Lord Rentonasked her Majesty's Government:
How many immigrants were admitted to the United Kingdom in 2000; how many have so far been admitted in 2001; and how many of those immigrants in each year were admitted as asylum seekers. [HL1788]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)In 2000, 13 million non-European economic area (EEA) passengers were given leave to enter the United Kingdom. Data for 2001 are not currently available; they are due to be published in the statistical bulletinControl of Immigration Statistics United Kingdom 2001 in summer 2002.
In 2000, 25,935 principal applicants applied for asylum at a United Kingdom port. Between January and September 2001, this figure was 19,750. These figures are provisional.
Information on asylum applications is published quarterly on the Home Office website athttp:// www.homeoffice.g.ov.uk/rds/immigrationl.html.