HC Deb 22 June 2004 vol 422 cc1381-2W
Mr. Grieve

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been admitted to the UK as(a) spouses, (b) fiancées and (c) children for a limited period prior to settlement, broken down by nationality, in each year since 1979. [177032]

Mr. Browne

[holding answer 8 June 2004]: The latest available data relating to the number of people admitted to the United Kingdom for a limited period prior to settlement, by the requested categories, have been placed in the Library.

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

Detailed statistics on immigration control are published in the Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom" also available from the Library and from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website http:// www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/commandpubs1.html. The latest edition is that for 2002 (Cm6053).

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been granted settlement in the UK in each year since 1979 on the basis of

All work permit applications approved by the top 10 nationalities and others by calendar year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
USA 16,437 17,948 18,392 19,758 20,327 23,892 24,026 23,032 23,056 186,868
India 3,547 4,564 6,682 9,690 10,130 18,747 27,476 31,818 35,055 147,709
South Africa 1,054 1,236 1,923 2,986 4,635 6,295 11,080 13,710 11,615 54,534
Philippines 115 141 154 341 2,365 7,404 11,208 12,778 13,932 48,438
Australia 1,802 2,227 3,022 3,668 4,059 5,681 8,035 8,486 7,953 44,933
Japan 3,509 3,892 3,747 3,993 3,768 3,893 4,312 4,103 3,618 34,835

(a)employment, (b) asylum, (c) family formation and reunion and (d) other discretionary grants, broken down by (i) nationality and (ii) age of applicant. [177091]

Mr. Browne

[holding answer 8 June 2004]: It is not possible to provide the information in the format or for the period requested as this would incur disproportionate costs.

The latest available information has been provided on: Grants of settlement by category of grant, excluding EEA nationals Grants of settlement on removal of time limit by age, excluding EEA nationals Grants of settlement by nationality, including EEA nationals

Copies have been placed in the Library.

Detailed statistics on immigration control are published in the Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom" also available in the Library, and from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/ commandpubs1.html

The latest edition is that for 2002 (Cm6053).