Lord Carlile of Berriewasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Albanian-speaking unaccompanied minors were registered by each of the London boroughs in the years 1999–2001 respectively and (where figures are available) in other major local government areas in the United Kingdom. [HL2706]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)Information on the number of unaccompanied minors by language spoken is not collected centrally. The London Asylum Seekers Consortium collects information on the estimated number of unaccompanied minors seeking assistance in each of the London boroughs according to country of origin, not language spoken. This information suggests that, in total, there are an estimated 242 unaccompanied minors from Albania and an estimated 1,261 from Kosovo (of whom the majority is likely to speak Albanian) currently seeking assistance in all London boroughs (as of 5 March 2002).
Figures for other major local government areas in the United Kingdom are not collated or held centrally.
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Summary of Current Cases by Country of Origin and Placing Authority Country of Origin Number of Cases Albania Barking and Dagenham 43 Barnet 1 Bexley 14 Camden 2 City corporation of London 1 Croydon 9 Ealing 9 Greenwich 54 Hammersmith and Fulham 7 Haringey 8 Harrow 5 Hounslow 7 Islington 12 Kensington and Chelsea 3 Lambeth 11 Lewisham 12 Newham 2 Redbridge 3 Southwark 8 Waltham Forest 27 Westminster 4 242 Kosovo Barking and Dagenham 191 Barnet 31 Bexley 14 Camden 24 City corporation of London 8 Croydon 54 Ealing 58 Greenwich 30 Hammersmith and Fulham 50 Haringey 51 Harrow 23 Havering 14 Hounslow 10 Islington 130
Summary of Current Cases by Country of Origin and Placing Authority Country of Origin Number of Cases Kensington and Chelsea 39 Kingston upon Thames 6 Lambeth 20 Lewisham 51 Merton 35 Newham 29 Redbridge 132 Richmond upon Thames 31 Southwark 73 Sutton 3 Waltham Forest 100 Westminster 54 1,261