§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the number of asylum seekers dispersed from the Dover/Deal/Thanet areas in each month since April 2000.[140103]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the numbers of asylum seekers granted(a) extended leave to remain and (b) first stage decisions to uphold appeals and grant permanent residency (i) between April 1999 to April 2000 and (ii) since 1 April 2000. [140104]
§ Mrs. RocheThe available information is given in the table.
The figures for appeals allowed by adjudicators do not necessarily equate to the numbers granted settlement as there are further rights of appeal which may overturn the adjudicator's determination.
Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum1,2 Not recognised as a refugee but granted exceptional leave to remain1,2 Appeals allowed by adjudicators3 19994 April 1,490 530 1,440 May 3,235 275 June 1,755 100 July 255 95 1,495 August 170 125 September 200 145 October 215 250 655 November 180 270 December 125 95 20004 January 180 170 245 February 225 680 210 March 590 1,225 150 April 2,090 1,845 150 May 2,015 1,930 160 June 1,135 1,455 235 July 710 980 170 August 575 925 220 September 375 495 340 October 645 285 435 1Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. 2 Based on decisions implemented for in-country cases and on decisions made for port cases until September 2000. Based on decisions made from October 2000 onwards. 3Based on data from the Refugee Index (April to September 1999) and the Presenting Officers Unit (October 1999 to October 2000). Figures for 1999 are the best available published figures due to poor data quality. 4Provisional figures. Note:
Figures rounded to the nearest five.
§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish for each of the last446W 12 months for which figures are available (a) the number of principal asylum seekers entering the United Kingdom and (b) his estimate of the numbers of individual asylum seekers that this figure represents. [140102]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information requested is given in the table.
Total applications received1 Total applications received including dependants2 19993 November 6,420 8,230 December 7,180 9,205 20003 January 6,110 7,835 February 6,110 7,835 March 6,680 8,565 April 5,890 7,550 May 6,185 7,930 June 5,900 7,565 July 6,255 8,020 August 6,430 8,245 September 6,435 8,250 October 6,970 8,935 1Includes principal applicants who apply at port and in-country 2Estimated figures 3Provisional figures 4Figures rounded to the nearest 5
§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the(a) start date and (b) timescale is for the proposed review of the voucher scheme for asylum seekers; [140354]
(2) if he will make a statement on the changes to be implemented in the review of the voucher scheme for asylum seekers. [140353]
§ Mrs. RocheI refer my hon. Friend to the answer the Home Secretary gave to the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) on 26 October 2000,Official Report, column 210W. Work on the review of the operation of the voucher scheme began in October. We are consulting stakeholders and others and we aim to complete the review early next year.