Thai Nationals

Mr. Simon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Thai nationals, married to UK citizens, have applied for leave to remain in the UK in each of the last 12 months. [103916]

Beverley Hughes
The latest available statistics are given in the following table.The information relates to grants of leave to remain on the basis of marriage to a British citizen in each month in 2001. Data for 2002 will be published later this year.Information on the number of applications lodged or the number of such applications which have been refused are not currently available.-----------
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|January  |
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|February |
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|March    |
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|April    |
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|May      |
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|June     |
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|July     |
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|August   |
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|September|
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|October  |
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|November |
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|December |
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|Total    |
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Note:

Data rounded to the nearest five; because of this sum of constituent items may not agree with the total as shown.