HC Deb 16 December 1998 vol 322 c607W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens of(a) Albania, (b) Hungary, (c) Macedonia, (d) Romania and (e) Slovenia have sought political asylum in the United Kingdom in the last three months; how many applications have been accepted; and what were the equivalent figures for each of the last three years. [64240]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The available information is given in the table.

Applications1 received for asylum in the United Kingdom,

excluding dependants, and initial decisions on applications, August

to October 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 for nationals of Albania,

Hungary, Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia
Total applications Total decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Total refusals
1995
Albania n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Hungary n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Macedonia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Romania 200 235 — — 235
Slovenia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996
Albania 35 10 — — 10
Hungary * 5 — — 5
Macedonia 5 10 — — 10
Romania 115 195 — * 195
Slovenia 10 — — — —
19972
Albania 125 40 * * 35
Hungary — * — — —
Macedonia 5 — — — —
Romania 175 220 * * 220
Slovenia 5 — — — —
19982
Albania 190 65 — — 65
Hungary — — — — —
Macedonia 5 — — — —
Romania 285 295 — — 295
Slovenia — — — — —
1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5, with * = 1 or 2.
2 Provisional figures.