§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of(a) the Soviet Union, (b) Hong Kong, (c) India, (d) Pakistan and (e) Bangladesh (i) the numbers of requests received annually since 1979 for political asylum from citizens of these countries and the number granted and (ii) the number of requests received annually since 1979 for residency from citizens of each of the countries and the number granted.
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§ Mr. Renton[holding answer 27 April 1989]: Information on applications for, and on grants of refugee status in the United Kingdom in the years since 1979 to 1987, by nationality, is published in the annual Home Office statistical bulletins "Refugee Statistics, United Kingdom" (tables 5A-5F of issue 12/86, table 6 of issue 13/87 and table 7 of issue 16/88), copies of which are in the Library. Information for 1988 will be published in the summer of 1989.
Information on applications in the Indian subcontinent in 1979–87 for an entry clearance for settlement, and in 1985–87 for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode, in the United Kingdom is given in tables 6, 9, 11 and 12 of "Control of Immigration Statistics, United Kingdom, 1987" (Cm. 415). The corresponding figures for the other years, and information on applications in Hong Kong in 1985–88 for an entry clearance for settlement, are given in the following tables 1 and 2. Information for earlier years for Hong Kong and similar information for the Soviet Union is not readily available.
Information on the total number of persons granted settlement in the United Kingdom in the years 1979 to 1987, by nationality, is published in table 22 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom 1987" (Cm. 415). The number of persons accepted in 1988 for the nationalities requested is given in the following table 3.
Table 1 Applications1 in Hong Kong and the Indian sub-continent for an entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom Number of persons Applications Country Newly received2 Granted34 Refused initially4 Hong Kong5: 1985 680 750 40 1986 960 850 40 1987 710 590 30 1988 750 640 40 India: 1988 4,090 3,630 1,100 Pakistan: 1988 6,540 4,270 1,420 Bangladesh: 1988 4,050 3,710 1,480 1 By wives, children, persons for immediate settlement, husbands and fiance(e)s. 2 Including applications subsequently withdrawn. 3 Granted initially or on appeal. 4 These applications may have been received in an earlier period. 5 Including applications from Hong Kong stateless persons. 288W
Table 2 Applications in the Indian sub-continent for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode1 in the United Kingdom Number of persons Country Applications Newly received2 Granted3 4 Refused initially4 India 1979 440 430 — 1980 420 420 — 1981 480 430 5 1982 520 480 5 1983 180 180 5 1984 160 150 5 1988 190 180 5 Pakistan 1979 5 — —
Country Applications Newly receive2 Granted3 4 Refused initially4 1980 5 5 — 1981 — — — 1982 5 5 — 1983 — — — 1984 — — — 1988 420 460 10 Bangladesh 1979 20 10 10 1980 20 20 5 1981 20 20 — 1982 40 30 10 1983 50 20 30 1984 50 60 20 1988 2,600 2,150 390 1 Including applications for a confirmation of the right of abode (prior to August 1988). 2 Including applications subsequently withdrawn. 3 Granted initially or an appeal. 4 These applications may have been received in an earlier period. 5 5 or fewer.
Table 3 Acceptances for settlement in the United Kingdom by nationality: 1988 Nationality Number of persons Soviet Union 60 Hong Kong (British Dependent Territory Citizens) 1,150 India 5,020 Pakistan 4,280 Bangladesh 2,890