§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Kosovans have appealed for asylum in the United Kingdom per month since 1 January 1998. [80448]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe available information given in the table relates to applications for asylum submitted from nationals of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. To break this down into the number of Kosovans could be obtained only by examination of individual case records and is, therefore, available only at disproportionate cost.
Asylum applications1 received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1998 and 1999, by month, nationals of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Number January 1998 270 February 1998 270 March 1998 280 April 1998 385 May 1998 315 June 1998 680 July 1998 845 August 1998 905 September 1998 870 October 1998 1,160 November 1998 735 December 1998 675 January 1999 710 February 1999 550 Total 8,650 1 Provisional figures rounded to the nearest 5