§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish a table of Turkish asylum seekers similar to the one given on 18th April 1994 (H.L. Deb., col. WA47), but including the year 1995, and adding a row giving the percentage of those recognised as refugees or granted exceptional leave to remain, as a proportion of total decisions in each year.
§ Baroness BlatchThe information requested is given in the table.
Decisions on applications, for asylum1 in the United Kingdom from Turkish nationals, excluding dependants,1990 to 1995 Number of principal applicants 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Asylum applications1 1,590 2,110 1,865 1,480 2,045 1,820 Total decisions2 3 980 370 2,640 1,905 1,145 995 Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum 245 90 460 340 90 50 Recognition rate (%) 25% 25% 17% 18% 8% 5% Not recognised as a refugee but granted exceptional leave to remain4 675 200 1,535 855 55 35 Exceptional leave rate (%) 69% 53% 58% 45% 5% 3% Total refusals5 60 80 645 710 1,000 910 Refusal rate (%) 6% 22% 24% 37% 87% 92% Refused asylum and ELR after full consideration — — 150 485 775 720 Refused on safe third country grounds — — 90 110 80 150 Refused under para. 340 of the Immigration Rules6 — — 405 115 150 40 Applications outstanding at the end of the year7 2,360 4,050 3,270 2,725 3,545 4,280 1Provisional figures rounded to the nearest five. 2Figures exclude information on applications made overseas. 3Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same year. 4Usually granted for a year in the first instance, subject then to further review. 5A breakdown of refusals is not available for 1991 and earlier years. 6Para. 180F prior to 1st October 1994, for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period. 7Figures are maxima which overstate the true situation prior to 1992 due to the under-recording of decisions on the system.