§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 30 June,Official Report, column 4, how many persons who had been detained under Immigration Act powers were granted (a) asylum, (b) exceptional leave to remain and (c) leave to enter or remain on another basis in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 1997 to date. [8925]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienFurther analysis of the information given in the reply of 30 June has shown that the number of people who were held in detention, solely under Immigration Act powers, and then subsequently granted leave to enter or remain was previously overestimated. The revised totals, with the breakdown requested, are given in the table. I apologise if this has caused any inconvenience.
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Number1 of persons granted leave to enter or remain who had been detained under Immigration Act powers2, 3 by date of
outcome, 1995, 1996 and January to June 1997
1995 1996 19974 Granted asylum 30 90 115 Granted exceptional leave to remain/enter 60 110 55 Granted other leave to enter or remain5 95 95 65 Total 185 295 235 1 Estimated and rounded to nearest 5. 2 Persons detained solely under the powers contained in Schedule 2 or 3 of the Immigration Act 1971. 3 Information relates to year of outcome, which does not necessarily correspond with detention period. 4 For January to 30 June 1997. 5 Includes—leave to enter as a spouse, leave to enter—other, indefinite leave to remain, limited leave to remain, cases conceded, Court recommendation over-turned, entry regarded as lawful.