§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications for asylum were outstanding at the date the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 came into force; [15145]
(2) how many of the asylum applications outstanding at the date of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 came into force were determined during the period 1 August 1993 to 31 December 1994; and of these how many were granted refugee status, how many were granted exceptional leave to remain, and how many were refused. [15146]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerAt the date the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 came into force—26 July 1993—there were an estimated 42,500 applications for asylum outstanding.
During the period 1 August 1993 to 31 December 1994, 25,740 decisions were made on applications for asylum. Of these, 5,485 decisions were made on applications which were outstanding at the date the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 came into force. Some 345 were grants of refugee status, 1,275 were grants of exceptional leave to remain and 3,865 were refusals of asylum and exceptional leave to remain.