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Lord Burton
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether Mr Graham Widdecombe of the Home Office Operational Police Policy Unit has a brief which includes the further curtailment or abolition of the private ownership and use of firearms, shotguns
Initial Refusals1 on applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1990 to 1997 and Adjudicator asylum appeal outcomes. | ||||
Year2 | Total initial asylum refusals | Total Adjudicator asylum appeals allowed3 4 | Total Adjudicator asylum appeals dismissed3 4 | Total Adjudicator asylum appeals withdrawn3 4 |
1990 | 705 | — | — | — |
1991 | 3,380 | — | — | — |
1992 | 18,465 | — | — | — |
1993 | 10,690 | — | — | — |
1994 | 16,500 | 105 | 1,935 | 260 |
1995 | 21,300 | 230 | 5,565 | 1,035 |
1996 | 31,670 | 515 | 10,785 | 2,360 |
1997 | 28,945 | 1,180 | 18,145 | 1,720 |
1 Refusal decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. | ||||
2 Figures rounded to the nearest 5,—indicates figures not available. | ||||
3 Appeal outcomes do not necessarily relate to refusal decisions in the same period. | ||||
4 Estimates based on information collected by the Asylum Directorate. |