§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals applied for asylum in each year from 1990–91 to 1993–94 and in
Applications1 received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, decisions1 2 3 and removals, 1990 to end-October 1994 Number of principal applicants Total applications Total decisions4 Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum Not recognised as a refugee but granted exceptional leave Total refused Refused asylum and exceptional leave after full consideration Refused on safe third country grounds5 Refused under paragraph 180F of Immigration Rules6 Removals and voluntary departures7 1990 26,205 4,025 920 2,400 705 705 — — — 1991 44,840 6,075 505 2,190 3,380 2,325 270 785 — 1992 24,605 34,900 1,115 15,325 18,465 2,675 595 15,195 1,345 1993 22,370 23,405 1,590 11,125 10,690 4,705 745 5,240 1,820 19948 9 26,765 17,300 695 2,955 13,650 10,435 695 2,520 1,605 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5 with '—'= unavailable. 2 Decision figures up to and including 1991 may understate. 3 Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. 4 Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. 5 Refusals on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country. 6 Refusals under paragraph 180F (paragraph 101 prior to 26 July 1993) of the Immigration Rules for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period. 7 Includes any voluntary departure, except deportation cases prior to February 1994, up to and including notification of the decision on the asylum claim, but excludes any subsequent departure. 8 Provisional figures. 9 Year to October.
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 23 November,Official Report, columns 159–61, (1) how long each of the 129 detainees referred to who had been in detention longer than six months had been in detention;
(2) how many of the detainees in each of the detaining locations listed in his table C were long-term Immigration Act detainees.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe available information is that as at 8 December 1994—103 people who had sought asylum have been in detention for longer than six months and a further 18 have been detained longer than 12 months.
Information on the number of detained people as at 8 December 1994 who had sought asylum and have been in detention for longer than one month, by location of detention, is provided in the table.
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Number of people detained longer than one month as at 8 December 1994, who had sought asylum, by location of detention. Number detained Immigration service establishments Campsfield House 132 Harmonds worth 72 Prison service establishments Armley 10 Belfast 1 Birmingham 34 Brinsford 5 Bristol 2 Brixton 4 Bullingdon 1 Bullwood Hall 1 Canterbury 1 Cardiff 1 the first eight months of 1994–95; how many of these applications were granted; and how many of those who were unsuccessful are known to have left the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe information requested is given in the table.
Number of people detained longer than one month as at 8 December 1994, who had sought asylum, by location of detention. Number detained Chelmsford 3 Crumlin Road 1 Dorchester 1 Durham 1 Edinburgh 1 Elmley 5 Erlestoke House 1 Exeter 2 Feltham YC centre 2 Gateside 1 Greenock 2 Haslar 75 Highdown 3 Hindley remand centre 3 Holloway 1 Lewes 3 Manchester 3 Norwich 3 Pentonville 1 Risley 56 Rochester 1 Shrewsbury 1 Wandsworth 5 Winchester 4 Winson Green 2 Wolds remand prison 2 Wormwood scrubs 3 Total 448