§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 4 December (WA 115), how many persons seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom have been refused bail since the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 came into effect. [HL1877]
§ Lord RookerI regret that the requested information is not held centrally and could be obtained only by examining individual case files at disproportionate cost.