§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of applications for asylum in the United Kingdom in each month in 1991 and 1992 to the nearest available date.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is given in the table:
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1991 Nationality January February March April May June July Total 2,020 1,665 2,330 3,715 2,395 1,805 2,460 Middle East Iran 65 55 35 65 35 35 35 Iraq 125 75 110 70 55 25 45 Lebanon 295 145 65 40 25 15 15 Others — — 25 45 30 20 40 Total 485 275 235 225 145 95 135 Asia china 20 50 45 60 55 40 55 India 260 185 160 165 170 175 165 Pakistan 400 255 305 320 305 290 245 Sri Lanka 600 450 385 355 360 275 255 Others — — 85 85 90 55 115 Total 1,275 940 980 990 975 835 830 Other nationalities2 240 195 — — — — — Grand Total 4,455 3,445 3,885 5,275 3,805 3,000 3,725
1991 1991 1992 Nationality August September October November December total January February March April Europe and Americas Bulgaria 20 30 15 20 15 375 25 10 5 10 Colombia 10 20 5 15 15 140 30 10 10 10 Romania 65 60 30 45 35 555 35 45 40 25 Turkey 155 145 125 125 95 2,110 205 120 170 135 USSR 20 25 25 20 25 245 20 15 20 15 Others 25 50 70 110 110 450 130 130 110 130 Total 295 335 275 335 300 3,875 440 325 355 325 Africa Angola 360 360 600 465 170 5,780 40 15 20 15 Congo 25 70 50 65 15 370 10 + + — Ethiopia 110 150 115 65 45 1,685 65 40 30 50 Ghana 145 145 115 105 70 2,405 140 110 140 130 Nigeria 40 25 35 25 20 335 30 25 25 35 Somalia 140 145 135 110 80 1,995 125 95 110 105 Sudan 160 155 175 150 120 1,150 100 75 65 40 Togo/Ivory Coast 185 185 360 315 45 1,910 35 15 15 20 Uganda 15 55 65 50 90 1,440 15 15 + 20 Zaire 420 555 725 625 410 7,010 105 95 80 75 Others 305 470 710 600 135 3,405 70 40 60 35 Total 1,900 2,320 3,090 2,580 1,205 27,490 730 530 550 520 Middle East Iran 35 50 35 50 35 530 50 20 5 25 Iraq 75 55 70 110 85 915 125 60 80 45 Lebanon 35 20 35 30 35 755 35 20 15 35 Others 30 35 50 35 30 340 40 35 40 30 Total 175 170 190 225 180 2,540 250 140 140 140 Asia China 25 50 50 35 45 525 35 40 30 25 India 155 160 190 135 165 2,045 245 115 155 115 Pakistan 240 235 290 210 150 3,195 160 140 175 140 Sri Lanka 285 205 225 235 135 3,750 255 110 160 150 Others 265 50 65 40 35 890 55 25 35 25 Total 970 700 815 655 530 10,405 745 435 550 455 Other nationalities2 — — — — — 435 — — — — Grand Total 3,340 3,525 4,375 3,790 2,210 44,840 2,165 1,420 1,595 1,440 1 Figures rounded to nearest 5 with + = 1 or 2. 2 Includes applications in January and February 1991 from nationalities not specifically identified above. From March 1991 these are included in the "other" category for the relevant geographical area.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of212W 213W applications for asylum in the United Kingdom in the years 1989 to 1991, showing applications by country of origin.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is given in the table:
Applications1 received in the United Kingdom for asylum, excluding dependants, by nationality, 1989 to 1991 Number of principal applicants Nationality 19891 2 19901 2 1991 Europe Bulgaria 30 135 375 Romania 20 300 555 Turkey 2,415 1,185 2,110 USSR 30 100 245 Other Europe 135 65 360 Total 2,630 1,780 3,645 Americas Colombia 90 170 140 Other 45 75 90 Total 135 245 230 Africa Angola 235 1,160 5,780 Congo 20 70 370 Ethiopia 560 1,975 1,685 Ghana 330 1,020 2,405 Nigeria 20 115 335 Somalia 1,850 1,920 1,995 Sudan 110 255 1,150 Togo/Ivory Coast 20 110 1,910 Uganda 1,235 1,905 1,450 Zaire 525 1,730 7,010 Others 205 560 3,405 Total 5,095 10,820 27,500 Middle East Iran 350 365 530 Iraq 215 890 915 Lebanon 180 1,020 755 Others 35 80 340 Total 780 2,355 2,540 Asia China 85 240 525 India 630 1,430 2,075 Pakistan 250 1,315 3,245 Sri Lanka 1,790 3,215 3,765 Others 130 285 890 Total 2,885 6,490 10,495 Other nationalities and nationality not recorded 110 315 435 Grand Total 11,640 22,000 44,840 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5. 2 Figures are provisional 1990 figures may understate because of delays in recording.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were granted(a) asylum and (b) indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom in each year from 1981 to 1991.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation is given in the table for those granted asylum. Information on the number of persons granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kindom, that is, the total accepted for settlement under214W the Immigration Act 1971, is published in table 10 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 1990" (Cm 1571), a copy of which is in the Library.
Persons granted1 asylum in the United Kingdom Granted asylum1 1981 1,473 1982 1,727 1983 1,185 1984 689 1985 915 1986 543 1987 464 1988 975 1989 3,335 1990 1,510 1991 670 1 Including dependants who applied with the principal applicant and those who arrived subsequently but before the principal application was decided.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average time taken to determine asylum applications in the United Kingdom; and how many claims currently await determination.
§ Mr. Charles WardleFor cases decided in the first quarter of 1992, excluding those under paragraph 101 of the immigration rules for failure to provide evidence in support of the asylum claim, the estimated average length of time between the receipt of the asylum application and the decision was 171/2 months.
At 30 March 1992 around 61,000 cases awaited action in the asylum and special cases division.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refugees from the conflict in Yugoslavia have been given permission to stay in the United Kingdom; what assistance they are being given; and what plans he has to assist possible arrivals of further refugees from that country.
§ Mr. Charles WardleIt is estimated that about 750 citizens of the former state of Yugoslavia have sought asylum in the United Kingdom up to the end of April this year on the basis of claims associated with the various conflicts in that area. All these applicants will be allowed to stay while their claims are considered. They, and any future applicants, are eligible to claim income support and housing benefits.