HC Deb 07 December 1994 vol 251 cc227-31W
1994. Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list, by country of origin and, where appropriate, the third country passed through, the number of asylum seekers arriving at Heathrow Airport during(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994;

(2) if he will list, by port of entry the number of asylum seekers arriving in the United Kingdom during (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c)

(3) if he will list, by country of origin and, where appropriate, the third country passed through and the number of asylum seekers arriving in the United Kingdom during (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c)

Table B
Applications1 received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by location of application and nationality, 1992 to end-October 1994
Number of principal applicants
1992 1993 1994 (January-October)
Nationality Total applications2 Applied at port Applied in country Total applications2 Applied at port Applied in country Total applications2 Applied at port Applied in country
Europe and Americas
Bulgaria 180 5 170 100 10 90 160 15 145
Colombia 280 120 160 380 200 175 320 210 110
Poland 90 45 45 155 95 55 245 85 160
Romania 305 30 275 370 105 265 270 55 215
Turkey 1,865 695 1,165 1,480 655 830 1,740 520 1,215
Former USSR 270 25 245 385 45 340 480 45 435
Former Yugoslavia 5,635 2,180 3,455 1,830 260 1,565 1,140 235 905
Other 275 50 230 585 200 385 780 275 505
Total 8,895 3,150 5,745 5,280 1,570 3,710 5,135 1,440 3,695
Africa
Algeria .. .. .. 305 40 265 755 95 660
Angola 245 50 195 320 140 180 470 115 355
Benin 15 — 15 .. .. .. 5 — 5
Burkina Fasco 5 * 5 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cameroon 40 10 30 70 10 60 65 5 55
Chad 15 * 10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Congo 15 — 15 5 5 * .. .. ..
Ethiopia 680 115 565 615 150 465 645 130 515
Gabon 15 — 15 5 — 5 .. .. ..
Ghana 1,600 175 1,425 1,785 400 1,385 1,670 345 1,325
Ivory Coast 310 45 270 330 105 230 665 420 250
Kenya 110 20 90 630 435 195 1,605 620 385
Liberia 100 45 50 90 55 35 115 70 50

Mr. Nicholas Baker

The available information on the number of asylum seekers applying for asylum in the United Kingdom by port of entry for the period 1993 to end—October 1994 is given in table A. Information prior to 1993, and by nationality is not available.

Information for the period 1992 to end—October 1994, on the number of asylum seekers applying for asylum in the United Kingdom, by location of application and nationality, is given in table B.

Statistical information about the country through which asylum seekers pass is not available.

Table A
Applications1 for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by port of entry, 1993 to end—October 1994.
1993 1994 January—October
Heathrow 5,300 6,400
Terminal 1 600 1,000
Terminal 2 1,500 2,000
Terminal 3 2,000 2,200
Terminal 4 1,200 1,200
Gatwick 900 800
North 400 400
South 500 500
Other port 1,100 1,200
Total port applications 7,300 8,500
1 Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred; sub totals are rounded independently and may not appear to add up to the component parts.

Table B
Applications1received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by location of application and nationality, 1992 to end-October 1994
Number of principal applicants
1992 1993 1994 (January-October)
Nationality Total applications2 Applied at port Applied in country Total applications2 Applied at port Applied in country Total applications2 Applied at port Applied in country
Nigeria 615 95 520 1,665 220 1,450 3,350 325 3,020
Sierra Leone .. .. .. 1,050 220 830 1,665 945 720
Somalia 1,575 890 685 1,465 675 785 1,390 585 805
South Africa 40 15 30 60 20 40 75 35 40
Sudan 560 80 480 300 40 260 275 65 215
Togo 35 5 30 40 10 35 45 5 40
Uganda 295 150 140 585 385 210 285 80 205
Zaire 880 440 435 635 340 295 630 300 335
Other 490 80 410 320 135 190 695 250 445
Total 7,630 2,220 5,410 10,295 3,380 6,915 13,805 4,390 9,415
Middle East
Iran 405 90 315 365 105 260 445 115 330
Iraq 700 240 465 495 270 225 435 190 245
Lebanon 380 160 220 285 145 140 180 60 125
Other 495 95 400 370 120 250 570 285 290
Total 1,980 580 1,395 1,520 640 880 1,630 645 985
Asia
Afghanistan .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 210 65
Bangladesh 165 60 105 160 15 140 .. .. ..
China 330 10 320 215 85 130 295 170 125
India 1,450 145 1,305 1,275 105 1,165 1,625 205 1,420
Pakistan 1,700 65 1,630 1,125 85 1,040 1,455 150 1,305
Sri Lanka 2,085 1,205 880 1,965 1,050 915 2,020 1,115 905
Other 375 235 140 440 290 155 415 30 390
Total 6,100 1,720 4,380 5,175 1,630 3,545 6,085 1,875 4,210
Nationality not known — — — 100 100 — 115 115 —
Grand Total 24,605 7,675 16,930 22,370 7,320 15,050 26,765 8,465 18,305
1 Provisional figures rounded to the nearest 5 with '*'= 1 or 2 and '..'= unavailable
2 Figures do not include applications made overseas.

1994. Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers who could be removed from the United Kingdom to France have been allowed to remain in the United kingdom because the Immigration Service judged that entry into France would be refused during(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c)

Mr. Nicholas baker

The information requested is not available. It is the practice of the Immigration Service to remove all failed asylum seekers unless there are exceptional,compelling or compassionate circumstances.

1994. Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers removed from the United Kingdom to France have been returned to the United kingdom by the French authorities; and on what grounds during(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c)

Mr. Nicholas Baker

The information requested is not available for the period before the enactment of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993. Eleven asylum seekers were returned to the United Kingdom by the French authorities in the period 26 July 1993 to 31 December 1993. Sixty-two asylum seekers were returned in the period 1 January 1994 to 31 October 1994.

Information relating to the grounds for their return is not available.

1994. Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum appeals have been lodged; how many have been determined; how many have been rejected; and how many of the applicants whose appeals have been rejected have been removed from the United kingdom during(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c)

Mr. Nicholas Baker

The available information is that in the period 1 January to 31 October 1994, about 8,500 appeals against a refusal of asylum have been received and about 1,900 appeals determined by adjudicators. Of the 1,900 determined, about 80 per cent. have been dismissed. Information prior to 1994 is not available.

Information on the number of asylum seekers removed in 1992, 1993 and 1994 is given in the table. Information on the number of asylum seekers removed after having either an appeal against removal under the Immigration Act 1971 or under the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 dismissed is not separately identified in the statistics.

Removals and voluntary departures1 of asylum applicants, excluding dependants, 1992 to end-October 1994.
Number
1992 1,345
1993 1,820
1994 (Jan-Oct) 1,605
1 figures exclude voluntary departures in deportation cases prior to February 1994.