HL Deb 29 March 1999 vol 599 cc9-10WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many asylum applications were awaiting decisions by the Immigration and Nationality Department on (a) 1 May 1997; (b) 31 December 1997; (c) 31 December 1998 and (d) the latest date for which the information i s available. [HL1631]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The information requested is given in the table. Information on the number of outstanding cases relates to the position at the end of the month.

Asylum applications outstanding1
Number
April 1997 54,020
December 1997 51,795
December 1998 64,770
February 199922 71,295
1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5.
2 Provisional figures.