§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what, for each month of(a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001 to date, was the total number of Afghanistan nationals who have (i) applied for asylum, (ii) been granted refugee status, (iii) been refused asylum, (iv) been granted asylum on appeal and (v) been deported. [11444]
§ Angela EagleThe available data on applications and initial decisions are included in the table.
609WThe Immigration Appellate Authority allowed five appeals (to nearest five) from Afghan nationals in 1998. Data on appeal outcomes by nationality are not available for 1999, 2000, or 2001. Mechanisms are now in place to enable the production of such statistics for 2001, but their publication is pending data quality checks to guarantee their reliability.
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Applications received for asylum in the UK, excluding dependants, and initial decisions, for nationals of Afghanistan, 1998–20011 Cases considered under normal procedures4 Backlog clearance exercise5 Month Applications2 Total decisions3 Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Total refusals Granted asylum or ELR under backlog criteria6 Refused under backlog criteria7 1998 January 110 55 * 25 25 — — February 90 150 — 140 5 — — March 150 130 5 120 5 — — April 115 140 * 140 5 — — May 140 80 * 80 — — — June 175 135 * 130 * — — July 180 165 * 160 5 — — August 275 230 5 225 * — — September 255 240 5 235 * — — October 260 140 5 130 5 — — November 310 90 5 80 5 — — December 325 45 5 35 5 — — Total 2,395 1,600 35 1,500 65 — — 19998 January 275 9— 9— 9— February 255 9— 9— 9— March 285 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— April 295 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— May 295 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— June 370 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— July 330 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— August 415 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— September 355 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— October 355 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— November 375 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— December 380 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— 9— Total 3,975 1,295 15 1,180 90 10 — 2000 January 315 40 * 15 20 5 — February 460 100 5 30 65 — — March 365 130 10 35 85 — — April 510 135 15 50 70 — — May 430 120 10 45 65 * — June 395 120 5 25 85 * — July 405 125 15 40 80 — — August 495 180 15 40 120 * — September 535 175 10 30 135 — — October 560 410 45 30 340 — — November 550 515 115 110 285 — — December 535 545 130 255 160 — — Total 5,555 2,590 375 695 1,515 10 — 200110 January 510 1,020 175 555 290 — — February 615 1,320 225 785 310 — — March 680 2,045 375 1,215 450 — — April 700 930 195 550 185 — — May 900 1,025 220 615 190 — — June 910 985 220 600 165 — — July 810 875 220 485 165 — — Total 5,120 8,195 1,635 4,800 1,760 — — 1Figures rounded o nearest 5, with * = 1 or 2 2May exclude some cases lodged a local enforcement offices between January 1999and March 2000 3Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions 4Cases considered under normal procedures may include some cases decided under backlog criteria 5Cases decided under measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum application backlog 6Includes cases where asylum or ELR has been granted under the backlog criteria 7Includes some cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds 81999 data on decisions are not available by month due to problems with data quality 9Not available 10Provisional data Monthly data on the removal of Afghan asylum applicants are unavailable. In 1998, 15 Afghan applicants (to nearest five) were removed or departed voluntarily following the initiation of enforcement action against them. Information on the number of Afghan applicants removed from the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2001 is unavailable.
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§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers in Spelthorne borough are funded by the Government. [11192]
§ Angela EagleFigures are not available by borough for those asylum seekers receiving support under the national asylum support scheme, nor is information available centrally on the number of asylum seekers supported under the interim support scheme in the Spelthorne borough.
Statistics from the national asylum support service (NASS) for the end of July 2001 show that 13,1601,2 asylum seekers (including dependants) were receiving voucher-only support from NASS and were staying in the London region, which includes Spelthorne. A further 6801,2 asylum seekers (including dependants) were being supported in NASS accommodation in the London region3.
1Figures rounded to the nearest 102Cases which have had their support ceased are excluded from these figures.3It is NASS policy to allocate accommodation in London only in exceptional circumstances such as medical reasons.
§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional provision is being made available for asylum-seeker women who are
Acceptance for settlements 1990 to 2000 Number of persons 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 All acceptances1 53,200 53,900 52,570 55,640 55,010 55,480 61,730 58,720 69,790 97,120 125,090 Refugees and persons given exceptional leave to remain2,3 1,130 990 1,780 3.990 3,290 1,600 4,200 4,830 6,680 22,500 24,840 Of which: Recognised refugees2,3,4 930 750 1,280 2,850 2,260 680 1,120 2,400 4,270 22,500 24,840 Persons given exceptional leave to remain2,3 200 240 500 1,140 1,030 920 3,080 2,430 2,410 All other acceptances1 52,070 52,910 50,790 51,650 51,720 53,880 57,530 53,890 63,110 74,620 100,250 1Includes spouses and dependants (including spouses and dependent of refugees and persons granted exceptional leave to remain 2Accepted in own right (excludes spouses and dependants) 3The information in the table relates to the total number of persons granted settlement (indefinite leave to remain) in any one year and does not necessarily relate to the year that refugee or exceptional leave status was granted 4Includes refugees from South East Asia and their dependants and persons granted settlement under measures aimed at reducing the pre-July 1993 backlog as announced in the White Paper in July 1998
§ Mrs. EllmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recent representations the national asylum support service has received in relation to management and support services at Landmark and the Inn on the Park in Everton, Liverpool; and what the nature of those representations was. [10207]
§ Angela EagleI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave on 19 October 2001,Official Report, column 1394W. No further representations have been received since that date.