§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have(a) lost their appeals, (b) been removed from the UK after losing an appeal and (c) left the UK voluntarily after losing an appeal in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [140709]
§ Mrs. RocheThe available information is given in the table.
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Asylum Appeals (excluding dependants) dismissed1 by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, 1994 to 2000 Year Number2 1994 1,935 1995 5,565 1996 10,785 1997 18,145 1998 21,195 1999 11,135 2000, January to October 11,450 1Excludes the outcome of subsequent appeals 2Provisional figures rounded to the nearest 5
Removals and voluntary departures of asylum applicants1, excluding dependants, 1994 to 2000 Year Number 1994 2,108 1995 3,171 1996 4,845 1997 7,160 1998 6,910 19992 7,645 2000, Jan to Oct2 7,605 1Including applicants who had not appealed against an initial refusal 2Includes persons returned under the Voluntary Assisted Returns Programme
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for asylum have been processed in each of the(a) last six months and (b) last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [140902]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information requested is given in the tables.
Applications, excluding dependants, received for asylum in the United Kingdom, and decisions made for the period May 2000 to October 20001 Applications2 Decisions2,3,4 May 6,185 10,765 June 5,900 10,470 July 6,255 8,855 August 6,430 9,770 September 6,435 8,145 October 6,970 8,180 1Provisional figures 2Figures rounded to the nearest 5. 3Decisions include cases decided under the backlog criteria. 4Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
Applications, excluding dependants, received for asylum in the United Kingdom, and decisions made 1990 to 1999 Applications1 Decisions1,2 1990 26,205 4,025 1991 44,840 6,075 1992 24,605 34,900 1993 22,370 23,405 1994 32,830 20,990 1995 43,965 27,005 1996 29,640 38,960 1997 32,500 36,045 1998 46.015 31,570 19993,4 71.160 33,720 1Figures rounded to the nearest 5. 2Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. 3Decisions include cases decided under the backlog criteria. 4Provisional figures.
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the number of individuals believed still to be in the UK but whose whereabouts are unknown,(a) who have applied for asylum but whose applications have not yet been finally determined and (b) whose applications for asylum have been refused. [140765]
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§ Mrs. RocheI regret that we are not able to provide a reliable estimate because the information required to make an estimate is not available.
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers whose claims were made(a) prior to 1 July 1993 and (b) between 1 July 1993 and 31 December 1995 have been granted leave to remain, and for what periods, under the backlog clearance exercise; how many granted leave to remain had their asylum applications considered under normal procedures and refused; how many did not receive an initial determination of their asylum application; and if he will make a statement. [134877]
§ Mrs. Roche[pursuant to her reply, 10 November 2000,c. 425W]: The figure 6,135 is the number of applications lodged prior to July 1993 and the figure 15,400 is the number of asylum applications lodged between 1 July 1993 and 31 December 1995. The number of applications still not determined under the backlog clearance exercise is now negligible.