§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each other European Union country, how many asylum seekers have been accepted in each of the last two years. [66112]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe most recent available information, for 1995 and 1996, is given in the table. This was taken from the report of the Secretariat of the Inter-Governmental Consultation on Asylum, Refugee and Migration Policies in Europe, North America and Australia, entitled "Report on Asylum Procedures—September 1997". No figures were published for Austria, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg or Portugal.
Cases recognised as refugees and granted asylum in countries in the European Union, 1995 and 1996 Country 1995 1996 Belgium 604 313 Denmark 4,810 1,214 Finland 4 11 France 4,742 4,344 Germany 23,468 24,000 Italy 287 157 Netherlands 7,980 8,806 Spain 464 n/a Sweden 8,460 130
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been allowed into the United Kingdom in the last two years; and from which countries they came. [66115]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe information is given in the table.
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Table 1: Applications1 for asylum, received in the UK, excluding dependants, by nationality and location where made, 1997 and January to November 1998 Number of principal applicants (Total) Europe Bulgaria 700 Cyprus 580 Poland 1,880 Romania 1,450 Former USSR 4,535 Turkey 3,215 Former Yugoslavia 9,430 Others 3,175 Total 24,970 Americas Colombia 1,725 Others 2,005 Total 3,735
Table 1: Applications1 for asylum, received in the UK, excluding dependants, by nationality and location where made, 1997 and January to November 1998 Number of principal applicants (Total) Middle East Iran 1,260 Iraq 2,235 Lebanon 300 Others 1,055 Total 4,850 Africa Algeria 1,855 Angola 330 Cameroon 255 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,265 Ethiopia 460 Gambia 170 Ghana 555 Ivory Coast 155 Kenya 1,430 Liberia 275 Nigeria 2,755 Rwanda 335 Sierra Leone 1,340 Somalia 6,680 South Africa 100 Sudan 460 Tanzania 165 Togo 85 Uganda 405 Zimbabwe 135 Others 1,225 Total 20,445 Asia Afghanistan 3,155 Bangladesh 985 China 3,755 India 2,250 Pakistan 3,440 Sri Lanka 5,060 Others 830 Total 19,480 Other and unknown nationalities 270 Grand Total 73,745 1Figures rounded to nearest 5