§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the countries of origin of those applying for refugee status, or asylum, with the number of those applying from each country and the number of those granted refugee status or asylum from each country for the years 1981 and 1984.
§ Mr. WaddingtonFollowing is the information:
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1981 1984 Applications Received Granted Refugee Status Granted Asylum without Refugee Status Applications Received Granted Refugee Status Granted Asylum without Refugee Status* Philippines — — — 1 — — Poland 92 4 6 92 18 — Qatar — — — 1 — — Romania 14 3 2 3 — — Rwanda — — — — 1 — Seychelles 19 6 — 29 2 — Sierra Leone 2 — — 6 — — Somalia 11 2 — 81 3 — South Africa 62 12 2 51 6 1 Spain 1 — — — — — Sri Lanka 12 — 2 425 2 — Sudan 14 2 — 56 2 — Swaziland 1 — — 1 — — Syria — — 1 17 3 — Tanzania 3 — — 4 — — Tibet — — — 1 — — Togo — — — 1 — — Tunisia 2 — — — — — Turkey 1 — — 48 38 — UKPH — — — 1 — — USA 1 — — — — — USSR 6 2 1 2 1 — Uganda 99 9 — 154 36 1 Upper Volta — — — 1 — — Uruguay 6 4 — — — — Yemen (PDR) — — — 5 — — Yugoslavia 5 1 1 5 1 — Zaire — — — 1 — — Zambia — — — 2 — — Zimbabwe — — — 25 — — Grand Total 2,425 1,249 224 3,478 574 10 * In July 1984 the category of "asylum without refugee status" was abolished. Since then all persons granted asylum have been recognised as refugees. Those granted refugee status or asylum in a particular year may have made their application in an earlier year.