HC Deb 28 April 1994 vol 242 c246W
Mr. Dicks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many individuals from Somalia have been granted leave to enter Britain since January 1991; and how many dependent relatives have been allowed to accompany them;

(2) how many individuals from the former Yugoslavia have been granted leave to enter Britain since January 1991; and how many dependent relatives have been allowed to accompany them.

Mr. Charles Wardle

[holding answer 27 April 1994]: Information on the total numbers, including dependent relatives, given leave to enter the United Kingdom is given in the table. The figures include persons who have applied for asylum at ports—and their dependants—and who have been granted asylum or exceptional leave. They exclude persons granted temporary admission. The total numbers of dependent relatives are not available separately.

Nationals of Somalia and the former Yugoslavia given leave to enter the United Kingdom
Number of journeys
Nationality 1991 1992 11993
Somalia 3,650 5,500 4,160
Former Yugoslavia 59,800 49,900 46,200
1 Figures are provisional.