HC Deb 18 June 1992 vol 209 cc654-5W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many Somali applicants for political asylum were granted full refugee status; and how many were granted exceptional leave to remain in(a) 1989, (b) 1990, (c) 1991 and (d) the current year;

(2) how many applications for political asylum were received from Somali nationals in (a) 1989, (b) 1990, (c) 1991 and (d) the current year; and how many remain outstanding from each year.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Information is given in the table.

5 From 1 December 1991 only: see footnote 4.

6 Including outstanding applications from earlier years. These figures are maxima which are likely to overstate because of earlier underrecording of decisions.