§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the number of persons claiming asylum in Europe over the last three years and their nationalities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdThe information readily available is:
Numbers of asylum seekers from 1984–86 by country of application 1984 1985 1986 Total 1984–86 Austria 7,200 6,700 8,650 22,550 Belgium 3,650 5,300 7,650 16,600 Denmark 4,300 8,700 9,300 22,300 France 15,900 25,800 23,400 65,100 Germany Federal Republic 35,300 73,850 99,650 208,800 Netherlands 3,600 5,650 5,850 14,100 Norway 300 850 2,700 3,850 Sweden 12,000 14,450 14,600 41,050 Switzerland 7,450 9,700 8,550 25,700 United Kingdom 3,850 5,450 3,900 13,200 Total 92,550 156,450 184,250 4,332,350
Numbers of asylum seekers from 1984 to 1986 in Europe1 by country of origin Country of origin 1984 1985 1986 Total 1984–86 Afghanistan 1,550 3,100 3,450 8,100 Bangladesh 700 2,250 3,400 6,350 Chile 1,800 2,800 3,450 8,050 Czechoslovakia 5,350 4,800 4,750 14,900 Ethiopia 3,450 4,300 4,300 12,050 Ghana 5,250 8,600 10,600 24,950 Hungary 2,250 3,150 4,100 9,500 India 1,750 5,650 8,050 15,450 Iran 13,550 23,500 41,800 78,850 Iraq 2,450 2,950 2,300 7,700 Lebanon 3,450 8,750 12,350 24,550 Pakistan 3,250 4,800 5,000 13,050 Poland 11,200 14,250 20,700 46,150 Romania 3,650 4,500 7,050 15,200 Sri Lanka 13,650 29,600 10,250 53,500 Turkey 10,900 16,600 19,750 47,250 Yugoslavia 1,000 2,050 2,750 5,800 Zaire 2,400 3,600 4,250 10,250 Others 16,150 24,850 36,000 77,000 TOTAL 103,750 170,100 204,300 478,150 1 Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia.