§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people sought asylum in the United Kingdom; how many were refused; and of those refused, how many were removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last four years. [2943]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienInformation regarding asylum applications submitted in the United Kingdom, and on initial decisions on applications, for each of the years 1993 to 1996, is given in table 1.1 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Asylum Statistics United Kingdom, 1996", issue 15/97. Information on removals and voluntary departures of asylum applicants during this period is given in table 10.1 of the same publication, a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons who sought asylum in the United Kingdom in the last three years but were refused, are still in the United Kingdom; and of such persons how many are at addresses known to his Department; [2942]
(2) what proportion of those persons who sought asylum in the United Kingdom in (a) 1994, (b) 1995 and (c) 1996 and who are still in the United Kingdom are at addresses known to his Department. [2944]
§ Mr. O'BrienThe requested information is not available.