§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown of the 489W number of applications for asylum in 1994 by (a) nationality and (b) location of application.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe information requested is given in the table.
Applications1 for asylum, received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by nationality and location where made, 1994 Number of principal applicants Applied at port Applied in-country Total Europe and Americas Bulgaria 15 215 235 Colombia 275 130 405 Czechoslovakia 5 5 10 Poland 140 220 360 Romania 60 300 355 Former Soviet Union 50 540 595 Turkey 595 1,450 2,045 Former Yugoslavia 310 1,075 1,385 Others 300 560 865 Total 1,755 4,495 6,250 Middle East Iran 135 385 520 Iraq 250 300 550 Lebanon 70 145 215 Others 340 355 695 Total 795 1,185 1,985 Africa Algeria 130 865 995 Angola 155 455 605 Cameroon 10 65 75 Ethiopia 150 580 730 Ghana 445 1,590 2,035 Ivory Coast 425 280 705 Kenya 655 475 1,130 Liberia 80 55 140 Nigeria 500 3,840 4,340 Sierra Leone 960 850 1,810 Somalia 785 1,055 1,840 South Africa 40 45 85 Sudan 75 255 330 Togo 10 45 55 Uganda 105 255 360 Zaire 360 415 775 Others 370 585 950 Total 5,245 11,715 16,960 Asia Afghanistan 250 75 325 China 275 150 425 India 275 1,755 2,030 Pakistan 200 1,610 1,810 Sri Lanka 1,270 1,080 2,350 Others 40 530 575 Total 2,310 5,205 7,515 Other and unknown nationalities 125 — 125 Grand Total 10,230 22,600 32,830 1Figures rounded to the nearest 5.
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applicants refused asylum, having lost their appeal against the asylum decision, subsequently appealed against deportation in 1994.
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§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe information requested is not available in the form requested.