§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many Turkish citizens seeking political asylum or refugee status since the military coup in Turkey in September 1980 have been refused entry at port of arrival and returned to Turkey;
(2) how many requests for political asylum and/or refugee status he has received from Turkish citizens since September 1980;
(3) how many citizens of Turkey seeking political asylum and refugee status since September 1980 has been granted such status; and how many have had requests refused.
§ Mr. WaddingtonBetween 12 September 1980 and 31 December 1982 88 applications for asylum and/or refugee 391W status were received from Turkish nationals either at ports of arrival or following entry into the United Kingdom. In the same period, 25 applications from Turkish nationals were granted and 37 were refused. Some of these decisions related to applications received before 12 September 1980 and of those received since that date a number are still under consideration.
Figures for refusal of leave to enter in respect of persons claiming asylum and/or refugee status at ports of arrival are not separately available.