§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) hows many unaccompanied children aged 1 under 18 years applied for refugee status in 1991; and what was the country of origin of these children;
(2) how many unaccompanied children under 18 years have applied for refugee status on a monthly basis since 1 January; and what was the country of origin of these children;
(3) how many asylum applications made by unaccompanied children aged under 18 years were determined in
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Table B. Unaccompanied1 children2 applying for asylum on their arrival in the United Kingdom, by nationality, 1992 January February March April May June July August September Afghanistan — 3 — — 1 — — 2 1 Angola 1 2 — — — — — — — Ethiopia 1 — 6 — — 1 2 1 —- Ghana — — — — — — 1 — — Iran — — — — — — — 1 — Iraq 1 — — — — — — — — Lebanon — 1 — — 1 — — — 1 Malaysia — — — 1 — — — — — Pakistan 1 — — — — — — — — Sierra Leone — 1 — — — — — — — Somalia 2 4 2 4 — 2 9 5 3 Sri Lanka 4 3 3 2 1 3 1 4 5 Turkey 1 — 1 1 1 1 — 2 1 Uganda 1 — — — 1 — — — — Yugoslavia 1 — 2 — 2 1 1 1 3 Zaire 2 — — — 4 — — 1 — Total 15 14 14 8 11 8 14 16 15 1 Unaccompanied at the point of their arrival, and not known to be joining a close adult relative in the United Kingdom. 2 Age 17 or under. 1991; and how many of these were determined (a) by the granting of refugee status, (b) by the granting of exceptional leave to remain or (c) by the refusal to either;
(4) how many asylum applications were made by unaccompanied children aged under 18 years in the calendar year 1990; how many of these applications have now been determined; and how these were determined.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe available information on unaccompanied children applying at the ports in 1991 and in January to September 1992 is given in tables A and B. Corresponding information for 1990 is not available. Information on in-country applications by unaccompanied children is not available in this form.
Information on decisions on applications by unaccompanied children is not readily identifiable and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Table A. Unaccompanied1 children2 applying for asylum on their arrival in the United Kingdom, by nationality, 1991 Number Afghanistan 5 Angola 5 Bangladesh 1 Ethiopia 13 Ghana 1 India 1 Iran 1 Somalia 22 Sri Lanka 66 Turkey 7 Uganda 1 Yugoslavia 2 Zaire 3 Total 128 1 Unaccompanied at the point of their arrival and not known to be joining a close adult relative in the United Kingdom. 2 Aged 16 or under. Information on those aged 17 is not available.