§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have sought political asylum in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years; and how many have been granted asylum.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe available information is given in the table. Further information on applications for, and grants of, refugee status in 1980–88 is published in Home Office statistical bulletin issue 25/89 "Refugee Statistics United Kingdom 1988", a copy of which is in the Library. The bulletin for 1989 will be published later in the summer.
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Applications for refugee status in the United Kingdom, and grants for refugee status, 1980–89. Number of persons Year Applications received Grants1 of refugee status 1980 2,352 1,147 1981 2,425 1,473 1982 4,223 1,727 1983 4,296 1,185 1984 3,869 649 1985 5,444 915 1986 4,811 565 1987 5,160 439 19882 5,105 960 19892 12,570 1,550 1Grants in a particular year do not necessarily relate to applications made in that year. 2 Provisional figures.