§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants for asylum, broken down by country of origin, have had their applications refused in the last four years; and how many are known(a) to have left the United Kingdom and (b) to have remained within the United Kingdom. [7118]
§ Angela EagleData on initial decisions on asylum applications refused asylum or exceptional leave to remain, by nationality, for 2000 are given in the table. This does not include details of appeals outcomes or of asylum seekers who are subsequently given leave to remain on other grounds.
Information on the numbers of asylum seekers removed from the United Kingdom, by nationality, is not currently available. The total numbers of known removals in each of the last four years, excluding dependants, are given in the table:
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Initial decisions made on applications received: Refusals1,2,3 of asylum and exceptional leave, excluding dependants, by nationality, 1997 to 2000 Number of refusals of principal applicants Nationality 1997 1998 19994 20005.6 Europe Albania 175 260 175 1,875 Czech Republic 210 180 275 1,775 FRY 380 565 460 13,830 Poland 860 1,070 520 1,765 Romania 635 1,155 345 2,695 Russia 65 85 55 900 Turkey 1,475 1,015 290 2,090 Ukraine 190 430 80 1,045 Other Former USSR 545 1,260 465 3,285 Other Former Yugoslavia 170 140 180 1,280 Other 1,325 1,095 220 605 Total 6,030 7,260 3,065 31,145
Initial decisions made on applications received: Refusals1,2,3 of asylum and exceptional leave, excluding dependants, by nationality, 1997 to 2000 Number of refusals of principal applicants Nationality 1997 1998 19994 20005,6 Americas Colombia 380 810 155 1,775 Ecuador 740 1,000 135 650 Other 265 95 60 470 Total 1,385 1,905 350 2,900 Africa Algeria 655 180 160 1,330 Angola 535 90 35 425 Democratic Republic of Congo 255 110 50 990 Ethiopia 185 60 35 355 Gambia 430 165 15 30 Ghana 1,330 425 130 225 Ivory Coast 175 285 75 265 Kenya 980 630 495 785 Nigeria 4,315 1,840 780 770 Rwanda 15 35 150 440 Sierra Leone 380 525 120 480 Somalia 305 100 120 2,365 Sudan 205 65 50 395 Tanzania 485 140 30 60 Uganda 525 120 55 480 Zimbabwe 115 45 105 525 Other 845 640 465 1,860 Total 11,740 5,465 2,875 11,780 Middle east Iran 170 125 75 2,815 Iraq 110 90 100 2,220 Other 260 135 110 945 Total 540 350 285 5,975 Asia Afghanistan 75 65 90 1,515 Bangladesh 555 275 375 870 China 1,380 1,500 200 5,480 India 2,395 1,450 750 2,125 Pakistan 2,870 1,950 990 3,720 Sri Lanka 1,710 1,950 1,945 6,875 Other 240 145 70 1,015 Total 9,225 7,335 4,415 21,600 Other, and nationality not known 20 * 40 2,280 Grand total 28,945 22,315 11,025 75,680 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5 with *=1 or 2 2 Information is of initial determination decisions excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions 3 Includes refusals on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country and non-compliance refusals, for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period: see explanatory note 6 4 Exclude cases where an application has been refused under the backlog criteria 5 May include some cases where an application has been refused under the backlog criteria 6 Provisional figures
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been housed in cluster areas in Essex by the National Asylum Support Service in the last 12 months; and what support is being provided to community groups and public services in these areas. [6282]
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§ Angela EagleTo date the National Asylum Support Service has not established any cluster areas in Essex.
§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the most recent information he has concerning the detention of asylum seekers under immigration law; and how many were detained, broken down by(a) location (b) number of applicants detained and (c) number of appellants detained. [7282]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 15 October 2001]The latest available information on the number of asylum seekers detained under Immigration Act powers by place of detention relates to 30 June 2001 and is given in the table. Information on the stage of asylum application is not available and could be obtained only by examining individual case files at disproportionate cost.
Detained asylum seekers1 as at 30 June 20012 Location Number Belmarsh 40 Brixton 10 Campsfield House 180 Cardiff 40 Dover Harbour 5 Harmondsworth 65 Haslar 145 High Down 40 Holme House 55 Lindholme 95 Liverpool 70 Longport 10 Manchester Airport 10 Rochester 160 Tinsley House 105 Wandsworth 50 Winchester 35 Wormwood Scrubs 20 Other prison establishments3 120 Oakington Reception Centre 265 Total 1,515 1 Persons detained under Immigration Act powers who are recorded as having sought asylum at some point. 2 Figures rounded to the nearest five, and exclude persons detained in police cells. Figures include 135 persons who are recorded as being detained under dual immigration and other powers. 3 Other prison establishments with five or fewer detainees.