§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in each of the past ten years from Somalia have(a) applied for asylum, (b) been recognised as refugees, (c) been granted exceptional leave to remain, (d) been removed to a third country, (e) made a voluntary departure and (f) returned to Somalia. [89378]
§ Beverley HughesThe table shows the asylum applications, and grants of asylum or exceptional leave to remain (ELR), for Somali nationals over the last ten years.
Applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, and initial decisions1,2 1992–2001, Somalia Initial Decisions Cases considered under normal procedures4,5 Backlog clearance exercise6 Applications received3 Granted asylum Granted ELR Refused Granted asylum or ELR under backlog criteria Refused under backlog criteria7 1992 1,575 25 2,210 320 — — 1993 1,465 45 3,075 210 — — 1994 1,840 5 1,575 150 — — 1995 3,468 10 2,205 185 — — 1996 1,780 15 3,580 235 — — 1997 2,730 985 1,015 305 — — 1998 4,685 2,330 375 100 — — 1999 7,495 130 55 120 35 5 2000 5,020 5,310 3,575 2,365 55 15 2001p 6,465 2,845 1,960 3,495 — — 1 Figures rounded to the nearest five. 2 Decision figures do not necessarily relate to applications received in the same period. 3 May exclude some cases lodged at Local Enforcement Offices between January 1999 and March 2002. 4 Information is on initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals ore other subsequent decisions. 5 Cases considered under normal procedures may include some cases decided under the backlog criteria. 6 Cases decided under measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum application backlog. 7 Included some cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds. p Provisional data.