§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have received
Grants of extensions of leave to remain1, in the United Kingdom, by selected category, excluding EEA nationals, 1992 to 2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Spouse2 18,270 16,820 17,000 17,560 17,060 15,870 15,610 16,280 26,410 23,060 18,500 Fiancé(e) 85 85 145 110 110 50 30 35 70 65 75 1Excluding dependants of principal applicants, asylum related decisions, the outcome of appeals and withdrawn applications. 2 Data from 1997 includes unmarried partners. Prior to 1992 this information was not routinely published.
Historical data on immigration control can be found in the Command Papers "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom", copies of which are available from the Library of the House.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been granted extended leave to remain as a work permit holder or trainee in each year since 1979, broken down by nationality. [177102]
§ Mr. Browne[holding answer 8 June 2004]: Information on the number of people granted extended leave to remain as a work permit holder or trainee has been provided back to 1992 and is provided in the table. Earlier data have not been published and would incur disproportionate cost to extract.
Detailed statistics on immigration control are published in the Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 2002" (cm 6053), also available on the Library, the Stationary Office and via the Home Office web site at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/commandpubs1.html