§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from Sudan have applied for asylum in each of the past five years; and how many have been(a) granted asylum, (b) given leave to remain and (c) removed from the United Kingdom. [19602]
§ Mr. KirkhopeDuring 1996, 280 applications for asylum in the United Kingdom were lodged by nationals of Sudan. During the same time period, 55 Sudanese nationals were granted asylum and 10 were refused asylum but granted exceptional leave. Information on those granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom under a different section of the immigration rules, after having previously applied for asylum, is not available. Provisional information shows that seven Sudanese asylum seekers were removed, or departed voluntarily, from the United Kingdom during 1996.
Information on asylum applications lodged in the United Kingdom during earlier years is given in table 2.1 of the Home Office statistical bulletin "Asylum Statistics United Kingdom, 1995", issue 9/96, a copy of which is available in the Library. Historical information on those granted asylum or exceptional leave, and on those asylum seekers removed, is given in tables 3.1, 3.2 and 10.1 of the same publication.