HC Deb 09 July 2001 vol 371 cc421-3W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of new asylum seekers, by nationality, were sent to Oakington Reception Centre in the last three months for which figures are available; and if hit will make a statement. [1508]

Angela Eagle

[holding answer 5 July 2001]The information requested is as follows:

Proportions of applications for asylum in the UK sent to Oakington Reception centre. March-May 2001, by nationality1,2,3
Nationality Total applications Sent to Oakington Proportion of applicants sent to Oakington (percentage)
Albania 260 110 43
Bangladesh 105 45 43
Bolivia 10 5 56
Brazil 5 5 43
Cameroon 65 30 48
China 505 325 65
Cote D'Ivoire 75 5 4
Czech Republic 345 235 68
Estonia 10 5 33
Ghana 35 25 68
Hungary 5 * 67
India 450 205 45
Iraq 1,060 210 20
Kenya 80 30 37
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 905 105 12
Latvia 20 15 62
Lithuania 65 35 54
Nigeria 155 80 53
Pakistan 580 155 26
Poland 190 100 53
Romania 480 90 18
Slovakia 20 15 94
Tanzania 15 5 35
Uganda 110 50 45
Ukraine 120 50 44
Zimbabwe 380 250 66
Total 6,050 2,185 36
1 All data except percentages have been rounded, where * is 1 or 2. Percentages may not reflect rounded data exactly, but are correct
2 Data on applicants sent to Oakington do not necessarily relate exactly to total applications received within the period.
3 All data exclude dependants.

Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of asylum seekers sent to Oakington Reception Centre have had their case dismissed, broken down by nationality; and if he will make a statement. [1509]

Angela Eagle

[holding answer 5 July 2001]Of those applicants whose appeal has been decided, the proportion dismissed, up to 22 June, is as follows.

Country Percentage of dismissed appeals
Albania 75
Bangladesh 93
Cameroon 50
China 93
Cote d'Ivoire 75
Czech Republic 75
Estonia 85
Ghana 97
India 84
Iraq 83
Kenya 100
Kosovo 78
Lithuania 69
Latvia 82
Nigeria 83
Pakistan 80
Poland 68
Romania 78
Slovakia 81
Tanzania 75
Uganda 64
Ukraine 30
Yugoslavia 67
Zimbabwe 78
Total 80