§ Baroness Howe of Idlicoteasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many asylum seekers or refugees the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has resettled successfully during each of the last 10 years. [HL5285]
§ Baroness AmosAccording to UNHCR figures, between 1992 and 2001 the total number of refugees who were resettled is as follows:
Year Number of refugees resettled 1992 163,680 1993 150,086 1994 149,565 1995 132,537 1996 103,877 1997 93,334 1998 101,517 1999 107,768 2000 99,864 2001 92,094 The number of refugees resettled with assistance from UNHCR between 1997 (the earliest comparable data available) and 2001 is as follows:
1997 23,145 1998 21,192 1999 28,747 2000 39,516 2001 29,742
§ Baroness Howe of Idlicoteasked Her Majesty's Government:
110WAHow much they have contributed to the running costs of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during each of the last 10 years; and whether their contribution was the full amount of their quota in each year. [HL5286]
§ Baroness AmosAccording to UNHCR, the UK Government's contributions since 1992 are as follows:
Year Total UK Government contribution 1992 38,206,319 1993 37,806,011 1994 45,285,269 1995 32,181,400 1996 34,413,859 1997 11,524,149 1998 17,266,578 1999 15,678,185 2000 20,321,672 2001 25,009,711 All figures are in pounds sterling.
Note: The bulk of UNHCR funding is from voluntary contributions; there is no "UK quota".