Somali Nationals (Family Reunion) (Hansard, 29 July 1997)

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Somali nationals applied for family reunion at the British embassy at Addis Ababa in(a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1996 and (d) 1997; and how many of these applications were (i) successful and (ii) refused. [10876]
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§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
The number of Somali nationals who applied for family reunion at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 were as follows:

Applications received Granted Refused

1994 ¹— 1,228 ¹—

1995 ¹— 654 ¹—

1996 670 359 ²1,020

1997 366 207 ²402

¹ The number of applications received and refused in 1994 and 1995 are not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

² In 1996 and 1997 the refusal numbers exceed the applications received due to the build up of a large backlog from previous years.

§ Mr. Mackinlay
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many OSCE participating states have ratified the convention on conciliation and arbitration. [10755]

§ Mr. Lloyd
As at 24 July 1997, 22 of the 54 OSCE participating states had ratified or acceded to the convention on conciliation and arbitration.

	Applications received	Granted	Refused
1994	¹—	1,228	¹—
1995	¹—	654	¹—
1996	670	359	²1,020
1997	366	207	²402
¹ The number of applications received and refused in 1994 and 1995 are not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
² In 1996 and 1997 the refusal numbers exceed the applications received due to the build up of a large backlog from previous years.