§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for asylum as listed in his answer of 21 October,Official Report, column 338, were (a) in country and (b) at port of entry on entry in each quarter of 1990 and 1991.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is given in the table. The figures are for principal applicants excluding dependants. The 1990 figures for after-entry applications understate because of delays in recording, particularly for the fourth quarter.
Applications received1 2 for asylum in the United Kingdom, by location of application, 1990–91 At port of entry After entry3 4 Total3 4 19903 Quarter 1 1,450 1,910 3,360 Quarter 2 1,615 2,000 3,615 Quarter 3 2,580 4,220 6,800 Quarter 4 3,550 3,995 7,545 1991 Quarter 1 3,520 8,180 11,700 Quarter 2 2,040 10,030 12,070 Quarter 3 1,970 8,630 10,600 1 Excluding dependants. 2 Provisional figures, rounded to the nearest 5. 3 The after-entry, and total, figures for 1990 understate because of delays in recording, particularly for the fourth quarter. In total, applications in 1990, excluding dependants, are estimated at over 22,000 (over 30,000 including dependants). 4 Includes also the small number of principal applications made from overseas