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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. | ||||