§ Mr. WilkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion in percentage terms of applications for political asylum in the United Kingdom have met the criteria established in the Geneva Convention on refugees in the last five years. [74916]
§ Beverley HughesAn estimated 19 per cent. of applications received in 2001 were granted refugee status, i.e. were successful in their application to be granted refugee status under the 1951 UN Convention. It is estimated that a further 23 per cent. were granted Exceptional Leave to Remain (ELR). These estimates include the outcomes of reconsidered cases and outcomes of appeals at the Immigration Appellate Authority. Of applications received in 2000, an estimated 19 per cent. were granted refugee status and a further 14 per cent. were granted ELR.
This analysis is unavailable for other periods. Tables 1 and 2, show initial decisions and adjudicator appeals made in the last five years. However, the initial decisions made in each period do not all necessarily relate to the applications lodged in the same period, and similarly the appeals determined do not all necessarily relate to initial decisions made in that period. These data exclude the outcomes of any reconsidered cases.
Information on asylum applications, initial decisions and appeals is published regularly on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate web site at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.
§ Mr. WilkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of appeals lodged in the United Kingdom against the refusal of an application for political asylum have been upheld in the last five years. [74917]
§ Beverley HughesThe available information is given in the table.
Figures include appeals against grants of exceptional leave to enter and remain. Appeals at different tiers (Immigration Appellate Authority and the Immigration Appeals Tribunal) do not necessarily relate to one 239W another. The figures exclude subsequent appeals (court of appeal, judicial review and the House of Lords). When an asylum claim is certified under schedule 4 of the 1999 Act and the adjudicator agrees the certificate, there is no right to apply to the Tribunal for permission to appeal further. Only a minority of applications for leave to appeal to the Tribunal are granted.
Appeals on Asylum Cases Determined by adjudicators of the IAA and outcomes, 1997–20011 Asylum Appeals Determined by the IAA2 Number Allowed3 As % of Total Determined Number Dismissed3 As % of Total Determined Number Withdrawn3 As % of Total Determined 1997 21,090 1,180 6 18,145 86 1,720 8 1998 25,320 2,355 9 21,195 84 1,770 7 1999 19,460 5,280 27 11,135 57 3,050 16 2000 19,395 3,340 17 15,580 80 475 2 2001p 43,415 8,155 19 34,440 79 825 2 Notes:
1 Figures rounded to the nearest five.
2 Based on information supplied by the Lord Chancellor's Department.
3 Based on data supplied by the Presenting Officers Unit within the Home Office.
P Provisional Figures.
Appeals on Asylum Cases Determined by the LAT and outcomes, 1997–20011 Appellant4 Secretary of State4 Asylum Appeals Determined by the LAT2,3 Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn 1997 1,375 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1998 1,090 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1999 1,790 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2000 2,635 650 (32%) 1,225 (59%) 185 (9%) 170 (46%) 165 (45%) 35 (10%) 2001p 3,190 315 (21%) 1,020 (70%) 125 (9%) 160 (53%) 120 (40%) 25 (8%) Notes:
1 Figures rounded to the nearest five.
2 Includes cases remitted back to the IAA (not shown on this table).
3 Based on information supplied by the Lord Chancellor's Department.
4 Based on data supplied by the Presenting Officers Unit within the Home Office.
..= not available.
P Provisional Figures.