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Lord Hardy of Wath
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many citizens of member states of the Council of Europe have sought asylum within the United Kingdom during the last three years. [HL1277]
Lord Bassam of Brighton
The available information is given in the table. Information regarding certain member states of the Council is not separately identifiable within the statistics.
| Asylum applications(1)received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants. 1997 to 1999, nationals of member states of the Council of Europe | |||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Albania | 445 | 560 | 1,310 |
| Bulgaria | 545 | 165 | 80 |
| Croatia | 150 | 335 | 1,780 |
| Cyprus | 495 | 90 | 20 |
| Czech Republic | 240 | 515 | 1,790 |
| Estonia | 20 | 115 | 455 |
| Georgia | 30 | 15 | 70 |
| Hungary | * | * | 15 |
| Latvia | 140 | 520 | 515 |
| Lithuania | 1,010 | 1,300 | 615 |
| Macedonia | 20 | 50 | 90 |
| Moldova | 20 | 25 | 180 |
| Poland | 565 | 1,585 | 1,860 |
| Romania | 605 | 1,015 | 1,985 |
| Russia | 180 | 185 | 685 |
| Slovakia | 290 | 835 | 70 |
| Slovenia | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| Turkey | 1,445 | 2,015 | 2,850 |
| Ukraine | 490 | 370 | 755 |
| (1)Figures rounded to nearest 5, with '*' = 1 or 2. | |||