§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a breakdown of the number of applications for asylum since 1 January by location of application. [23799]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerDuring the period 1 January 1995 to 30 April 1995, 12,720 applications were made for asylum in the United Kingdom. Of these, 3,910 were port applications and 8,810 were applications made after entry into the United Kingdom.
Decisions(1) on applications(1) received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1 January 1994 to 30 April 1995 Number of principal applicants Total decisions2 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 grounds3 Refused under para. 340 of Immigration Rules4 1994 January 1,245 45 245 955 740 100 120 February 1,430 80 245 1,110 925 60 130 March 1,685 55 240 1,390 1,195 85 110 April 1,300 35 230 1,040 785 125 130 May 1,915 110 370 1,435 1,100 85 250 June 1,780 60 350 1,365 1,125 35 205 July 1,835 85 245 1,505 1,185 35 285 August 1,985 75 265 1,645 1,115 50 485 September 1,950 55 355 1,540 1,045 55 440 October 2,170 90 415 1,660 1,220 75 365 November 2,185 70 425 1,690 1,315 85 290 December 1,500 65 275 1,160 905 85 175 Total 20,990 825 3,660 16,500 12,655 865 2,985 1995 January 2,450 130 435 1,885 1,435 145 305 February 2,385 155 570 1,665 1,275 100 290 March 2,515 135 525 1,855 1,525 120 210 April 1,965 65 470 1,430 1,195 75 160 Total 9,315 480 2,000 6,830 5,425 440 965 Notes:
1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5.
2 Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
3 Refusals on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from safe third country.
4 Refusals under para 340 (para 180F prior to 1 October 1994 and para 101 prior to 26 July 1993) of the Immigration Rules for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period.
Source:
S3 Division
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a breakdown of the number of asylum seekers currently detained under Immigration Act powers by(a) nationality, (b) gender, (c) length of detention, (d) place of detention and (e) immigration status at the time of application. [23801]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerAs at 10 May 1995, a total of 646 persons who had at some stage sought asylum were detained. This figure includes people awaiting the setting of directions for removal following refusal of the application, as well as those whose applications were under consideration or subject to appeal. Of this figures, 152 had been in detention less than one month, 166 between one and two months, 225 between two and six
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§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for asylum have been determined in each month since 1 January 1994; for each month, in how many cases the applicant was granted asylum; in how many cases the applicant was granted exceptional leave to remain; in how many cases the applicant was refused under paragraph 340 of the immigration rules; and in how many cases the application was refused under paragraph 345 of the immigration rules. [23800]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerInformation on decisions made on asylum applications, by month, since January 1994 is given in the table.
months, and 103 had been in detention longer than six months.
Information on the gender, immigration status, nationality and location of those detained, as at 10 May 1995, is provided in tables 1 to 3.
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Table 1: Number of people detained on 10 May 1995 who had sought asylum, by immigration status and gender Immigration Status Male Female Total Port case 294 29 323 Illegal entrant case 253 16 269 Deportation case 49 5 54 Total 596 50 646
Table 2: Number of people detained on 10 May 1995 who had sought asylum, by nationality Country Number Albania 8 Algeria 65 Angola 6 Bangladesh 19 Cameroon 1 China 76 Colombia 8 Cyprus 7 Czech Republic 1 Dominica 1 Ecuador 3 Egypt 2 Eritrea 1 Ethiopia 1 Gambia 5 Georgia 5 Ghana 65 India 84 Iran 8 Ivory Coast 4 Jamaica 5 Kenya 3 Lebanon 3 Liberia 3 Libya 4 Mauritius 2 Morocco 9 Nigeria 108 Pakistan 29 Phillippines 1 Poland 3 Romania 7 Russia 5 Sierra Leone 5 Sri Lanka 20 South Africa 1 Sudan 5 Tanzania 1 Trinidad and Tobago 2 Tunisia 1 Turkey 30 Uganda 3 Former Yugoslavia 11 Zaire 10 Zambia 1 Nationality not known 4 Total 646
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Table 3: Number of persons detained who have claimed asylum as at 10 May 1995, by place of detention Place of detention Number detained Prisons HMP Haslar 93 HMP Rochester 36 HMP Winson Green 32 HMP Greenock 14 HMP Manchester 12 HMP Wormwood Scrubs 7 HMP Exeter 5 HMP Wandsworth 5 HMP Horfield, Bristol 4 HMP Belmarsh 3 HMP Brinsford 3 HMP Brixton 3 Other HMP Prisons 23
Table 3: Number of persons detained who have claimed asylum as at 10 May 1995 by places of detention Place of detention Number detained Other places of detention Campsfield House 145 Harmondsworth 80 Police Cells 42 Gatwick Detention Centre 38 Dover Harbour Board 18 Queens Building 14 Newhaven 12 Stansted 8 Manchester Airport Detention Suite 4 Other1 45 Total 646 1 Includes Immigration Service detention centres, police cells and HM prisons
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been removed to the Netherlands on safe third country grounds since 26 July 1993, and how many of those removed have been returned to the United Kingdom by the Dutch authorities. [23802]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerSeventy-one persons who had been refused asylum in the United Kingdom on safe third country grounds have been removed to the Netherlands since 26 July 1993. Of these, 11 have been returned to the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a breakdown by nationality of the number of asylum seekers removed from the United Kingdom on safe third country grounds since 1 January. [23803]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerA list of nationalities removed from the United Kingdom on safe third country grounds is given in the table.
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Table 1: Number of persons who had sought asylum who have been removed from the United Kingdom on safe third country grounds, by nationality, between 1 January—to 10 May 1995 Number Algeria 18 Romania 11 China 9 Poland 8 Nigeria 6 Ghana 5 Afghanistan 4 Iran 4 Sri Lanka 4 Zaire 4 Lebanon 3 Pakistan 3 Somalia 3 Turkey 3 Bangladesh 2 Cameroon 2 Iraq 2 Ivory Coast 2 South Africa 2 Yugoslavia 2 Albania 1 Colombia 1
Table 1: Number of persons who had sought asylum who have been removed from the United Kingdom on safe third country grounds, by nationality, between 1 January—to 10 May 1995 Number Ecuador 1 Eritrea 1 Ethiopia 1 Israel 1 Kenya 1 Liberia 1 Morocco 1 Russia 1 Rwanda 1 Uganda 1 Total 109
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been removed to other countries in the last two years; to which countries they have been returned; and how many of those so removed have been returned to the United Kingdom by the authorities of those countries. [23804]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerA total of 824 persons who had been refused asylum were removed on safe third country grounds in 1993 and 1994. Information on the number of persons returned to specific countries and the number returned to the United Kingdom from these countries is not available for 1993 and 1994.