§ Lord Burtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether Mr Graham Widdecombe of the Home Office Operational Police Policy Unit has a brief which includes the further curtailment or abolition of the private ownership and use of firearms, shotguns
Initial Refusals1 on applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1990 to 1997 and Adjudicator asylum appeal outcomes. Year2 Total initial asylum refusals Total Adjudicator asylum appeals allowed3 4 Total Adjudicator asylum appeals dismissed3 4 Total Adjudicator asylum appeals withdrawn3 4 1990 705 — — — 1991 3,380 — — — 1992 18,465 — — — 1993 10,690 — — — 1994 16,500 105 1,935 260 1995 21,300 230 5,565 1,035 1996 31,670 515 10,785 2,360 1997 28,945 1,180 18,145 1,720 1 Refusal decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. 2 Figures rounded to the nearest 5,—indicates figures not available. 3 Appeal outcomes do not necessarily relate to refusal decisions in the same period. 4 Estimates based on information collected by the Asylum Directorate.