§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in each of the last 12 months how many Czech and Slovak asylum seekers arrived at Dover; and how many applied for asylum(a) in their own right and (b) as dependants; [27382]
Applications1 for asylum from nationals of the Czech Republic and Slovakia lodged at the Port of Dover, by recorded outcome, February 1997 to January 1998 Month of application Applications received Of which: Granted asylum Granted exceptional leave to enter Refused 2 Withdrawn February 1997 10 — — 10 — March 1997 15 — — 10 — April 1997 5 — — 5 — May 1997 20 — — 15 — June 1997 30 — — 20 5 July 1997 40 — — 25 5 August 1997 50 — — 45 — September 1997 65 — — 50 5 Octoper 1997 130 — — 90 20 November 1997 20 — — 10 10 December 1997 15 — — 10 — January 1998 * — — — — Total 400 — — 295 50 1 Provisional figures rounded to the nearest 5 with * = 1 or 2. 2 Includes refusals on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country and non-compliance refusals for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period.