HC Deb 30 October 1996 vol 284 cc143-4W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of claims for asylum for each month in(a) 1995 and (b) in 1996. [239]

Mr. Kirkhope

The information requested is in the table.

Number of applications1 received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by month, January 1995–September 1996
Month of application Number of applications
1995
January 3,570
February 3,030
March 3,310
April 2,810
May 3,450
June 3,630
July 3,415
August 3,890
September 4,020
October 4,595
Number of applications1 received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by month, January 1995–September 1996
Month of application Number of applications
November 4,715
December 3,540
1996
January 3,310
February 2,850
March 3,145
April 2,070
May 1,755
June 1,730
July 2,515
August 2,140
September 2,010
1 Figures rounded to the nearest five.