HC Deb 11 April 1984 vol 58 c215W
Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of people in each of the last five years who have been given refugee status or political asylum in the United Kingdom; and what were their countries of origin.

Mr. Waddington

Statistics of applications for refugee status and asylum for the years 1979 to 1982 showing the number of applications granted are in the Library of the House. The 1983 statistics have been placed in the Library.