HC Deb 05 December 1997 vol 302 cc361-2W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers from(a) the Czech Republic and (b) the Slovak Republic have arrived (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) at the port of Dover in each month since 1 May. [17137]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The information requested is given in the table. Overall data for the month of November are not yet available, but provisional figures indicate that only five Czechs/Slovaks applied for asylum on arrival at Dover during November.

Applications1 for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, from nationals of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, May to October 1997
Number of principal applicants
Applications for asylum of whom:applied at
Port Dover In-country Total
Czech Republic
May 1997 5 5 * 5
June 1997 15 10 — 15
July 1997 30 30 5 30
August 1997 25 20 10 30
September 1997 15 10 * 15
October 1997 85 70 * 85
Total 170 145 15 190
Slovakia
May 1997 215 15 * 215
June 1997 25 15 — 25
July 1997 20 15 * 20
August 1997 35 35 10 50
September 1997 55 55 * 55
October 1997 85 65 — 85
Total 235 195 15 255
1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5 with * = 1 or 2.
2 Revised.