House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 6 Jul 2005 (pt 27)

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Asylum Seekers

Alistair Burt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in the last six months escorted detainees from Yarl's Wood Detention Centre have refused to board aircraft in pursuance of a deportation order and been returned to Yarl's Wood; and if he will make a statement. [8506]

Mr. McNulty holding answer 29 June 2005]: From December 2004—May 2005, 114 escorted detainees from Yarl's Wood have refused to board an aircraft in pursuance of a deportation or following refusal of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and been returned to Yarl's Wood.

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been accepted into the UK since 1997; and how many of these were (a) Nigerian, (b) Algerian, (c) Iraqi, (d) Chinese, (e) Bangladeshi, (f) Pakistani, (g) Turkish, (h) Albanian, (i) Bosnian, (j) Mexican, (k) Sudanese, (l) Zimbabwean and (m) Palestinian. [8535]

Mr. McNulty: The requested information on when asylum seekers arrive in the UK is not available. Data on applications by asylum seekers, by nationality, are based on the date when an application is made. Data on applications, and on initial decision outcomes and appeal outcomes are published in the annual bulletin Asylum Statistics United Kingdom 2003, and (data for 2004) Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2004 United Kingdom. Copies are available in the Library of the House and on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.

The tables show application, initial decision and appeal outcome data, where available, for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mexico and Palestine that are currently not available on the website.
Asylum applications received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions⁽³⁰⁾on applications, 1997–2004⁽³¹⁾, nationals of Bosnia-Herzegovina Principal applicants

Applications
Decisions

Total Port In country Total decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Grants of HP⁽³²⁾ Grants of DL⁽³²⁾

1997 170 25 145 385 235 120 n/a n/a

1998 160 55 110 95 45 20 n/a n/a

1999 175 50 125 65 30 5 n/a n/a

2000 105 25 80 310 45 25 n/a n/a

2001 50 15 35 190 10 20 n/a n/a

2002 50 5 45 75 5 5 n/a n/a

2003 35 5 30 65 * * — *

2004⁽³³⁾ 15 * 15 25 — n/a — *

Decisions

Total refusals Certified refusals Other refusals Third city refusals⁽³⁴⁾ Non-compliance refusals⁽³⁵⁾ Grants of ELR under backlog criteria⁽³⁶⁾^(5507990037) Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria⁽³⁶⁾^(5507990037)

1997 25 0 10 10 5 ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

1998 30 5 20 5 * ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

1999 5 5 — 5 * 15 10

2000 185 ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — 110 * 70 35 20

2001 160 25 70 — 65 ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

2002 65 10 30 — 25 ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

2003 60 * 35 — 20 ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

2004⁽³³⁾ 20 * 15 — 5 ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ — ⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

n/a = not applicable
⁽³⁰⁾Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
⁽³¹⁾Figures rounded to nearest 5, with *' = 1 or 2.
⁽³²⁾Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave replaced exceptional leave to remain from 1 April 2003.
⁽³³⁾Provisional figures
⁽³⁴⁾Refused on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country.
⁽³⁵⁾Paragraph 340 of Immigration Rules. For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to invitation to interview.
⁽³⁶⁾Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum backlog.
⁽³⁷⁾May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted.
⁽³⁸⁾May include a small number of cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds.
⁽³⁹⁾ ⁰ Not available.

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Outcome of appeals⁽⁴⁰⁾determined by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, excluding dependants, nationals of Bosnia-Herzegovina,1997–2004 Number of principal appellants

Appeals determined by adjudicators⁽⁴¹⁾

Allowed
Dismissed
Withdrawn

Total Total As percentage
of determined Total As percentage
of determined Total As percentage
of determined

1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a

1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a

1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a

2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a

2001 65 15 25 40 65 5 10

2002 65 25 34 35 51 10 15

2003 65 15 22 40 64 10 14

2004⁽⁴²⁾ 40 10 27 25 66 5 6

n/a = not available.
⁽⁴⁰⁾Figures rounded to nearest 5 (except percentages), with *' = 1 or 2.
Data on appeal outcomes by nationality in this table are derived from electronic sources.
⁽⁴¹⁾Figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as the appellant.
⁽⁴²⁾Provisional figures.

Asylum applications received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions⁽⁴³⁾on applications, 1997–2004⁽⁴⁴⁾,nationals of Mexico Principal applicants

Applications
Decisions

Total Port In country Total decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Grants of HP⁽⁴⁵⁾ Grants of DL⁽⁴⁵⁾

1997 5 — 5 — — — n/a n/a

1998 * — * * — — n/a n/a

1999 — — — — — — n/a n/a

2000 * * — 5 * — n/a n/a

2001 5 — 5 * — — n/a n/a

2002 5 — 5 * — — n/a n/a

2003 * * — 5 — — — —

2004⁽⁴⁶⁾ * — * — — n/a — —

Decisions

Total refusals Certified refusals Other refusals Third city refusals⁽⁴⁷⁾ Non-compliance refusals⁽⁴⁸⁾ Grants of ELR under backlog criteria⁽⁴⁹⁾^(5507990050) Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria⁽⁴⁹⁾^(5507990050)

1997 — — — — — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

1998 * * — — — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

1999 — — — — — — —

2000 * ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — * — * — —

2001 * — * — — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

2002 * * — — * ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

2003 5 — * — * ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

2004⁽⁴⁶⁾ — — — — — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

n/a = not applicable
⁽⁴³⁾Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
⁽⁴⁴⁾Figures rounded to nearest 5, with *' = 1 or 2.
⁽⁴⁵⁾Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave replaced exceptional leave to remain from 1 April 2003.
⁽⁴⁶⁾Provisional figures
⁽⁴⁷⁾Refused on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country.
⁽⁴⁸⁾Paragraph 340 of Immigration Rules. For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to invitation to interview.
⁽⁴⁹⁾Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum backlog.
⁽⁵⁰⁾May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted.
⁽⁵¹⁾May include a small number of cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds.
⁽⁵²⁾ ⁰ Not available.

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Outcome of appeals⁽⁵³⁾determined by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, excluding dependants, nationals of Mexico, 1997–2004 Number of principal appellants

Appeals determined by adjudicators⁽⁵⁴⁾

Allowed
Dismissed
Withdrawn

Total Total As percentage
of determined Total As percentage
of determined Total As percentage
of determined

1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a

1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a

1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a

2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a

2001 — — 0 — 100 — 0

2002 * — 0 * 100 — 0

2003 5 — 0 5 100 — 0

2004⁽⁵⁵⁾ * — 0 * 100 — 0

n/a = not available.
⁽⁵³⁾Figures rounded to nearest 5 (except percentages), with *' = 1 or 2.
Data on appeal outcomes by nationality in this table are derived from electronic sources.
⁽⁵⁴⁾Figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as the appellant.
⁽⁵⁵⁾Provisional figures.

Asylum applications received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions⁽⁵⁶⁾on applications, 1997–2004⁽⁵⁷⁾, Palestine Principal applicants

Applications
Decisions

Total Port In country Total decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Grants of HP⁽⁵⁸⁾ Grants of DL⁽⁵⁸⁾

1997 110 100 10 45 15 15 n/a n/a

1998 105 65 35 20 10 — n/a n/a

1999 280 175 105 40 15 5 n/a n/a

2000 350 195 155 300 15 15 n/a n/a

2001 375 155 215 70 * * n/a n/a

2002 365 105 255 240 10 10 n/a n/a

2003 345 95 250 1,240 10 10 * 20

2004⁽⁵⁹⁾ 465 55 415 550 10 n/a — 20

Decisions

Total refusals Certified refusals Other refusals Third city refusals⁽⁶⁰⁾ Non-compliance refusals⁽⁶¹⁾ Grants of ELR under backlog criteria⁽⁶²⁾^(5507990063) Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria⁽⁶²⁾^(5507990063)

1997 15 * 10 — 5 ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

1998 10 — 5 5 — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

1999 15 * 5 10 * 5 —

2000 240 ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — 150 10 85 30 *

2001 70 10 30 5 25 ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

2002 225 * 170 5 50 ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

2003 1,200 5 1,035 5 155 ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

2004⁽⁵⁹⁾ 520 — 410 30 80 ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ — ⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

n/a = not applicable
⁽⁵⁶⁾Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
⁽⁵⁷⁾Figures rounded to nearest 5, with *' = 1 or 2.
⁽⁵⁸⁾Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave replaced exceptional leave to remain from 1 April 2003.
⁽⁵⁹⁾Provisional figures
⁽⁶⁰⁾Refused on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country.
⁽⁶¹⁾Paragraph 340 of Immigration Rules. For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to invitation to interview.
⁽⁶²⁾Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum backlog.
⁽⁶³⁾May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted.
⁽⁶⁴⁾May include a small number of cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds.
⁽⁶⁵⁾ ⁰ Not available.

Outcome of appeals⁽⁶⁶⁾determined by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, excluding dependants, Palestine, 1997–2004 Number of principal appellants

Appeals determined by adjudicators⁽⁶⁷⁾

Allowed
Dismissed
Withdrawn

Total Total As percentage
of determined Total As percentage
of determined Total As percentage of determined

1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a

1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a

1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a

2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a

2001 65 20 31 40 61 5 7

2002 50 15 33 30 64 * 2

2003 735 155 21 545 74 35 5

2004⁽⁶⁸⁾ 1,010 180 18 805 79 30 3

n/a = not available.
⁽⁶⁶⁾Figures rounded to nearest 5 (except percentages), with *' = 1 or 2.
Data on appeal outcomes by nationality in this table are derived from electronic sources.
⁽⁶⁷⁾Figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as the appellant.
⁽⁶⁸⁾Provisional figures.

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	Applications	Decisions
	Total	Port	In country	Total decisions	Grants of asylum	Grants of ELR	Grants of HP⁽³²⁾	Grants of DL⁽³²⁾
1997	170	25	145	385	235	120	n/a	n/a
1998	160	55	110	95	45	20	n/a	n/a
1999	175	50	125	65	30	5	n/a	n/a
2000	105	25	80	310	45	25	n/a	n/a
2001	50	15	35	190	10	20	n/a	n/a
2002	50	5	45	75	5	5	n/a	n/a
2003	35	5	30	65	*	*	—	*
2004⁽³³⁾	15	*	15	25	—	n/a	—	*

	Decisions
	Total refusals	Certified refusals	Other refusals	Third city refusals⁽³⁴⁾	Non-compliance refusals⁽³⁵⁾	Grants of ELR under backlog criteria⁽³⁶⁾^(5507990037)	Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria⁽³⁶⁾^(5507990037)
1997	25	0	10	10	5	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —
1998	30	5	20	5	*	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —
1999	5	5	—	5	*	15	10
2000	185	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	110	*	70	35	20
2001	160	25	70	—	65	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —
2002	65	10	30	—	25	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —
2003	60	*	35	—	20	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —
2004⁽³³⁾	20	*	15	—	5	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —	⁽³⁰⁾ ⁰ —

	Appeals determined by adjudicators⁽⁴¹⁾
		Allowed	Dismissed	Withdrawn
	Total	Total	As percentage of determined	Total	As percentage of determined	Total	As percentage of determined
1997	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
1998	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
1999	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
2000	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
2001	65	15	25	40	65	5	10
2002	65	25	34	35	51	10	15
2003	65	15	22	40	64	10	14
2004⁽⁴²⁾	40	10	27	25	66	5	6

	Applications	Decisions
	Total	Port	In country	Total decisions	Grants of asylum	Grants of ELR	Grants of HP⁽⁴⁵⁾	Grants of DL⁽⁴⁵⁾
1997	5	—	5	—	—	—	n/a	n/a
1998	*	—	*	*	—	—	n/a	n/a
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	n/a	n/a
2000	*	*	—	5	*	—	n/a	n/a
2001	5	—	5	*	—	—	n/a	n/a
2002	5	—	5	*	—	—	n/a	n/a
2003	*	*	—	5	—	—	—	—
2004⁽⁴⁶⁾	*	—	*	—	—	n/a	—	—

	Decisions
	Total refusals	Certified refusals	Other refusals	Third city refusals⁽⁴⁷⁾	Non-compliance refusals⁽⁴⁸⁾	Grants of ELR under backlog criteria⁽⁴⁹⁾^(5507990050)	Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria⁽⁴⁹⁾^(5507990050)
1997	—	—	—	—	—	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —
1998	*	*	—	—	—	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	*	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	*	—	*	—	—
2001	*	—	*	—	—	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —
2002	*	*	—	—	*	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —
2003	5	—	*	—	*	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —
2004⁽⁴⁶⁾	—	—	—	—	—	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁴³⁾ ⁰ —

	Appeals determined by adjudicators⁽⁵⁴⁾
		Allowed	Dismissed	Withdrawn
	Total	Total	As percentage of determined	Total	As percentage of determined	Total	As percentage of determined
1997	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
1998	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
1999	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
2000	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
2001	—	—	0	—	100	—	0
2002	*	—	0	*	100	—	0
2003	5	—	0	5	100	—	0
2004⁽⁵⁵⁾	*	—	0	*	100	—	0

	Applications	Decisions
	Total	Port	In country	Total decisions	Grants of asylum	Grants of ELR	Grants of HP⁽⁵⁸⁾	Grants of DL⁽⁵⁸⁾
1997	110	100	10	45	15	15	n/a	n/a
1998	105	65	35	20	10	—	n/a	n/a
1999	280	175	105	40	15	5	n/a	n/a
2000	350	195	155	300	15	15	n/a	n/a
2001	375	155	215	70	*	*	n/a	n/a
2002	365	105	255	240	10	10	n/a	n/a
2003	345	95	250	1,240	10	10	*	20
2004⁽⁵⁹⁾	465	55	415	550	10	n/a	—	20

	Decisions
	Total refusals	Certified refusals	Other refusals	Third city refusals⁽⁶⁰⁾	Non-compliance refusals⁽⁶¹⁾	Grants of ELR under backlog criteria⁽⁶²⁾^(5507990063)	Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria⁽⁶²⁾^(5507990063)
1997	15	*	10	—	5	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —
1998	10	—	5	5	—	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —
1999	15	*	5	10	*	5	—
2000	240	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	150	10	85	30	*
2001	70	10	30	5	25	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —
2002	225	*	170	5	50	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —
2003	1,200	5	1,035	5	155	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —
2004⁽⁵⁹⁾	520	—	410	30	80	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —	⁽⁵⁶⁾ ⁰ —

	Appeals determined by adjudicators⁽⁶⁷⁾
		Allowed	Dismissed	Withdrawn
	Total	Total	As percentage of determined	Total	As percentage of determined	Total	As percentage of determined
1997	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
1998	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
1999	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
2000	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a
2001	65	20	31	40	61	5	7
2002	50	15	33	30	64	*	2
2003	735	155	21	545	74	35	5
2004⁽⁶⁸⁾	1,010	180	18	805	79	30	3

Mrs. James: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on UK immigration policy on Kurdish asylum seekers and refugees from Turkey. [9595]

Mr. McNulty: Asylum and human rights claims by Kurdish asylum seekers from Turkey are, like those of all claimants, from all countries, considered on their individual merits in accordance with our obligations under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). If the claimant meets the definition of a refugee in the 1951 Refugee Convention, they are granted asylum. If they do not qualify for asylum, but there are other circumstances that make them particularly vulnerable and engage our obligations under the ECHR, they are granted humanitarian protection or discretionary leave. If an application is refused, and any appeal is unsuccessful, then we expect the individual concerned to leave the UK voluntarily. If they do not, we consider that it is entirely reasonable for us to enforce the return of that individual

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