The following table contains the number of Sri Lankan nationals (main applicants) who have been granted asylum in each of the last 10 years.<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Grants of asylum, HP, DL or ELR at initial decision for main applicants, Sri Lankan nationals</th></tr></thead><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>Grants of:</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Total grants</TD><TD>Asylum</TD><TD>HP</TD><TD>DL</TD><TD>ELR</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD>615</TD><TD>338</TD><TD>n/a</TD><TD>n/a</TD><TD>277</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>117</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>124</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>55</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2008</TD><TD>206</TD><TD>146</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2009</TD><TD>190</TD><TD>133</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2010</TD><TD>228</TD><TD>186</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><TR><TD>2011</TD><TD>324</TD><TD>291</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>n/a</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>n/a = Not applicable.</td></TR><TR><td>Notes</td></TR><TR><td>1. Data from 2010 onwards are provisional figures.</td></TR><TR><td>2. Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.</td></TR><TR><td>3. Humanitarian protection (HP) and Discretionary leave (DL) replaced exceptional leave to remain (ELR) from 1 April 2003.</td></TR></tfoot></Table>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of asylum applications and initial decisions. These are available in tables as.01—as.02 of asylum excel tables volume 1 of the quarterly Immigration Statistics. The latest release ““Immigration Statistics October—December 2011”” is available in the Library of the House and from the Home Office Science, research and statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/research-statistics/migration/migration-statistics1/"