§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 20 October,Official Report, columns 253–54, what is the latest monthly figure for the number of asylum applicants this year; and what was the comparable number for the same months in 1991.
§ Mr. Charles WardleIn the period January to September 1992 a total of 16,170 asylum applications, excluding dependants, were received. The total for the corresponding months in 1991 was 34,460.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the total number of applications for asylum received for each month since 1987(a) in list form and (b) as a graph.
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§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 26 October 1992]: Information is available in tabular form. As the Official Report is unable to print information in graphical form, a copy of the corresponding graph will be placed in the Library of the House.
Average monthly totals Number 1987 355 1988 335 1989 970 1990 1,835 1991 3,735 19921 1,795 Monthly totals 1991 January 4,455 February 3,445 March 3,885 April 5,275 May 3,805 June 3,000 July 3,725 August 3,350 September 3,525 October 4,375 November 3,790 December 2,210 1992 January 2,165 February 1,420 March 1,595 April 1,440 May 1,370 June 1,615 July 2,180 August 1,790 September 2,590
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 20 October,Official Report, columns 255–56, how many asylum claims have been rejected under paragraph 101 of the immigration rules each month since December 1991 expressed as a number of ejections and as a percentage of total claims decided in that month.
§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 26 October 1992]: The information requested is given in the table.
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Refusals1 2 under Paragraph 101 of the Immigration Rules of applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and such refusals as a percentage1 of total decisions on asylum applications, December 1991 to September 1992 Refusals under paragraph 101 of Immigration Rules Refusals under paragraph 101 of Immigration Rules as percentage of total decisions on asylum applications Per cent. December 1991 785 58 January 1992 1,210 61 February 1992 1,120 61 March 1992 1,615 65 April 1992 935 57 May 1992 735 49 June 1992 1,025 49 July 1992 1,010 32 August 1992 840 28 September 1992 985 35
1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5, percentages rounded to the nearest whole per cent. 2 Refusals do not directly relate to applications made in the same month.