§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the monthly refugee application figures for June 1991 to date and the determination of each applicant.
§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 20 May 1992]: For monthly figures of applications since January 1991, I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Darling), on 21 May.
Information on decisions made in the second half of 1991 and first four months of 1992 on asylum applications, by nationality, is given in the table.
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Refusals Nationality Granted asylum Granted exceptional leave Total refused Refused asylum and exceptional leave Refused on third country grounds Refused under paragraph 101 of immigration rules3 Total decisions Sri Lanka 20 475 25 10 5 10 520 Others 15 165 120 80 * 40 300 Total 40 1,190 1,050 710 55 290 2,285 Other nationalities and nationality not yet recorded 5 5 10 10 * — 20 GRAND TOTAL 390 2,690 7,560 1,570 330 5,660 10,635 1 Figures rounded to the nearest five with * = 1 or 2. 2 Figures are provisional and are likely to understate because of delays in recording. 3 For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period. The figures are for the period from 1 December 1991 only: these refusals in July to November 1991 are included in the column "Refused asylum and exceptional leave".