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Immigration

Volume 491: debated on Wednesday 22 April 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been granted leave to remain on the grounds of at least 14 years’ continuous residence in the UK in each year since 2004. (268632)

[holding answer 2 April 2009]: The following table shows the number of main applicants (excluding dependants) granted indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of a 14-year long residency each year since 2004.

Main applicants

2005

725

2006

820

2007

815

2008

910

2009

305

Total

4,430

Notes:

1. 2009 figures are for a partial year—1 January to 30 March.

2. The figures quoted are not provided under national statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.

3. The individual figures and total have been rounded to the nearest five.