§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many applications for asylum were outstanding at the latest convenient date, and whether they will give a breakdown of the total according to the age in months of the applications.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)The number of asylum applications awaiting104WA an initial decision as at 29th February 1996 was 69,185. The available information on the years in which these applications were made is given in the table.
Proportion of total number of asylum applications awaiting initial decisions as at 29th February 1996, by year of application. Year of application Percentage (%) Pre 1991 5 1991 10 1992 15 1993 10 1994 20 1995 35 1996 5 The estimated number of asylum appeals outstanding on this same date was 14,300.