Leave to Remain (Hansard, 17 June 2004)

§ Mr. Browne

[holding answer 8 June 2004]: The latest available data relating to the number of refugees and people granted exceptional leave to remain, that have been granted settlement are shown in the table.

To provide data for the entire period requested would incur disproportionate cost.

Grants of settlement, recognised refugees and people granted exceptional leave to remain, by nationality, 1992 to 2002
United Kingdom
Geographical region and nationality	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000¹	2001¹	2002
All nationalities (excluding EEA)	1,780	3,990	3,290	1,600	4,190	4,830	6,680	22,500	25,355	17,965	18,235
Europe
Bulgaria	0	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	10	⁴—	⁴—	50	10	5	5
Cyprus	0	0	0	⁴—	⁴—	10	⁴—	70	65	20	10
Czech Republic	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁴—	⁴—	15	30	25
Estonia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	⁴—	0	⁴—	⁴—
Hungary	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	10	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	5	0	⁴—
Latvia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	⁴—	0	5	5
Lithuania	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁴—	20	15	10	5
Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	0	⁴—	0
Poland	10	20	10	10	10	10	⁴—	10	25	30	25
Romania	⁴—	10	⁴—	⁴—	10	⁴—	30	40	30	15	15
Russia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁴—	30	180	85	35	30
Slovakia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁴—	⁴—	10	10	10
Switzerland	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	0
Turkey	⁴—	240	410	80	820	1,080	510	1,790	1,485	715	725
Ukraine	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁴—	20	15	15	10
Other former USSR	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁴—	30	45	40	55
Former Czechoslovakia	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	10	4—	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Former USSR	⁴—	⁴—	10	20	⁴—	⁴—	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Former Yugoslavia	0	0	⁴—	0	⁴—	20	660	4,970	1,955	2,400	1,260
Of which:
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40	120	255	310	90
Serbia and Montenegro²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	450	4,590	1,175	1,390	710
Slovenia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	⁴—	0	0	0
Other former Yugoslavia³	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170	260	525	740	460
Other Europe	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	20	70	45	85	35
Europe	30	280	450	120	890	1,130	1,280	7,240	3,815	3,460	2,230
Americas
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	⁴—	5	⁴—
Barbados	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	0	0	0	0	0
Brazil	0	⁴—	⁴—	0	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	10	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—
Canada	0	0	0	0	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	5	5	5
Chile	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	0	⁴—	0	5	5	5
Colombia	⁴—	20	20	20	10	10	70	170	190	210	170
Guyana	0	0	⁴—	0	0	0	⁴—	10	⁴—	0	0
Jamaica	0	⁴—	0	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	5	5	10
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	0
Peru	0	⁴—	10	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	30	20	15	5
Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	0
USA	⁴—	⁴—	0	0	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	10	20	5	10
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	⁴—	⁴—	5	0	⁴—
Other Americas	n/a	0	⁴—	0	⁴—	10	60	50	50	50	30
Americas	⁴—	30	40	20	30	40	140	290	310	300	240
n/a = not applicable
¹ Revised data
² Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
³ Includes Bosnia and Macedonia
⁴ 1 or 2
Note:
Data rounded, as such they may not sum to the totals shown.

Grants of settlement, recognised refugees and people granted exceptional leave to remain, by nationality, 1992 to 2002
United Kingdom
Geographical region and nationality	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000¹	2001¹	2002
Africa
Algeria	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	³—	10	310	590	240	140	125
Angola	0	0	10	10	10	20	50	230	120	125	250
Congo (Dem. Rep.)²	0	0	30	40	30	20	50	1,030	315	390	480
Egypt	n/a	³—	n/a	n/a	³—	³—	³—	30	35	5	15
Ethiopia	80	390	240	70	40	60	80	1,520	1,915	260	200
Ghana	80	80	60	40	110	50	70	1,290	110	35	55
Kenya	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	20	70	145	85	70
Libya	10	³—	10	10	10	10	20	40	70	65	70
Mauritius	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	³—	n/a	10	5	³—	³—

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Historical data on immigration control can be found in the Command Papers "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom", copies of which are available from the Library of the House.

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Grants of settlement, recognised refugees and people granted exceptional leave to remain, by nationality, 1992 to 2002
United Kingdom
Geographical region and nationality	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000¹	2001¹	2002
Morocco	n/a	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	10	³—	5
Nigeria	³—	³—	³—	³—	10	³—	50	190	105	65	100
Sierra Leone	n/a	n/a	³—	n/a	³—	³—	10	320	135	125	100
Somalia	160	790	720	220	220	290	1,340	1,420	7,015	4,690	5,485
South Africa	20	40	20	³—	³—	³—	³—	10	15	10	10
Sudan	10	40	30	³—	80	800	140	190	660	190	160
Tanzania	n/a	³—	³—	³—	³—	n/a	20	30	35	20	15
Tunisia	³—	n/a	³—	n/a	³—	³—	10	30	15	20	5
Uganda	30	80	50	160	490	320	190	720	1,500	210	210
Zambia	n/a	n/a	³—	n/a	³—	³—	³—	n/a	10	³—	10
Zimbabwe	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	10	³—	20	45	135	1,875
Other Africa	0	0	50	10	50	30	170	500	595	755	945
Africa	390	1,450	1,280	590	1,080	1,650	2,550	8,230	13,100	7,330	10,185
Asia
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh	n/a	n/a	n/a	³—	³—	³—	10	80	25	15	15
India	³—	³—	10	³—	10	50	170	300	205	50	50
Pakistan	³—	³—	10	10	80	40	120	390	340	270	285
Indian sub-continent	³—	10	20	10	100	110	290	770	575	335	350
Middle East
Iran	190	250	240	230	550	270	200	640	725	655	710
Iraq	80	110	120	50	380	480	630	1,080	1,340	950	1,095
Israel	n/a	³—	n/a	n/a	n/a	³—	³—	³—	10	³—	³—
Jordan	n/a	n/a	n/a	³—	³—	10	³—	30	45	5	5
Kuwait	n/a	n/a	n/a	³—	n/a	³—	10	10	15	5	20
Lebanon	20	60	60	60	230	230	190	340	395	45	110
Saudi Arabia	n/a	³—	n/a	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	10	5	n/a
Syria	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	30	40	30	25
Yemen	0	0	³—	n/a	³—	³—	³—	20	25	35	25
Other Middle East	0	0	³—	³—	³—	20	30	40	60	20	35
Middle East	300	420	440	360	1,170	1,020	1,070	2,200	2,660	1,750	2,025
n/a = not applicable
¹ Revised data
¹ The Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire
¹1 or 2
Note:
Data rounded, as such they may not sum to the totals shown.

Grants of settlement, recognised refugees and people granted exceptional leave to remain, by nationality, 1992 to 2002
United Kingdom
Geographical region and nationality	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000¹	2001¹	2002
Remainder of Asia
China	²—	10	30	40	70	150	260	310	110	45	55
Hong Kong	0	²—	²—	²—	0	²—	²—	10	5	²—	5
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	²—	0	0	0	0	²—	0
Japan	0	0	²—	0	0	²—	0	0	5	5	5
Malaysia	0	²—	10	²—	²—	²—	²—	10	10	5	²—
Philippines	0	²—	²—	²—	²—	0	²—	10	5	²—	5
Singapore	0	n/a	²—	0	²—	²—	0	²—	5	²—	5
South Korea	0	0	0	0	²—	0	0	²—	5	²—	²—
Sri Lanka	230	770	490	170	580	450	800	2,840	3,930	2,285	865
Taiwan	n/a	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0	²—	²—	²—
Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	²—	²—	²—	5	²—
Other Asia	n/a	n/a	30	30	50	70	100	230	410	2,295	2,205
Remainder of Asia	230	800	570	250	710	680	1,170	3,410	4,490	4,650	3,150
Total Asia	530	1,220	1,030	630	1,980	1,810	2,530	6,390	7,725	6,735	5,520
Oceania
Australia	²—	²—	²—	0	0	²—	0	²—	10	²—	5
New Zealand	0	²—	²—	²—	0	0	²—	²—	5	²—	²—
Other Oceania	n/a	n/a	0	0	0	0	²—	²—	²—	²—	0
Oceania	²—	²—	²—	²—	0	²—	²—	10	15	5	10
British Overseas
Citizens	²—	20	20	²—	²—	10	20	10	20	10	15
Stateless	790	830	560	240	220	190	160	330	370	125	35
All nationalities (excluding EEA)	1,780	3,990	3,290	1,600	4,190	4,830	6,680	22,500	25,355	17,965	18,235
n/a = not applicable
¹ Revised data
² 1 or 2
Note:
Data rounded, as such they may not sum to the totals shown.

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