To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refugees from Vietnam were granted asylum in each of the last five years. (142700)

Information on the number of Vietnamese cases recognised as refugees and granted asylum in each of the last five years are shown in the table.

Information on asylum initial decisions for nationals of Vietnam is published quarterly and annually. Copies of these publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html