§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers, and from which countries, have had their applications considered under the short procedure from(a) 15 March 1995 until 27 November 1995, (b) 27 November 1995 until 20 March 1996 and (c) 20 March 1996 to the latest convenient date; how many of these applications in each period were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) transferred to the full procedure. [38429]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThe requested information on short procedure applications is given in the tables. Over the period 15 May 1995 to 30 June 1996, there were 5,735 refusals and three grants of asylum from short procedure applications. As at 30 June, there were 996 cases still under consideration. Information on cases transferred is available only at disproportionate cost.
Short procedure applications, by nationality, 15 May–30 November 1995 Number Nigeria 528 India 255 Pakistan 221 Romania 143 Ghana 138 Poland 45 Algeria 15 Kenya 14 Tanzania 11 Uganda 11 Gambia 6 Bulgaria 6 Columbia 4 Sri Lanka 3 Zaire 2 Ivory Coast 2 Zimbabwe 2 Others 11 Total 1,417 160W
Short procedure applications, by nationality, 1 December 1995–31 March 1996 Number Nigeria 618 India 451 Pakistan 322 Algeria 310 Ghana 205 Poland 78 Sierra Leone 74 Romania 66 Gambia 53 Turkey 50 Bulgaria 45 Sri Lanka 39 Bangladesh 29 Kenya 26 Ivory Coast 25
Short procedure applications, by nationality, 1 December 1995–31 March 1996 Number Tanzania 16 Zaire 14 Lithuania 13 Columbia 8 Slovakia 8 Cyprus 7 Jamaica 7 Ethiopia 6 China 5 Angola 5 Czech Republic 5 Cameroon 4 Uganda 3 Zimbabwe 3 Russia 3 Brazil 3 Guyana 3 Hungary 3 Sudan 2 Eritrea 2 Estonia 2 Peru 2 Others 19 Total 2,534 161W
Short procedure applications, by nationality, 1 April-30 June 1996 Number Nigeria 528 Pakistan 314 India 292 Algeria 203 Ghana 194 Sir Lanka 173 Columbia 113 China 93 Sierra Leone 85 Romania 79 Turkey 75 Poland 69 Lithuania 54 Bangladesh 52 Bulgaria 50 Gambia 45 Zaire 45 Ecuador 36 Cyprus 25 Angola 22 Russia 16 Sudan 16 Ukraine 16 Zimbabwe 15 Ivory Coast 11 Tanzania 11 Jamaica 11 Kenya 10 Lebanon 10 Uganda 9 Cameroon 9 Ethiopia 8 Congo 8 Togo 7 Slovakia 6 Eritrea 6 South Africa 6 Burundi 5
Short procedure applications, by nationality, 1 April-30 June 1996 Number Egypt 5 Philippines 5 Brazil 2 Estonia 2 Gabon 2 Kuwait 2 Benin 2 Cuba 2 Honduras 2 Sengal 2 Others 30 Total 2,783
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases for the last year for which figures are available an in-country asylum application led to an applicant being issued with a visitor visa to Britain. [39034]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThe requested information is not available.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has issued to the immigration and nationality department on the treatment of applications for asylum in the United Kingdom by an Iranian national who leaves Iran legally; and if he will make a statement. [38961]
§ Mr. KirkhopeIt is understood that stringent checks are in place at airports in Iran, making it difficult for a person of interest to the authorities there to leave with a passport in their own identity. This situation is taken into account when applications for asylum from Iranians are considered, but each case is considered individually on its merits under the 1951 United Nations convention relating to the status of refugees, and asylum or exceptional leave is granted in appropriate cases.