§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in the Official Report, by nationality, the numbers of people who applied for and were granted asylum in the United Kingdom in 1980, respectively.
§ Mr. RaisonThe figures in respect of individual applications are:
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Country of Origin Applications received 1 January to 31 December 1980 Granted Asylum Refused Asylum Applications withdrawn Under Consideration at 31 December 1980 Tunisia 3 0 2 0 1 Turkey 28 0 11 3 20 USSR 8 7 0 0 1 Uganda 77 0 10 3 108 Uruguay 0 0 0 1 0 Venezuela 1 0 1 0 0 Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 1 Zaire 2 0 2 0 8 Zambia 0 0 0 0 1 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 1 1 Grand Total 3044 1413 (3)* 486 198 1566 * After earlier refusal. The figure in brackets is included in the preceding total. These figures do not include applications made under special programmes for Vietnamese and Latin American refugees. In 1980, 6,953 Vietnamese and 96 Latin Americans were granted asylum in the United Kingdom under these programmes.
The figures in respect of those granted or refused asylum, applications withdrawn and under consideration include applications made before 1 January 1980.