§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Ahmadi muslims(a) in Pakistan and (b) elsewhere have sought asylum each year since 1984; and how many such applications in each year have been successful. [26042]
§ Mr. KirkhopeAsylum applications are recorded on the basis of nationality rather than religious beliefs, so therefore, applications lodged by Ahmadi muslims are not separately identifiable in the statistics.
Tables 2.1 and 3.1 to 3.3 of the Home Office statistical bulletin "Asylum Statistics United Kingdom 1994", issue 15/95, give asylum application and decision figures for nationals of Pakistan and other Muslim countries, for the years 1986 to 1994. Equivalent information for 1985 is given in issue 17/94 of this publication, both of which are available in the Library.