§ Ms. GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for each month how many asylum applications were decided(a) by the granting of refugee status, (b) by the granting of exceptional leave to remain and (c) by the refusal to either; and, of those granted refugee status or leave to remain, how many were port applicants for asylum and how many were lawfully in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter LloydAvailable monthly information for 1990 and the first half of 1991 is given in the table. Corresponding information for the second half of 1991 is not yet available.
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Decisions1 2 3 on application3 for asylum in the United Kingdom Number of applications1 Granted asylum Granted exceptional leave Applied at part Applied after entry4 Total granted asylum Applied at port Applied after entry4 Total granted exceptional leave Refused asylum or exceptional leave 1990 January 105 55 160 240 75 320 60 February 80 35 115 180 60 240 55 March 60 40 95 165 45 210 40 April 45 25 65 170 60 235 45 May 30 20 55 150 55 210 90 June 25 35 60 80 50 130 45 July 40 35 75 85 75 165 45 August 30 25 55 75 60 135 45 September 55 20 75 180 85 270 70 October 90 20 110 125 75 200 70 November 40 40 75 130 100 230 80 December 15 35 55 60 35 90 55 19915 January 20 30 55 395 115 510 90 February 10 20 30 135 110 250 85 March 5 30 40 70 65 135 115 April 10 25 30 20 65 85 115 May 10 30 35 20 45 65 110 June 5 20 25 15 40 55 70 1 Excluding dependants. 2 Provisional figures, rounded to the nearest 5. 3 Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same year. 4 Comprehensive information on the immigration status of these applicants is not readily available. 5 1991 figures are likely to understate because of delays in recording.