§ Lord Trefgarneasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of the passengers on the Ariana Boeing 727 aircraft hijacked to Stansted in February 2000 applied for political asylum; how many of their applications were accepted and refused respectively; and how many of those who were refused have now been removed from the United Kingdom. [HL1195]
§ Lord RookerA total of 48 principal applicants and 30 dependants applied for asylum. Four principal applicants and 13 dependants have been permitted to stay following grants of asylum; 34 principal applicants and five dependants have been refused asylum. None has yet been removed from the United Kingdom. The applications of 10 other principal applicants and 12 dependants remain outstanding.