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1 Sep 2008 : Column 1526W—continued

1 Sep 2008 : Column 1527W

1 Sep 2008 : Column 1528W

Grants of leave to remain( 1,2,3 ) made at initial decision on asylum applications, excluding dependants by nationality, as previously published under “other” category, 2005
Nationality	Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum	Not recognised as a refugee but granted humanitarian protection	Not recognised as a refugee but granted discretionary leave
Armenia	*	—	*
Azerbaijan	5	—	*
Belarus	5	—	—
Bosnia-Herzegovina	5	—	*
Bulgaria	—	—	5
Croatia	5	—	*
Georgia	*	—	*
northern Cyprus	—	—	*
Turkmenistan	5	—	—
Uzbekistan	5	—	—
Published Europe	65	*	205
Europe Total	90	*	215
Bolivia	—	—	5
Cuba	*	—	—
Venezuela	—	—	*
Published Americas	10	—	10
Americas Total	10	—	15
Burkina Faso	—	—	*
Chad	5	*	5
Djibouti	*	—	—
Guinea	5	—	55
Malawi	—	*	*
Mali	—	—	*
Mauritania	—	—	*
Mauritius	—	*	—
Mozambique	—	—	*
Togo	*	*	5
Western Sahara	*	—	—
Published Africa	1,535	45	840
Africa Total	1,545	50	905
Kuwait	15	—	*
Lebanon	5	*	5
Morocco	—	—	10
Palestine	5	—	25
Qatar	*	—	—
Tunisia	5	—	—
Yemen	*	—	10
Published Middle East	100	35	540
Middle East Total	125	35	585
Bhutan	*	—	*
North Korea	5	10	*
Maldives	5	—	*
Mongolia	*	—	*
Myanmar (Burma)	25	*	—
Nepal	*	—	*
Thailand	—	*	—
Published Asia	100	25	945
Asia Total	135	35	950
Nationality not known	30	—	*
Total	1,940	120	2,675
(1) Figures rounded to the nearest 5, (— = 0, * = 1 or 2). (2) Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. (3) For completeness, the numbers already published for each region are also provided.

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1 Sep 2008 : Column 1530W

Grants of leave to remain,( 1,2,3) made at initial decision on asylum applications, excluding dependants by nationality, as previously published under “other” category, 2006( 4)
Nationality	Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum	Not recognised as a refugee but granted humanitarian protection	Not recognised as a refugee but granted discretionary leave
Azerbaijan	*	—	—
Belarus	10	—	*
Bosnia-Herzegovina	*	—	*
Bulgaria	—	—	*
Georgia	*	—	—
Kyrgyzstan	*	—	—
Turkmenistan	5	—	—
Uzbekistan	5	—	—
Published Europe	30	5	110
Europe Total	50	5	110
Bolivia	—	—	5
Cuba	*	—	—
Guyana	—	—	*
Published Americas	5	5	5
Americas Total	10	5	10
Benin	—	—	*
Central African Republic	*	—	—
Chad	—	—	*
Guinea	*	*	35
Guinea-Bissau	—	—	*
Malawi	—	—	*
Mauritius	—	—	*
Senegal	—	—	*
Seychelles	*	—	—
South Africa	—	—	*
Swaziland	—	*	—
Togo	5	—	*
Published Africa	1,720	15	605
Africa Total	1,730	15	650
Bahrain	*	—	—
Egypt	*	—	*
Israel	—	—	*
Kuwait	50	—	5
Lebanon	*	*	5
Palestine	*	*	5
Tunisia	*	—	—
United Arab Emirates	*	*	—
Yemen	*	—	5
Published Middle East	135	10	340
Middle East Total	195	15	360
Bhutan	5	—	—
North Korea	15	5	—
Mongolia	—	—	5
Myanmar (Burma)	25	5	—
Published Asia	110	5	1,110
Asia Total	155	20	1,115
Nationality not known	30	—	—
Total	2,170	55	2,245
(1) Figures rounded to the nearest 5, (— = 0, * = 1 or 2). (2) Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. (3) For completeness, the numbers already published for each region are also provided.

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