§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children from the former Yugoslavia entered the United Kingdom in each year since 1991; how many of those children were not accompanied by parents or adult relatives; and how many children from the former Yugoslavia have(a) applied for and (b) been granted (i) asylum and (ii) exceptional leave to remain. [21494]
§ Mr. KirkhopeInformation on the total number of children given leave to enter the United Kingdom is not available, as only those with a settlement entry clearance are identified in the statistics.
Information on the number of unaccompanied children from the former Yugoslavia who applied for asylum on arrival in the United Kingdom, for the years 1992 to 1994, is given in table 2.4 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin, "Asylum Statistics United Kingdom 1994", issue 15/95. A copy of this publication is available in the Library. Provisional information for 1995 indicates that nine unaccompanied children from the former Yugoslavia applied for asylum on arrival in the United Kingdom. Decisions on asylum applications from unaccompanied children are not separately recorded.