§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were recommended for deportation with no custodial sentence during(a) 1991 and (b) 1992 to the latest convenient date; and in how many such cases the courts directed release (i) subject to conditions and (ii) without conditions.
Table 1 Persons applying for a special voucher for entry to the United Kingdom Country Applications newly received1 Vouchers issued Applications awaiting a decision at end of quarter 1991 1992 1st quarter 1991 1992 1st quarter Quarter 2 1991 Quarter 4 1991 India 370 110 600 220 560 480 Kenya 200 50 220 40 550 520 Tanzania 30 10 20 3— 80 70 Malawi 3— 4— 10 4— 10 4— Zambia 20 10 20 10 10 3— Rest of the world 20 4— 20 3— 10 3— Total 640 180 890 270 1,220 1,070 1 Including applications subsequently withdrawn or lapsed. 2 Total may differ from sum of countries due to rounding. 3 Five or fewer. 4 Nil.
Table 2 Waiting times for persons applying for a special voucher Months Waiting time to main interview for: Persons interviewed at end of quarter Persons applying at end of quarter1 Quarter 2 1991 Quarter 4 1991 Quarter 1 1992 Quarter 1 1992 India2 15.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Kenya 3— 3— n/a 1.25 Tanzania 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Malawi 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 Zambia 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Rest of the world n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Data relate to expected waiting time. 2 Data relate to non-priority applicants. Priority applicants—widows with a child in the United Kingdom, heads of household aged 65 or over, and special compassionate cases—are interviewed within three months. 3 = within a week. n/a Not available.