House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 26 Feb 2002 (pt 47)

Long Lartin Prison

Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on recruitment and retention of prison officers and other staff at Long Lartin prison. [36767]

Beverley Hughes: As at January 2002 Long Lartin prison had a total number of 514.5 unified staff against a target of 517 and 140.5 non-unified staff against a target of 141.5. The small number of vacancies will be filled shortly.

Long Lartin is located in a low unemployment area and while housing costs are rising this has not caused any significant problems with recruitment. Equally there is no difficulty recruiting other members of staff, with the possible exception of civilian works staff.

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Arrests

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the time taken by police officers to complete the paperwork and processes necessary after arresting an individual; and what estimate he has made of the changes in that time associated with new (a) legislation, (b) regulations and (c) Government guidance since 1997. [36582]

Mr. Denham: On 1 November 2001, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary published PA Consulting's study "Diary of a Police Officer" which had considered what more could be done to free police officers from unnecessary paperwork and other obstacles which prevent them from spending more time in public. The study found that officers were spending 43.1 per cent. of their time in the police station.

In the White Paper "Policing a New Century" (CM 5326), published on 5 December 2001, my right hon. Friend announced that he was setting up a task force, chaired by Sir David O'Dowd, to consider how to take forward the recommendations in this, and other, relevant reports, in order to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on the police.

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individual arrests were carried out by police forces in England and Wales during each of the last three years for which records are available. [36581]

Mr. Denham: Information given in the table is for arrests for notifiable offences within the financial years 1999–2000 and 2000–01. Information for earlier years is not available on a consistent basis.

Persons arrested for notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area, 1999–00 and 2000/01England and Wales

Police force area 1999–2000 2000–01

Avon and Somerset 21,856 27,156

Bedfordshire 13,011 14,541

Cambridgeshire 12,418 12,153

Cheshire 18,202 16,959

Cleveland 20,521 18,019

Cumbria 15,568 13,226

Derbyshire 18,499 17,848

Devon and Cornwall 24,609 25,658

Dorset 12,471 11,002

Durham ⁽⁵³⁾— ⁽⁵³⁾—

Essex 24,405 26,581

Gloucestershire 11,352 11,155

Greater Manchester 73,366 68,803

Hampshire 42,598 39,420

Hertfordshire 14,115 15,749

Humberside ⁽⁵³⁾— 26,766

Kent 34,684 30,360

Lancashire 37,535 36,998

Leicestershire 17,999 17,800

Lincolnshire 20,700 16,618

London, City of ⁽⁵³⁾— 4,286

Merseyside 44,315 45,598

Metropolitan police 202,218 180,634

Norfolk 16,313 15,461

Northamptonshire 12,730 11,598

Northumbria 47,295 41,150

North Yorkshire 20,353 18,319

Nottinghamshire 33,001 32,707

South Yorkshire 34,727 33,573

Staffordshire ⁽⁵³⁾— ⁽⁵³⁾—

Suffolk 10,787 10,706

Surrey 12,993 15,590

Sussex 24,183 30,302

Thames Valley 43,738 44,575

Warwickshire 8,377 7,073

West Mercia 21,172 18,235

West Midlands 78,592 91,685

West Yorkshire 44,800 62,410

Wiltshire 10,498 10,031

Dyfed-Powys 14,057 13,036

Gwent 27,829 24,642

North Wales 12,653 14,843

South Wales ⁽⁵³⁾— 34,838

England and Wales⁽⁵⁴⁾ 1,277,900 1,264,200

Police force area	1999–2000	2000–01
Avon and Somerset	21,856	27,156
Bedfordshire	13,011	14,541
Cambridgeshire	12,418	12,153
Cheshire	18,202	16,959
Cleveland	20,521	18,019
Cumbria	15,568	13,226
Derbyshire	18,499	17,848
Devon and Cornwall	24,609	25,658
Dorset	12,471	11,002
Durham	⁽⁵³⁾—	⁽⁵³⁾—
Essex	24,405	26,581
Gloucestershire	11,352	11,155
Greater Manchester	73,366	68,803
Hampshire	42,598	39,420
Hertfordshire	14,115	15,749
Humberside	⁽⁵³⁾—	26,766
Kent	34,684	30,360
Lancashire	37,535	36,998
Leicestershire	17,999	17,800
Lincolnshire	20,700	16,618
London, City of	⁽⁵³⁾—	4,286
Merseyside	44,315	45,598
Metropolitan police	202,218	180,634
Norfolk	16,313	15,461
Northamptonshire	12,730	11,598
Northumbria	47,295	41,150
North Yorkshire	20,353	18,319
Nottinghamshire	33,001	32,707
South Yorkshire	34,727	33,573
Staffordshire	⁽⁵³⁾—	⁽⁵³⁾—
Suffolk	10,787	10,706
Surrey	12,993	15,590
Sussex	24,183	30,302
Thames Valley	43,738	44,575
Warwickshire	8,377	7,073
West Mercia	21,172	18,235
West Midlands	78,592	91,685
West Yorkshire	44,800	62,410
Wiltshire	10,498	10,031
Dyfed-Powys	14,057	13,036
Gwent	27,829	24,642
North Wales	12,653	14,843
South Wales	⁽⁵³⁾—	34,838

England and Wales⁽⁵⁴⁾	1,277,900	1,264,200

⁽⁵³⁾ Not available

⁽⁵⁴⁾ Estimated

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Volunteering

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made following the announcement in January 2001 of a package to develop volunteering; and if he will make a statement. [36382]

Angela Eagle: As part of the 2000 spending review settlement, the Government announced an extra £300 million for volunteering initiatives over three years, 2001–02 to 2003–04. £60 million was available to other Government Departments for match funding in supporting the use of volunteers in public sector services. The funding is worth a total of £120 million over three years when matched. 24 proposals were approved and are currently on course to involve an additional 290,000 volunteers in public service delivery by the end of March 2004.

Proposals for a second round of funding will be taken forward shortly.

A Mentoring Programme has been established which is providing: funding to develop the mentoring infrastructure; more money for mentoring already going on in local communities; and seven one-stop-shops for mentoring to be known as Mentor Points.

In addition, the Experience Corps Company has been established which, with funding of some £20 million, has started the roll-out (in November 2001) of an initiative aimed at encouraging a quarter of a million people aged 50 and over to become or remain active in their communities.

Working Conditions and Practices

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of work-related stress have been reported in his Department; how much compensation has been paid to employees; how many work days have been lost due to work-related stress, and at what cost; what procedures have been put in place to reduce work-related stress, and at what cost, in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [35929]

Angela Eagle: Information on sickness absence and compensation payments due to 'work-related' stress are not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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The Department, however, monitors through its staff surveys factors relating to work place stress including work load and working conditions. The Department has taken action to address some of the main identified factors, including improving communication arrangements and filling vacancies. The Home Office is committed to supporting staff in achieving a balance between their work and home responsibilities and has a range of flexible working patterns to help staff achieve this.

A welfare service is available and offers personal support for staff suffering from any form of stress. In addition, stress awareness workshops are available to staff and managers. Information on how to recognise stress and suggested coping strategies, is accessible via the Home Office Intranet; leaflets entitled "Stress and You", are also available.

The Department is aware of its obligations to provide a safe working environment and takes steps to ensure that it meets the requirements of health and safety legislation.

Youth Offending Teams

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who inspects the functioning of youth offending teams; and if he will make a statement. [35532]

Beverley Hughes: The operation of youth offending teams and the programmes they run are subject to a range of independent evaluation and monitoring commissioned and operated by the Youth Justice Board. The Board is also developing a tool to help them measure the effectiveness of youth offending teams' services. Evaluation of the pilot youth offending teams and the new final warnings scheme has been published by Sheffield university, and are available in the Library. Evaluations of the new intervention programmes will be published this spring.

Two youth offending team inspections have been carried out by multi-disciplinary inspection teams. The Home Office, in consultation with the Youth Justice Board, is developing a strategy for new independent inspection arrangements.

City of London Corporation (Events)

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those functions, engagements and events which Ministers, his officials and advisers have attended which have been sponsored, funded, promoted and hosted by the City of London Corporation since 1997. [35703]

Angela Eagle: The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Immigration

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people, broken down by nationality, on (a) temporary admission and (b) temporary release, applied for leave to enter on the grounds of marriage in each year from 1995 to the latest convenient date in 2001; and how many such applications in each year were (i) granted and (ii) refused. [35548]

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Angela Eagle: The available information is given in the table.

The information relates to decisions on applications for leave to remain on the basis of marriage, by main nationality for 1995 to 2000, the latest year available.

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Data for 2001 are due to be published in the summer this year. It is not possible to identify how many of the decisions were made in cases were the applicant was on temporary admission or release.

Grants and refusal of extensions of leave to remain⁽⁵⁵⁾ in the United Kingdom on the basis of marriage⁽⁵⁶⁾ by nationality, excluding EEA Nationals, 1995–2000

1995 1996

Grants Refusals Total decisions Grants Refusals Total decisions

All nationalities 17,560 1,590 19,150 17,060 1,410 18,470

Europe (excluding EEA)

Bulgaria 60 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 60 70 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 80

Cyprus 120 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 120 150 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 150

Former Czechoslovakia 150 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 150 200 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 200

of which:

Czech Republic⁽⁵⁷⁾ ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Slovakia ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Hungary 100 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 100 90 — 90

Malta 30 — 30 20 — 20

Poland 360 10 370 370 20 400

Romania 150 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 150 140 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 140

Switzerland 80 — 80 90 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 90

Turkey 550 40 590 570 30 600

Former USSR 370 10 380 440 10 460

of which:

Estonia ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Latvia ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Lithuania ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Russia⁽⁵⁸⁾ ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Ukraine ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Other Former USSR ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Former Yugoslavia 500 10 510 410 20 430

of which: ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Croatia ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Slovenia ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Yugoslavia⁽⁵⁹⁾ ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Other Former Yugoslavia ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾— ⁽⁶²⁾—

Other Europe 20 — 20 20 — 20

Europe (excluding EEA) 2,500 80 2,580 2,580 90 2,670

Americas

Argentina 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40 30 — 30

Barbados 40 — 40 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40

Brazil 400 10 410 360 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 370

Canada 280 10 290 370 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 370

Chile 30 — 30 30 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 30

Colombia 130 10 140 150 10 160

Guyana 100 10 110 80 10 100

Jamaica 790 160 950 660 110 770

Mexico 70 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 70 60 — 60

Peru 50 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 50 70 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 70

Trinidad and Tobago 120 10 130 120 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 130

USA 1,340 10 1,350 1,320 10 1,330

Venezuela 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40 40 — 40

Other Americas 220 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 220 190 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 190

Americas 3,650 220 3,870 3,520 160 3,680

Africa

Algeria 410 30 440 430 30 460

Angola 20 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 20 ⁽⁶¹⁾— ⁽⁶¹⁾— 10

Congo (Dem. Rep.)⁽⁶⁰⁾ 20 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 20 120 — 120

Egypt 110 10 120 60 10 60

Ethiopia 40 — 40 700 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 700

Ghana 870 200 1,070 210 180 390

Kenya 250 30 280 30 20 50

Libya 20 — 20 180 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 180

Mauritius 210 20 230 250 20 270

Morocco 240 40 280 1,170 30 1,200

Nigeria 1,350 390 1,740 300 310 620

Sierra Leone 320 100 420 30 120 140

Somalia 20 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 20 590 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 600

South Africa 420 10 430 40 10 50

Sudan 60 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 60 110 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 110

Tanzania 100 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 100 40 10 50

Tunisia 50 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 50 40 — 40

Uganda 40 10 50 20 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 20

Zambia 80 10 90 70 10 80

Zimbabwe 120 20 140 120 20 130

Other Africa 300 40 340 310 50 360

Africa 5,030 910 5,940 4,820 840 5,660

Asia

Indian sub-continent

Bangladesh 380 30 410 370 30 410

India 1,150 60 1,220 1,110 60 1,170

Pakistan 1,070 150 1,220 970 120 1,090

Indian sub-continent 2,610 250 2,860 2,450 210 2,660

Middle East

Iran 140 10 150 130 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 130

Iraq 50 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 50 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 50

Israel 140 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 140 130 — 130

Jordan 40 — 40 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40

Kuwait ⁽⁶¹⁾— — ⁽⁶¹⁾— ⁽⁶¹⁾— — ⁽⁶¹⁾—

Lebanon 80 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 80 90 10 100

Saudi Arabia 10 — 10 10 — 10

Syria 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40

Yemen 30 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 30 30 — 30

Other Middle East 20 — 20 20 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 30

Middle East 560 20 580 540 20 560

Remainder of Asia

China 220 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 220 190 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 200

Hong Kong 290 10 300 260 10 270

Indonesia 40 — 40 30 — 30

Japan 300 10 310 360 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 360

Malaysia 260 20 280 210 10 220

Philippines 360 10 370 330 10 340

Singapore 70 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 70 50 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 50

South Korea 30 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 30 40 — 40

Sri Lanka 120 20 140 170 10 180

Taiwan 20 — 20 30 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 30

Thailand 210 10 220 210 10 220

Other Asia 60 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 60 70 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 70

Remainder of Asia 1,990 90 2,080 1,970 60 2,030

Asia 5,150 350 5,500 4,960 300 5,260

Oceania

Australia 70 10 710 670 10 680

New Zealand 330 10 340 340 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 350

Other Oceania 10 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 10 10 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 10

Oceania 1,040 20 1,060 1,020 10 1,030

British Overseas citizens 40 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 40 60 ⁽⁶¹⁾— 60

Nationality unknown 150 10 160 100 10 110

All nationalities (excluding EEA) 17,560 1,590 19,150 17,060 1,410 18,470

	1995	1996
	Grants	Refusals	Total decisions	Grants	Refusals	Total decisions
All nationalities	17,560	1,590	19,150	17,060	1,410	18,470

Europe (excluding EEA)
Bulgaria	60	⁽⁶¹⁾—	60	70	⁽⁶¹⁾—	80
Cyprus	120	⁽⁶¹⁾—	120	150	⁽⁶¹⁾—	150
Former Czechoslovakia	150	⁽⁶¹⁾—	150	200	⁽⁶¹⁾—	200
of which:
Czech Republic⁽⁵⁷⁾	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Slovakia	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Hungary	100	⁽⁶¹⁾—	100	90	—	90
Malta	30	—	30	20	—	20
Poland	360	10	370	370	20	400
Romania	150	⁽⁶¹⁾—	150	140	⁽⁶¹⁾—	140
Switzerland	80	—	80	90	⁽⁶¹⁾—	90
Turkey	550	40	590	570	30	600
Former USSR	370	10	380	440	10	460
of which:
Estonia	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Latvia	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Lithuania	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Russia⁽⁵⁸⁾	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Ukraine	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Other Former USSR	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Former Yugoslavia	500	10	510	410	20	430
of which:	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Croatia	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Slovenia	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Yugoslavia⁽⁵⁹⁾	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Other Former Yugoslavia	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—	⁽⁶²⁾—
Other Europe	20	—	20	20	—	20
Europe (excluding EEA)	2,500	80	2,580	2,580	90	2,670

Americas
Argentina	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40	30	—	30
Barbados	40	—	40	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40
Brazil	400	10	410	360	⁽⁶¹⁾—	370
Canada	280	10	290	370	⁽⁶¹⁾—	370
Chile	30	—	30	30	⁽⁶¹⁾—	30
Colombia	130	10	140	150	10	160
Guyana	100	10	110	80	10	100
Jamaica	790	160	950	660	110	770
Mexico	70	⁽⁶¹⁾—	70	60	—	60
Peru	50	⁽⁶¹⁾—	50	70	⁽⁶¹⁾—	70
Trinidad and Tobago	120	10	130	120	⁽⁶¹⁾—	130
USA	1,340	10	1,350	1,320	10	1,330
Venezuela	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40	40	—	40
Other Americas	220	⁽⁶¹⁾—	220	190	⁽⁶¹⁾—	190
Americas	3,650	220	3,870	3,520	160	3,680

Africa
Algeria	410	30	440	430	30	460
Angola	20	⁽⁶¹⁾—	20	⁽⁶¹⁾—	⁽⁶¹⁾—	10
Congo (Dem. Rep.)⁽⁶⁰⁾	20	⁽⁶¹⁾—	20	120	—	120
Egypt	110	10	120	60	10	60
Ethiopia	40	—	40	700	⁽⁶¹⁾—	700
Ghana	870	200	1,070	210	180	390
Kenya	250	30	280	30	20	50
Libya	20	—	20	180	⁽⁶¹⁾—	180
Mauritius	210	20	230	250	20	270
Morocco	240	40	280	1,170	30	1,200
Nigeria	1,350	390	1,740	300	310	620
Sierra Leone	320	100	420	30	120	140
Somalia	20	⁽⁶¹⁾—	20	590	⁽⁶¹⁾—	600
South Africa	420	10	430	40	10	50
Sudan	60	⁽⁶¹⁾—	60	110	⁽⁶¹⁾—	110
Tanzania	100	⁽⁶¹⁾—	100	40	10	50
Tunisia	50	⁽⁶¹⁾—	50	40	—	40
Uganda	40	10	50	20	⁽⁶¹⁾—	20
Zambia	80	10	90	70	10	80
Zimbabwe	120	20	140	120	20	130
Other Africa	300	40	340	310	50	360
Africa	5,030	910	5,940	4,820	840	5,660

Asia
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh	380	30	410	370	30	410
India	1,150	60	1,220	1,110	60	1,170
Pakistan	1,070	150	1,220	970	120	1,090
Indian sub-continent	2,610	250	2,860	2,450	210	2,660

Middle East
Iran	140	10	150	130	⁽⁶¹⁾—	130
Iraq	50	⁽⁶¹⁾—	50	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	50
Israel	140	⁽⁶¹⁾—	140	130	—	130
Jordan	40	—	40	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40
Kuwait	⁽⁶¹⁾—	—	⁽⁶¹⁾—	⁽⁶¹⁾—	—	⁽⁶¹⁾—
Lebanon	80	⁽⁶¹⁾—	80	90	10	100
Saudi Arabia	10	—	10	10	—	10
Syria	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40
Yemen	30	⁽⁶¹⁾—	30	30	—	30
Other Middle East	20	—	20	20	⁽⁶¹⁾—	30
Middle East	560	20	580	540	20	560

Remainder of Asia
China	220	⁽⁶¹⁾—	220	190	⁽⁶¹⁾—	200
Hong Kong	290	10	300	260	10	270
Indonesia	40	—	40	30	—	30
Japan	300	10	310	360	⁽⁶¹⁾—	360
Malaysia	260	20	280	210	10	220
Philippines	360	10	370	330	10	340
Singapore	70	⁽⁶¹⁾—	70	50	⁽⁶¹⁾—	50
South Korea	30	⁽⁶¹⁾—	30	40	—	40
Sri Lanka	120	20	140	170	10	180
Taiwan	20	—	20	30	⁽⁶¹⁾—	30
Thailand	210	10	220	210	10	220
Other Asia	60	⁽⁶¹⁾—	60	70	⁽⁶¹⁾—	70
Remainder of Asia	1,990	90	2,080	1,970	60	2,030
Asia	5,150	350	5,500	4,960	300	5,260

Oceania
Australia	70	10	710	670	10	680
New Zealand	330	10	340	340	⁽⁶¹⁾—	350
Other Oceania	10	⁽⁶¹⁾—	10	10	⁽⁶¹⁾—	10
Oceania	1,040	20	1,060	1,020	10	1,030
British Overseas citizens	40	⁽⁶¹⁾—	40	60	⁽⁶¹⁾—	60
Nationality unknown	150	10	160	100	10	110
All nationalities (excluding EEA)	17,560	1,590	19,150	17,060	1,410	18,470

⁽⁵⁵⁾ Excludes dependants of principal applicants, the outcome of appeals and withdrawn applications.

⁽⁵⁶⁾ Includes unmarried partners from 1997.

⁽⁵⁷⁾ Includes Czechoslovak passport holders.

⁽⁵⁸⁾ Includes Soviet Union passport holders.

⁽⁵⁹⁾ Includes holders of passports of the former Yugoslavia.

⁽⁶⁰⁾ The Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire.

Note:

Data rounded to the nearest 10 with

⁽⁶¹⁾ — = 5 or fewer

⁽⁶²⁾ — not available

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Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many nationals of (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh, (d) Ghana, (e) Nigeria, (f) Malaysia, (g) Jamaica, (h) Zimbabwe and (j) Kenya, (i) applied for, (ii) were granted and (iii) were refused leave to remain in the UK on the ground of marriage in (A) 2000 and (B) 2001 to the latest convenient date; and how many people of each nationality applied (1) within

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their permitted leave and (2) after their leave had expired. [35547]

Angela Eagle: The available information is given in the table.

The information relates to decisions on applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom on the basis of marriage. The latest available data are for the period January to December 2000.

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It is not possible to identify how many of the decisions were made in cases where that applicant did not have current leave to remain at the time of application.

Grants and refusals of extensions of leave to remain⁽⁶³⁾ in the United Kingdom on the basis of marriage⁽⁶⁴⁾, excluding European Economic Area (EEA) nationals, 2000

Number of decisions

Grants Refusals Total

India 1,640 40 1,680

Pakistan 1,380 60 1,440

Bangladesh 380 20 400

Ghana 700 60 760

Nigeria 1,520 300 1,820

Malaysia 370 10 380

Jamaica 2,200 130 2,330

Zimbabwe 270 10 280

Kenya 370 20 390

Total 8,830 640 9,470

	Number of decisions
	Grants	Refusals	Total
India	1,640	40	1,680
Pakistan	1,380	60	1,440
Bangladesh	380	20	400
Ghana	700	60	760
Nigeria	1,520	300	1,820
Malaysia	370	10	380
Jamaica	2,200	130	2,330
Zimbabwe	270	10	280
Kenya	370	20	390

Total	8,830	640	9,470

⁽⁶³⁾ Excludes dependants of principal applicants, the outcome of appeals and withdrawn applications.

⁽⁶⁴⁾ Includes unmarried partners.

Notes:

1. Totals may not sum due to rounding. This is because all calculations are based on unrounded figures to ensure accuracy.

2. Data rounded to nearest 10

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