawi 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — Pakistan 75 — 6 — 4 65 1 — — — — 1 Seychelles 3 1 — 2 — — — — — — — — Somalia 19 1 1 15 — 2 3 3 — — — — South Africa 5 — 1 1 1 2 — — — — — — Sri Lanka 325 — 4 182 1 138 9 — — 2 — 7 Tanzania 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — Turkey 10 — 2 — — 8 — — — — — — Uganda 15 2 — 5 — 8 1 — — — 1 — Zaire 1 — — — 1 — — — — — — — Zimbabwe — — — — — — 5 5 — — — — Nationality uncertain 7 2 1 3 — 1 1 — — — 1 — All nationalities 824 27 36 322 14 425 53 21 — 7 2 23 1 Including dependants. 2 Incorporating some later information than that available when the statistical bulletin (Refugee Statistics, United Kingdom, 1986; Issue 13/87) was published on 19 May giving information on all applications wherever made and on all decisions in 1986.