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Lord Avebury
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish a table of Turkish asylum seekers similar to the one given on 18th April 1994 (H.L. Deb., col.
WA47), but including the year 1995, and adding a row giving the percentage of those recognised as refugees or granted exceptional leave to remain, as a proportion of total decisions in each year.
Baroness Blatch
The information requested is given in the table.
| Decisions on applications, for asylum1in the United Kingdom from Turkish nationals, excluding dependants,1990 to 1995 | ||||||
| Number of principal applicants | ||||||
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Asylum applications1 | 1,590 | 2,110 | 1,865 | 1,480 | 2,045 | 1,820 |
| Total decisions2 3 | 980 | 370 | 2,640 | 1,905 | 1,145 | 995 |
| Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum | 245 | 90 | 460 | 340 | 90 | 50 |
| Recognition rate (%) | 25% | 25% | 17% | 18% | 8% | 5% |
| Not recognised as a refugee but granted exceptional leave to remain4 | 675 | 200 | 1,535 | 855 | 55 | 35 |
| Exceptional leave rate (%) | 69% | 53% | 58% | 45% | 5% | 3% |
| Total refusals5 | 60 | 80 | 645 | 710 | 1,000 | 910 |
| Refusal rate (%) | 6% | 22% | 24% | 37% | 87% | 92% |
| Refused asylum and ELR after full consideration | — | — | 150 | 485 | 775 | 720 |
| Refused on safe third country grounds | — | — | 90 | 110 | 80 | 150 |
| Refused under para. 340 of the Immigration Rules6 | — | — | 405 | 115 | 150 | 40 |
| Applications outstanding at the end of the year7 | 2,360 | 4,050 | 3,270 | 2,725 | 3,545 | 4,280 |
| 1Provisional figures rounded to the nearest five. | ||||||
| 2Figures exclude information on applications made overseas. | ||||||
| 3Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same year. | ||||||
| 4Usually granted for a year in the first instance, subject then to further review. | ||||||
| 5A breakdown of refusals is not available for 1991 and earlier years. | ||||||
| 6Para. 180F prior to 1st October 1994, for failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period. | ||||||
| 7Figures are maxima which overstate the true situation prior to 1992 due to the under-recording of decisions on the system. | ||||||