Immigration (Hansard, 16 October 2002)

§ Jane Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people resident in Reading, East became UK citizens in 2001. [74759]
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§ Beverley Hughes
90,295¹ persons were granted British citizenship in the United Kingdom in 2001. Corresponding information on grants to persons in particular constituencies is not available, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by examination of individual case records.
Note:
¹Provisional

§ Mr. Wiggin
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have entered the UK for the purposes of(a) visiting, (b) study,

Passengers, given leave to enter the United Kingdom by purpose of journey, excluding EEA nationals, 1997 to 2001

Purpose of journey 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001^P

Visitors 7,760,000 8,040,000 8,370,000 8,930,000 8,170,000

of which: Business visitors 1,530,000 1,530,000 1,600,000 1,770,000 1,610,000

Students 278,000 266,000 272,000 313,000 339,000

Employment related 145,000 161,000 173,000 179,000 186,000

of which: Work permit holders (including dependants) 62,975 68,385 76,010 91,825 108,825

Working holidaymakers 33,300 40,800 45,800 38,400 35,800

Au pairs 15,295 15,880 14,645 12,870 11,985

Domestic workers 15,640 15,825 14,890 14,290 10,465

Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born grandparent, who are seeking or taking employment 8,350 10,220 11,785 10,930 10,635

Seasonal agricultural workers¹ 9,275 9,450 9,760 10,105 8,390

Investors 25 15 25 50 25

Family reunion 28,570 34,705 32,780 36,065 33,410

of which: Admitted as a spouse or fianceé(e) 26,385 32,165 30,320 32,970 29,100

Dependants² 2,185 2,545 2,460 3,095 4,310

Notes:

^PData are provisional

¹May be an underestimate of those who work as seasonal agricultural workers as they may enter through other admission categories.

²Excludes those children granted settlement on arrival as it is not possible to separate those travelling independently for family reunion from those travelling with their parents. However, in each of the five years shown these total no more than 1.800.

Figures are rounded to the nearest five or to three significant figures

No data are currently available for the number of persons who have entered the UK for the purpose of humanitarian protection. It is not possible to provide information on how many asylum seekers entered the UK in any given period, because some arrive clandestinely and subsequently apply for asylum in-country rather than on arrival at UK ports. Others may enter legally with visas as visitors, or under another immigration status, and subsequently claim asylum.
The table below shows the number of applicants who applied for asylum in the UK, both at port and in-country, in each year between 1997 and 2001.

Applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1997 to 2001¹

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001^P

Applications received 32,500 46,015 71,160 80,315 71,365

Applied at port 16,590 23,345 29,455 25,935 25,210

Applied in-country 15,915 22,670 41,700 54,380 46,160

Notes:

^PData are provisional

¹May exclude some cases lodged at Local Enforcement Offices between January 1999 and March 2000. Excludes Kosovars evacuated from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the humanitarian operation which began in April 1999 who were granted exceptional leave for 1 year, and a number of grants of temporary exceptional leave given to Kosovars who arrived in the United Kingdom outside the evacuation programme, other than those who applied for asylum whilst in the UK. As at July

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(c) economic activity, (d) family reunion and (e) humanitarian protection in each year since 1997. [73748]

§ Beverley Hughes
The information requested on how many persons have entered the United Kingdom (UK) as visitors, students, for employment related and family reunion purposes are given in the table. The figures given exclude passengers who are not subject to immigration control, i.e. European Economic Area (EEA) nationals and Commonwealth citizens who have the right of abode in the UK.
2000 the majority of those Kosovars who had arrived under the humanitarian evacuation operation had returned to (FRY) Former Republic of Yugoslavia.
Figures are rounded to the nearest five.

Passengers, given leave to enter the United Kingdom by purpose of journey, excluding EEA nationals, 1997 to 2001
Purpose of journey	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001^P
Visitors	7,760,000	8,040,000	8,370,000	8,930,000	8,170,000
of which: Business visitors	1,530,000	1,530,000	1,600,000	1,770,000	1,610,000
Students	278,000	266,000	272,000	313,000	339,000
Employment related	145,000	161,000	173,000	179,000	186,000
of which: Work permit holders (including dependants)	62,975	68,385	76,010	91,825	108,825
Working holidaymakers	33,300	40,800	45,800	38,400	35,800
Au pairs	15,295	15,880	14,645	12,870	11,985
Domestic workers	15,640	15,825	14,890	14,290	10,465
Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born grandparent, who are seeking or taking employment	8,350	10,220	11,785	10,930	10,635
Seasonal agricultural workers¹	9,275	9,450	9,760	10,105	8,390
Investors	25	15	25	50	25
Family reunion	28,570	34,705	32,780	36,065	33,410
of which: Admitted as a spouse or fianceé(e)	26,385	32,165	30,320	32,970	29,100
Dependants²	2,185	2,545	2,460	3,095	4,310
Notes:
^PData are provisional
¹May be an underestimate of those who work as seasonal agricultural workers as they may enter through other admission categories.
²Excludes those children granted settlement on arrival as it is not possible to separate those travelling independently for family reunion from those travelling with their parents. However, in each of the five years shown these total no more than 1.800.
Figures are rounded to the nearest five or to three significant figures

Applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1997 to 2001¹
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001^P
Applications received	32,500	46,015	71,160	80,315	71,365
Applied at port	16,590	23,345	29,455	25,935	25,210
Applied in-country	15,915	22,670	41,700	54,380	46,160
Notes:
^PData are provisional
¹May exclude some cases lodged at Local Enforcement Offices between January 1999 and March 2000. Excludes Kosovars evacuated from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the humanitarian operation which began in April 1999 who were granted exceptional leave for 1 year, and a number of grants of temporary exceptional leave given to Kosovars who arrived in the United Kingdom outside the evacuation programme, other than those who applied for asylum whilst in the UK. As at July