§ Mr. BrazierTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for indefinite leave to remain were submitted in 2002 by those who had previously been granted exceptional leave to remain; and how many were(a) granted and (b) refused, broken down by nationality. [141554]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 4 December 2003]: The latest available statistics are given in the table.
The information relates to grants of indefinite leave to remain (settlement) to those who had previously been granted exceptional leave to remain.
Information on the number of applications submitted or the number of such application refused are not currently available.
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Persons given exceptional leave to remain, granted settlement1, by main nationality, 2000 Number of persons Bulgaria 5 Cyprus 5 Romania 5 Turkey 75 Russia 10 Ukraine 5 Other former USSR 5 Serbia and Montenegro 120 Croatia 35 Other former Yugoslavia 415 Other Europe 5 Europe 685 Colombia 40 Other Americas 10 Americas 50 Algeria 20 Angola 150 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 215 Egypt 5 Ethiopia 95 Ghana 30 Kenya 20 Libya 10 Morocco 5 Nigeria 40 Sierra Leone 45 Somalia 2,720 Sudan 20 Tanzania 10 Uganda 160 Other Africa 275 Africa 3,810 Bangladesh * India 20 Pakistan 75 Indian sub-continent 95 Iran 140 Iraq 335 Kuwait 15 Lebanon 85 Yemen 5 Other Middle East 20 Middle East 600 Afghanistan 1,890 China 15 Sri Lanka 90 Hong Kong 5 Other Asia 5 Remainder of Asia 2,005 Other and Stateless 30 All nationalities 7,280 1 Excludes those previously given exceptional leave to remain who are granted settlement on other grounds; also excludes dependants. Note:
Data rounded to the nearest 5 with* = 1 or 2