§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the passengers from the plane hijacked from Afghanistan to Stansted who were neither charged in relation to the hijacking nor are family members of those charged, and who made claims for asylum(a) have had decisions made on their claims, (b) have had their claims accepted or been granted exceptional leave to remain, (c) are still waiting for decisions on their claims or (d) are being held in detention. [8731]
§ Angela Eagle39 passengers, who were neither charged in relation to the hijacking nor are family members of those charged, claimed asylum. All 39 have had decisions made on their claims for asylum. Four have been granted asylum (plus 13 dependants) and 35 (plus five dependants) have had their applications refused. None of those refused asylum are being held in detention.