Granted asylum or exceptional leave under backlog criteria
Refused under backlog criteria
Nationality
Number( 7, 8)
Percentage( 6)
Number( 7, )( 9)
Percentage( 6)
Applications withdrawn
Applications outstanding at end of year
Europe
Albania
5
(80)
*
(20)
60
n/a
Czech Republic
*
(100)
—
(—)
80
n/a
FRY
165
(82)
35
(18)
240
n/a
Poland
10
(50)
10
(50)
95
n/a
Romania
45
(63)
30
(37)
65
n/a
Russia
185
(84)
35
(16)
35
n/a
Turkey
1,215
(94)
80
(6)
40
n/a
Ukraine
155
(88)
20
(12)
55
n/a
Other Former USSR
320
(86)
50
(14)
155
n/a
Other Former Yugo.
80
(75)
30
(25)
25
n/a
Other
210
(89)
25
(11)
35
n/a
Total
2,395
(88)
320
(12)
885
n/a
Americas
Colombia
180
(95)
10
(5)
15
n/a
Ecuador
100
(96)
5
(4)
10
n/a
Other
135
(89)
15
(11)
45
n/a
Total
420
(93)
30
(7)
70
n/a
Africa
Algeria
415
(83)
85
(17)
45
n/a
Angola
240
(72)
90
(28)
10
n/a
Dem. Rep. Congo
610
(89)
75
(11)
20
n/a
Ethiopia
390
(93)
30
(7)
15
n/a
Gambia
30
(88)
5
(12)
5
n/a
Ghana
90
(72)
35
(28)
15
n/a
Ivory Coast
70
(95)
5
(5)
5
n/a
Kenya
625
(90)
70
(10)
30
n/a
Nigeria
290
(86)
45
(14)
40
n/a
Rwanda
30
(94)
*
(6)
5
n/a
Sierra Leone
365
(90)
40
(10)
25
n/a
Somalia
55
(78)
15
(22)
50
n/a
Sudan
300
(94)
20
(6)
10
n/a
Tanzania
80
(95)
5
(5)
5
n/a
Uganda
195
(94)
10
(6)
15
n/a
Zimbabwe
35
(88)
5
(12)
10
n/a
Other
520
(92)
50
(8)
50
n/a
Total
4,345
(88)
585
(12)
345
n/a
Middle East
n/a
Iran
210
(89)
25
(11)
40
n/a
Iraq
10
(89)
*
(11)
20
n/a
Other
295
(96)
10
(4)
40
n/a
Total
515
(93)
40
(7)
100
n/a
Asia
Afghanistan
10
(100)
—
(—)
25
n/a
Bangladesh
290
(90)
35
(10)
15
n/a
China
165
(79)
45
(21)
30
n/a
India
175
(78)
50
(22)
45
n/a
Pakistan
685
(91)
65
(9)
95
n/a
Sri Lanka
895
(90)
100
(10)
45
n/a
Other
170
(84)
30
(16)
35
n/a
Total
2,385
(88)
320
(12)
290
n/a
Nationality not known
275
(89)
35
(11)
30
n/a
17 Oct 2008 : Column 1537W
17 Oct 2008 : Column 1538W
Grand total
10,325
(89)
1,335
(11)
1,720
89,100
(1) Provisional figures (other than percentages) rounded to the nearest 5, with * = 1 or 2. (2) Decision figures do not necessarily relate to applications received in 2000. (3) Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. (4) May exclude some cases lodged at Local Enforcement Offices between January and March 2000. (5) Cases considered under normal procedures may include some cases decided under the backlog criteria. (6) Percentages for cases considered under normal procedures and those within the backlog clearance exercise are calculated separately. (7) Cases decided under measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum application backlog. (8) Includes cases where asylum or exceptional leave has been granted under the backlog criteria. (9) Includes some cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds. (10) Provisional.
