To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish a table showing the number of applications for asylum in the United Kingdom by country of origin of the applicants in 1991;(2) how many applications for asylum in the United Kingdom were received in each month in 1991; and how many were received in January 1992.
The information requested is given in the table.
January 1991
| February 1991
| March 1991
| April 1991
| May 1991
| June 1991
| July 1991
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| Ethiopia | 245 | 150 | 130 | 195 | 195 | 120 | 165 |
| Ghana | 195 | 225 | 245 | 330 | 370 | 230 | 230 |
| Somalia | 240 | 190 | 170 | 260 | 190 | 180 | 160 |
| Sudan | 70 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 135 |
| Togo/Ivory Coast | 65 | 50 | 80 | 200 | 175 | 50 | 190 |
| Uganda | 305 | 225 | 275 | 200 | 80 | 25 | 55 |
| Zaire | 435 | 375 | 615 | 1,150 | 550 | 520 | 625 |
| Others | 20 | 25 | 155 | 355 | 270 | 180 | 360 |
| TOTAL | 2,020 | 1,665 | 2,330 | 3,715 | 2,395 | 1,805 | 2,460 |
Middle East
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| Iran | 65 | 55 | 35 | 65 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Iraq | 125 | 75 | 110 | 70 | 55 | 25 | 45 |
| Lebanon | 295 | 145 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
| Others | — | — | 25 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 40 |
| TOTAL | 485 | 275 | 235 | 225 | 145 | 95 | 135 |
Asia
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| China | 20 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 55 | 40 | 55 |
| India | 230 | 185 | 160 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 165 |
| Pakistan | 350 | 255 | 305 | 320 | 305 | 290 | 245 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 450 | 385 | 355 | 360 | 275 | 255 |
| Others | — | — | 85 | 85 | 90 | 55 | 115 |
| TOTAL | 1,185 | 940 | 980 | 990 | 975 | 835 | 830 |
Other nationalities 3
| 240 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND TOTAL | 4,370 | 3,445 | 3,885 | 5,275 | 3,805 | 3,000 | 3,725 |
August 1991
| September 1991
| October 1991
| November 1991
| December 1991
| 1991 Total
| January 1992
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Europe and Americas
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| Bulgaria | 20 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 375 | 25 |
| Colombia | 10 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 140 | 30 |
| Romania | 65 | 60 | 30 | 45 | 35 | 555 | 35 |
| Turkey | 155 | 145 | 125 | 125 | 95 | 2,110 | 205 |
| USSR | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 245 | 20 |
| Others | 25 | 50 | 70 | 110 | 110 | 450 | 130 |
| TOTAL | 295 | 335 | 275 | 335 | 300 | 3,875 | 440 |
Africa
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| Angola | 360 | 360 | 600 | 465 | 170 | 5,780 | 40 |
| Congo | 25 | 70 | 50 | 65 | 15 | 370 | 10 |
| Ethiopia | 110 | 150 | 115 | 65 | 45 | 1,685 | 65 |
| Ghana | 145 | 145 | 115 | 105 | 70 | 2,405 | 140 |
| Somalia | 140 | 145 | 135 | 110 | 80 | 1,995 | 125 |
| Sudan | 160 | 155 | 175 | 150 | 120 | 1,150 | 100 |
| Togo/Ivory Coast | 185 | 185 | 360 | 315 | 45 | 1,910 | 35 |
| Uganda | 15 | 55 | 65 | 50 | 90 | 1,440 | 15 |
| Zaire | 420 | 555 | 725 | 625 | 410 | 7,010 | 105 |
| Others | 345 | 500 | 745 | 625 | 155 | 3,740 | 95 |
| TOTAL | 1,900 | 2,320 | 3,090 | 2,580 | 1,205 | 27,490 | 730 |
Middle East
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| Iran | 35 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 530 | 50 |
| Iraq | 75 | 55 | 70 | 110 | 85 | 915 | 125 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 755 | 35 |
| Others | 30 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 340 | 40 |
| TOTAL | 175 | 170 | 190 | 225 | 180 | 2,540 | 250 |
Asia
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| China | 25 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 45 | 525 | 35 |
| India | 155 | 160 | 190 | 135 | 165 | 2,045 | 245 |
| Pakistan | 240 | 235 | 290 | 210 | 150 | 3,195 | 160 |
| Sri Lanka | 285 | 205 | 225 | 235 | 135 | 3,750 | 255 |
| Others | 265 | 50 | 65 | 40 | 35 | 890 | 55 |
| TOTAL | 970 | 700 | 815 | 655 | 530 | 10,405 | 745 |
August 1991
| September 1991
| October 1991
| November 1991
| December 1991
| 1991 Total
| January 1992
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Other nationalities 3
| — | — | — | — | — | 435 | — |
| GRAND TOTAL | 3,340 | 3,525 | 4,375 | 3,790 | 2,210 | 44,745 | 2,165 |
1 Excluding dependants. | |||||||
2 Figures rounded to the nearest five, with * = less than three. | |||||||
3 Includes applications in January and February 1991 from nationalities not specifically identified above. From March 1991 these are included in the "other" category for the relevant geographical area. | |||||||