§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) Zimbabwean nationals and (b) British passport holders previously resident in Zimbabwe without the right of residence have applied for residence in the UK in each of the last 24 months. [91947]
§ Beverley HughesThe available information relates to the number of Zimbabwe nationals granted settlement. Monthly statistics for 2000 and 2001, the latest available, are given in the table. Data for 2002 are due to be published later this year. Information on the number of applications made for settlement is not available.
In 2001, 515 British overseas citizens (British passport holders without the right of residence) were granted settlement. The corresponding figure for 2000 was 630. It is not possible to identify how many of these citizens were previously resident in Zimbabwe.
Nationals of Zimbabwe granted settlement, by month, 2000 and 2001 Number of persons 2000 2001 January 85 65 February 65 75 March 55 105 April 95 50 May 85 90 June 110 90 July 90 100 August 90 125 September 75 90 October 75 100 November 70 55 December 60 30 Total 955 980 Note:
Data rounded to the nearest 5.