HC Deb 27 February 1995 vol 255 cc402-3W
Mr. Austin-Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for asylum were received from citizens of the Ivory Coast in each month of 1994; how many have been(a) granted asylum and (b) refused; of those refused, how many have been given exceptional leave to remain; and how many are still awaiting determination.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

The available information on nationals from the Ivory Coast is provided in the table. As at 31 December 1994, an estimated 1,150 applications for asylum from the Ivory Coast were outstanding.

Applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by location of application, and decisions, nationals of the Ivory Coast, January to December 1994.
Number of principal applicants
Applications received Decisions 1 2 3
Refusals
Total applications Applied at port Applied in country Total decisions Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum Not recognized as a refugee but granted exceptional leave Total refused Refused asylum and exceptional leave after full consideration Refused on safe third country grounds Refused under para.180F of Immigration Rules4
1994
January 25 15 10 20 — — 20 20 — *
February 45 10 35 10 — — 10 5 * *
March 40 25 15 15 — — 15 10 — 5
April 70 50 20 20 — — 20 15 * *
May 65 50 20 25 — — 25 15 5 5
June 95 55 40 25 — — 25 25 * *
July 50 35 15 20 — — 20 15 * —
August 110 80 30 35 — — 35 25 * 10
September 135 95 40 35 * — 35 20 * 10
October 30 5 25 35 — — 35 20 5 10
November 25 5 20 45 — — 45 40 — 10
December 10 — 10 30 — — 30 25 — 10
Total 705 425 280 320 * — 320 240 20 60
1 Provisional and estimated figures rounded to the nearest 5 with '*'= 1 or 2.
2 Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
3 Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period.
4 For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period.