§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants from overseas have been(a) granted political asylum, (b) granted exceptional leave to remain and (c) refused permission to stay since April 1992.
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§ Mr. Charles WardleThere is no provision to grant asylum to a person not in the United Kingdom. Information on the outcome of entry clearance applications made abroad for the purpose of seeking asylum here is not separately identifiable in the statistics.
In the period April to December 1992 a total of 490 grants of settlement-including dependants—were made to south—east Asian refugees, who form a distinct group dealt with under a specific programme. This information since December 1992 is not yet available.
Information on all decisions made in the period 1 April 1992 to 30 June 1993 on applications for asylum in the United Kingdom is given in the following table.
Decisions1 on applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by type, 1 April 1992 to 30 June 1993 Decisions Total decisions 46,155 Recognised as refugee and granted asylum2 2,230 Not recognised as refugee, but granted exceptional leave3 23,900 Refusals Total refused 20,030 Refused asylum and exceptional leave after determination 3,755 Refused on third country grounds 770 Refused under paragraph 101 of the Immigration Rules4 15,500 1 Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. 2 Excluding South East Asian refugees. 3 Where it would have been unreasonable or impracticable to seek to enforce return to country of origin. 4 For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to two invitations to interview to establish identity.