§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom in each quarter of 1988, 1989 and 1990, showing the numbers by country of embarkation.
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Applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, by nationality, 1988–90 1988 11989 11990 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Europe Czechoslovakia 2 8 10 6 5 15 35 5 * — — Hungary 15 5 7 9 10 * 5 5 * * — Poland 25 19 26 18 10 10 15 15 5 5 * Romania 4 2 13 3 5 5 * 5 5 20 75 Turkey 217 155 126 203 570 3,645 140 125 135 210 245 Yugoslavia 3 1 2 2 * * 15 * * 5 5 Others — 9 8 5 10 15 25 20 30 35 60 Total 266 199 192 246 610 3,695 230 175 180 280 380 Americas Chile 7 6 2 3 5 5 5 5 * — — Colombia 21 15 15 9 20 15 30 25 20 55 25 Others 1 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 15 10 15 Total 29 24 21 16 30 30 40 30 35 60 40 Africa Angola 11 11 15 23 40 35 95 90 135 200 160 Ethiopia 53 62 86 69 65 70 230 240 190 380 950 Ghana 51 43 45 48 45 75 90 135 220 170 410 Libya 25 18 12 4 5 * 5 5 * 5 * Seychelles 32 14 15 16 15 5 10 15 10 5 5 Somalia2 70 73 125 154 420 345 1,005 930 475 510 1,100 South Africa 13 3 11 12 15 20 5 5 10 5 * Sudan 3 11 18 16 25 25 45 60 60 40 40 Uganda 92 163 152 141 235 385 500 545 460 550 950 Zaire 37 33 38 75 100 105 200 315 450 440 1,220 Others 21 27 27 42 55 35 35 30 50 60 70 Total 409 458 544 600 1,010 1,100 2,220 2,365 2,070 2,360 4,910 Middle East Iran 181 177 119 110 130 115 125 125 110 85 125 Iraq 66 48 113 75 105 60 120 105 160 195 510 Lebanon 57 43 32 48 25 20 50 95 100 55 260 Syria — 2 8 — * 5 5 * * 5 * Others 5 9 8 15 10 5 5 20 15 10 15 Total 309 279 280 248 270 205 310 345 380 350 920 Remainder of Asia Afghanistan3 9 4 14 14 40 25 25 25 25 55 65 Bangladesh — 7 6 2 5 5 * * 5 15 5 India 20 61 87 179 140 150 180 255 340 320 390 Pakistan 125 85 129 57 40 55 65 135 190 155 385 Sri Lanka 167 101 105 134 190 260 550 1,055 785 705 825 Others 3 2 9 15 10 30 50 40 40 20 50 Total 304 260 350 401 430 520 875 1,510 1,385 1,270 1,720 Other and unknown nationalities 20 21 48 25 30 35 65 85 75 80 95 Grand Total 1,357 1,241 1,435 1,536 2,385 5,585 3,740 4,515 4,130 4,410 8,060 1 Provisional figures: those for 1990 may understate because of delays in recording. Figures rounded to the nearest 5, with "*" = less than 3. 2 In addition, since mid 1990 certain applications by nationals of Somalia to the British High Commission in Dhaka are being processed locally: information on these cases is not yet available centrally. 3 In addition, about 1,700 applications in 1988, 35 in 1989 and 30 during January to April 1990, by nationals of Afghanistan, made to the British High Commission in New Delhi, are being processed locally. Corresponding information since May 1990 is not yet available centrally.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 14 November 1990]: Information by nationality of applicant is given in the table.