§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who have applied for political asylum and refugee status since 1979 have been refused; and, of these, how many have been granted exceptional leave to remain.
§ Mr. WaddingtonFigures for applications, grants and refusals (with separate figures for those refused asylum but granted leave to remain on exceptional grounds) for 1979 to 1985 were published in tables 1 and 5A-5F of Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Refugee Statistics, United Kingdom, 1985" (Issue 12/86). It is hoped to publish corresponding figures for 1986 by the end of April.