§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available, and in each of the two preceeding years, were(a) granted temporary admission or (b) detained while their cases were examined; and how many of each group subsequently (i) were granted asylum, (ii) were deported, (iii) left the United Kingdom of their own volition and (iv) absconded.
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§ Mr. Charles WardleThe specific information requested is not available.
Information on total asylum applications, decisions, asylum seekers detained for more than one month and removals and voluntary departures of asylum applicants, is, however, contained in tables 2,1, 3.1 to 3.3, 8.1 and 9.1 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin issue 19/93, "Asylum Statistics United Kingdom 1992", a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing how many people seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom who had a decision made on their application last year were detained by the immigration service for(a) up to one month, (b) one to two months, (c) two to three months, (d) three to six months, (e) six to nine months, (f) nine to 12 months, (g) 12 to 15 months, (h) 15 to 18 months and (i) over 18 months before the decision was made.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown of the number of asylum seekers currently detained in prison service accommodation by(a) nationality, (b) gender and (c) place of detention.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is as follows:
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Asylum seekers detained in prison service accommodation on11 March 1994 (a) By nationality Nationality Number Algeria 18 Angola 4 Bangladesh 1 Brazil 1 Cameroon 1 China 3 Colombia 3 Egypt 3 Eritrea 1 Ethiopia 2 Ghana 26 Guinea 1 Haiti 3 India 85 Iran 2 Ivory Coast 2 Jamaica 3 Kenya 5 Libya 1 Niger 1 Nigeria 32 Pakistan 11 Poland 1 Romania 2 Sierra Leone 5 Singapore 1 Slovania 1 Somalia 1 Sri Lanka 4 Thailand 1 Tunisia 1 Turkey 30 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 1 Zaire 2 Zimbabwe 13 Nationality Unknown 2 TOTAL 274
(b) By gender Number Males 270 Females 4 Total 274
(c) by place of detention Number Armley 1 Barlinnie 1 Bedford 2 Belmarsh 2 Birmingham 33 Blakenhurst 23 Brinsford 4 Bristol 2 Brixton 7 Bullingdon 1 Camphill 1 Canterbury 20 Chelmsford 1 Dover YOI 4 Dumfries YOI 1 Durham 2 Elmley 2 Exeter 1 Feltham YOI 5 Gateside 2 Glen Parva 2 Gloucester 3 Greenock 2 Haslar1 85 Highdown 15 Holloway 5 Hull 2 Isle of Sheppey 1 Leeds 1 Leicester 1 Lewes 3 Norwich 2 Pentonville 15 Reading 4 Risley 1 Rochester 2 Saughton 1 Shrewsbury 2 Stoke Newington 2 Waltham Gaol 2 Wandsworth 2 Wellingborough 1 Winchester 2 Wormwood Scrubs 3 TOTAL 274 1 The Home Office holding centre at Haslar is primarily an immigration service detention centre, although managed by the Prison Service.
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown by(a) nationality and (b) gender of the total number of asylum seekers detained pending examination of their asylum claim in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994 to date.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is not available. General information on the total number of asylum applicants in 1992, including data on nationality and gender, is published in table 2.1 and at paragraph 24 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin issue 1/93 "Asylum Statistics United Kingdom 1992", a copy of which is in the Library.
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Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown of the number of asylum seekers who failed to comply with the terms of temporary admission and absconded in(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994 to date.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is not available in the form requested. The information available is given in the table.
Number of passengers at United Kingdom ports of entry Passengers granted temporary admission 1 Passengers who absconded 1988 8,692 401 1989 13,744 475 1990 15,357 561 1991 13,220 601 1992 16,947 530 1993 19,066 667 1 These figures include passengers who abscond from the control area or from detention as well as those who abscond from temporary admission. Data on the latter are not separately available.