§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he now has the figure for 1988 of the number of people applying for refugee status; and if he will provide a breakdown of the country of origin.
§ Mr. Renton[holding answer 27 July 1989]: The available information, by nationality, is published in table 8 of Home Office statistical bulletin (issue 25/89) "Refugee Statistics, United Kingdom, 1988", a copy of which is in the Library.