§ Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ How many applications have been made for special vouchers for British overseas citizen passport holders and their dependants in each of the past five years; and how many applications have been granted. [HL4900]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)The information available relates to heads of household with a special voucher accepted38WA for settlement on arrival to the United Kingdom, 1996 to 2000, the latest period available. Their dependants are required to apply for entry clearance in the normal way and are not identifiable separately in our statistics. The available information is given in the table below.
Special voucher holders accepted for settlement on arrival, 1996–2000(1) (2) United Kingdon Number of Persons 1996 300 1997 220 1998 170 1999 220 2000 160 (1) Figures rounded to the nearest 10
(2) Excludes Dependants