§ Mr. Byers: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects Immigration and Nationality Directorate to return the passports belonging to Mrs. Maliheh Sadeghi Boroujerdi and Mr. Mohsen Dastmaldi, which were sent to the Directorate on 4 July 2003. [178080]
| Initial decisions on asylum applications1,2 received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 2003 by month, nationals of Iraq Principal applicants | ||||||
| Total decisions | Grants of asylum | Grants of ELR | Grants of HP | Grants of DL | Total refusals3 | |
| January | 1,370 | 30 | 1,030 | n/a | n/a | 305 |
| February | 990 | 30 | 685 | n/a | n/a | 280 |
| March | 585 | 5 | 390 | n/a | n/a | 185 |
| April | 30 | * | n/a | — | — | 30 |
| May | 55 | * | n/a | * | — | 50 |
| June | 250 | — | n/a | — | * | 250 |
| July | 650 | — | n/a | — | * | 650 |
| August | 515 | * | n/a | — | 10 | 505 |
| September | 625 | — | n/a | — | 5 | 620 |
| October | 675 | — | n/a | — | 10 | 670 |
| November | 530 | — | n/a | — | 10 | 520 |
| December | 475 | * | n/a | * | 10 | 465 |
| Total | 6,755 | 75 | 2,105 | * | 45 | 4,530 |
| 1 Provisional figures rounded to nearest 5, with * = 1 or 2. | ||||||
| 2 Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. | ||||||
| 3 May include some refusals under non compliance grounds. | ||||||
| Note: | ||||||
| N/a = not applicable. |
| Outcome of appeals1,2 determined by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, excluding dependants, nationals of Iraq, 2003, by month |
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| Number of principal appellants | |||||||
| Appeals determined by adjudicators2 | |||||||
| Allowed | Dismissed | Withdrawn | |||||
| As % of | As % of | As % of | |||||
| Total | Total | determined | Total | determined | Total | determined | |
| January | 445 | 110 | 25% | 295 | 66% | 40 | 9% |
| February | 440 | 90 | 20% | 300 | 68% | 50 | 12% |
| March | 465 | 85 | 18% | 315 | 67% | 70 | 15% |
| April | 150 | 30 | 21% | 110 | 72% | 10 | 7% |
| May | 40 | 10 | 21% | 25 | 67% | 5 | 13% |
| June | 15 | * | 17% | 5 | 42% | 5 | 42% |
| July | 220 | 10 | 3% | 165 | 75% | 50 | 22% |
| August | 485 | 20 | 4% | 415 | 86% | 45 | 9% |
| September | 515 | 25 | 5% | 460 | 89% | 35 | 7% |
| October | 810 | 35 | 5% | 705 | 87% | 65 | 8% |
| November | 1,000 | 55 | 5% | 900 | 90% | 45 | 4% |
| December | 810 | 25 | 3% | 760 | 94% | 25 | 3% |
| Total | 5,400 | 495 | 9% | 4,465 | 83% | 445 | 8% |
| 1 Provisional figures rounded to nearest 5 (except percentages), with * = 1 or 2. Figures may not add up due to independent rounding. Data on appeal outcomes by nationality in this table are derived from Immigration and Nationality Directorate electronic sources. | |||||||
| 2 igures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as the appellant. |
§ The current status of Iraqi asylum seekers, who were refused refugee status and other forms of protection in the UK in 2003, will depend on whether they have
756W§ Mr. Browne[holding answer 10 June 2004]: The passports of Mrs. Maliheh Sadeghi Boroujerdi and Mr. Mohsen Dastmaldi were returned to their legal representatives, Halliday Reeves Solicitors, on 8 June.