To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applicants for asylum before August 1993 are (a) awaiting a decision on their application and (b) awaiting an appeal hearing against refusal of asylum; [11514](2) how many appeals against refusal of asylum, listed by nationality of applicant and by date of application, are awaiting decision; [11513](3) how many applications for asylum made to his Department, listed by nationality of applicant and by year of application, are awaiting decision. [11512]
Information on the number of applications awaiting an initial decision in the asylum directorate, as at the end of June 1997, is given in the tables. Of the total, 53.025, it is estimated that 11,300 were applications made prior to August 1993.As at the end of June 1997, there were approximately 24,000 asylum appeals yet to be determined. I regret that the breakdowns requested, by nationality and year of application, are not available.
| Table 1: Asylum applications awaiting an initial decision as at 30 June 19971, 2, 3 | |
| Number | |
| Europe | |
| Bulgaria | 770 |
| Cyprus | 585 |
| Poland | 640 |
| Romania | 570 |
| Former USSR | 3,225 |
| Turkey | 4,275 |
| Former Yugoslavia | 3,275 |
| Others | 310 |
| Total | 13,645 |
| Americas | |
| Colombia | 2,440 |
| Others | 2,300 |
| Total | 4,745 |
| Middle East | |
| Iran | 1,110 |
| Iraq | 1,085 |
| Lebanon | 380 |
| Others | 1,140 |
| Total | 3,710 |
| Africa | |
| Algeria | 530 |
| Angola | 1,220 |
| Cameroon | 185 |
| Ethiopia | 1,140 |
| Gambia | 640 |
| Ghana | 2,660 |
| Ivory Coast | 455 |
| Kenya | 2,170 |
| Liberia | 330 |
| Nigeria | 3,480 |
| Rwanda | 285 |
| Sierra Leone | 830 |
| Somalia | 690 |
| South Africa | 60 |
| Sudan | 795 |
| Tanzania | 485 |
| Togo | 155 |
| Uganda | 855 |
Table 1: Asylum applications awaiting an initial decision as at 30 June 1997 1, 2, 3
| |
Number
| |
| Zaire | 3,165 |
| Zimbabwe | 145 |
| Others | 555 |
| Total | 20,825 |
Asia
| |
| Afghanistan | 685 |
| Bangladesh | 1,045 |
| China | 1,825 |
| India | 1,070 |
| Pakistan | 1,825 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,740 |
| Others | 695 |
| Total | 9,890 |
| Other and unknown nationalities | 205 |
| Grand total | 53,025 |
1 Excluding dependents. | |
2 Figures rounded to the nearest five. | |
3 Takes into account recent revisions to the number of in-country applications lodged in January to May 1997. | |
Table2: Asylum application awaiting an initial decision as at 30 june 1997 by year of application1
| |
Year of application
| Percentage
|
| Pre 1992 | 5 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1995 | 30 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 19972 | 10 |
| Total | 53,025 (100 per cent.) |
1 Estimates rounded to the nearest 5 per cent. | |
2 January to June. | |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people refused asylum in the United Kingdom since August 1993, listed by year of application, have (a) applied for and (b) been granted leave to remain on (i) exceptional, (ii) marriage and (iii) other grounds. [11502]
The available information is given in the table.
| align="center">Number1 of persons refused asylum but granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom, August 1993 to June 1997 Principal applicants | |||||
| align="center">Year of decision | |||||
| 1993 August to December | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 19974 January to June | |
| Type of leave granted | |||||
| Exceptional leave to remain2 | 790 | 3,660 | 4,410 | 5,050 | 1,450 |
| Leave to remain as a spouse3 | 50 | 150 | 270 | 330 | 120 |
| Other leave3 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 30 |
| 1 Figures rounded to nearest 10 and exclude dependants. | |||||
| 2 Relates to those persons granted exceptional leave to remain at the time of being refused asylum. | |||||
| 3 Relates to those refused asylum seekers subsequently granted leave to remain on non-asylum grounds. | |||||
| 4 Provisional. | |||||