To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of (a) asylum applications and (b) applications for leave to remain were successful in each of the last five years; what percentage of applications of each type which were refused were then granted following an appeal in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. (293060)

Data on the number of applications for asylum and leave to remain and applications refused are available in the Home Office statistical bulletin “Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom, 2008”. This publication and future publications may be obtained from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html