HC Deb 17 July 1989 vol 157 cc72-3W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers who arrived in the United Kingdom in the past year have been referred to(a) the refugee arrivals project and (b) voluntary agencies.

Mr. Renton

This information is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Kurdish asylum seekers have arrived in the United Kingdom since 1 January from(a) Turkey, (b) Iran and (c) Iraq.

Mr. Renton

The information is not available in the form requested. Records are kept according to nationality and not ethnic grouping.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the Kurdish asylum seekers who have arrived in the United Kingdom since 1 January have(a) voluntarily returned to Turkey, (b) voluntarily gone to another country, (c) been held in custody in the United Kingdom, (d) been released on temporary admission, (e) been granted asylum and (f) been granted exceptional leave to remain.

Mr. Renton

Information is not available in the form requested. Records are kept according to nationality and not ethnic grouping. However it is possible to say that, of those Turkish nationals who sought asylum on arrival, 132 have voluntarily sought to return to Turkey. By 10 July, 21 Turkish nationals who had applied for asylum after 1 May had been granted refugee status and a further 62 had been granted exceptional leave to remain.

Provisional statistics on decisions made in Turkish asylum cases in the first two quarters of 1989 will shortly be placed in the Library.