§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female refugees, have been received into the United Kingdom over the last six months.
§ Mr. Charles WardleIn the period July to December 1992 inclusive, a total of around 15,000 persons (excluding dependants) applied for asylum in the United Kingdom. Comprehensive information on the gender of these principal applicants is not yet available but provisional data suggests that of the order of 70 per cent. were male and 30 per cent. female.