§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time taken for granting citizenship was in each of the last five years. [145713]
§ Mrs. RocheThe average time taken for granting citizenship in each of the last five years is shown in the table.
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2 Non-compliance refusals (under paragraph 340 of the immigration rules and paragraph 180F prior to October 1994) are for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period. From November 1991 these include refusals for failure to respond to invitations to interview to establish identity under the measures introduced then
3Appeals received do not necessarily relate to decisions made in any given time period.Provisional information for the year 2000 will be published on 25 January 2001 on the Department's web site at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/index.htm.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of asylum applications in each of the last five years resulted in(a) asylum status and (b) exceptional leave to remain after an initial decision; in each year how many cases were appealed and hat proportion of appeals were won by applicants; and if he will make a statement. [145714]
§ Mrs. RocheThe latest information available is given in the tables.
Provisional information for the year 2000 will be published on 25 January 2001 on the Home Department's website www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/index/htm.
Year Average time1 1996 13.4 1997 14.3 1998 18.2 1999 18.8 2000 16.8 1 Months As at the current date the average time taken for granting citizenship has been further reduced, and is now at 13.1 months.