Mr. Illsley:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a decision on the case of Mr. Davit Khutcichvili, Ref. no. K1100834. [285990]
Mr. Woolas:
The UK Border Agency wrote to the hon. Member on 8 July 2009.
Asylum: Finance
Sarah Teather:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in receipt of section 4 support have been receiving it for a period longer than (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years, (d) five years and (e) 10 years. [264019]
Mr. Woolas:
As at 14 June 2009 9,354 people, excluding dependants, are recorded as having been on section 4 support for over six months, of whom 7,598 had been on section 4 support for over one year and 5,106 for over two years. These figures are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information. They are therefore provisional and subject to change.
Information is not available on the number of persons on section 4 support for over five years and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. No person has been on section 4 support for over 10 years as this support for failed asylum seekers became effective from 7 November 2002.
Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Mr. Stewart Jackson:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces on the use of automated number plate recognition systems to detect parking offences. [284178]
Mr. Hanson:
Neither the Home Office nor the National Policing Improvement Agency has issued guidance to (a) local authorities or (b) police forces on the use of automatic number plate recognition systems (ANPR) to detect parking offences.
Following the Road Traffic Act (1991), the majority of parking enforcement is not dealt with by the police. The police operated national ANPR system is not used for parking enforcement.
British Citizenship
Colin Burgon:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK born people have been given British citizenship in each of the last three years; and from which countries such people originated. [285523]
Mr. Woolas:
The information requested is not in the public domain in the required format.
Information based upon the previous nationality of those granted British Citizenship is provided in the table.
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Grants of British citizenship in the United Kingdom in 2006, 2007 and 2008(P) by previous nationality
Number of persons
Previous nationality
2006
2007
2008
European Economic Area
Austria
25
50
35
Belgium
75
40
35
Bulgaria
625
1,115
795
Cyprus
105
40
30
Czech Republic
95
80
40
Denmark
25
65
30
Estonia
60
65
20
Finland
30
40
30
France
340
480
370
Germany
260
370
300
Greece
150
285
225
Hungary
110
95
55
Ireland
115
140
95
Italy
260
345
240
Latvia
90
85
30
Liechtenstein
-
5
*
Lithuania
215
170
65
Luxembourg
5
†
*
Malta
45
30
20
Netherlands
115
200
130
Norway
30
25
15
Poland
580
560
250
Portugal
535
520
405
Romania
600
540
385
Slovakia
155
125
55
Slovenia
10
10
5
Spain
170
185
125
Sweden
55
105
85
Total European Economic Area
3,665
5,785
3,885
Remainder of Europe
Albania
885
1,115
930
Armenia
110
140
70
Azerbaijan
130
215
160
Belarus
170
175
155
Bosnia-Herzegovina
230
195
110
Croatia
605
375
165
Cyprus (Northern part of)
390
130
85
Georgia
175
155
110
Kazakhstan
95
120
80
Kyrgyzstan
45
65
45
Macedonia
135
215
140
Moldova
90
130
100
Russia
1,830
1,885
1,380
Serbia and Montenegro
7,550
3,485
1,865
Switzerland
95
70
45
Tajikistan
10
5
10
Turkey
5,590
4,710
4,640
Turkmenistan
10
25
20
Ukraine
865
1,220
705
Uzbekistan
60
90
60
Total Remainder of Europe
20,305
14,515
10,875
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda
15
20
15
Argentina
120
125
120
Bahamas
15
10
15
Barbados
145
105
85
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Belize
15
20
15
Bolivia
70
75
65
Brazil
540
610
605
Canada
1,325
1,140
815
Chile
100
90
90
Colombia
1,580
1,845
1,115
Costa Rica
15
10
10
Cuba
90
90
80
Dominica
50
35
45
Dominican Republic
35
20
35
Ecuador
955
745
580
El Salvador
10
5
15
Grenada
65
70
60
Guatemala
5
20
15
Guyana
240
240
210
Haiti
5
5
5
Honduras
10
5
10
Jamaica
2,525
3,165
2,715
Mexico
145
135
115
Netherlands Antilles
-
-
*
Nicaragua
5
5
10
Panama
10
10
25
Paraguay
5
†
5
Peru
130
220
170
St. Kitts and Nevis
10
10
5
St. Lucia
85
125
140
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
55
130
135
Trinidad and Tobago
490
480
380
United States of America
3,020
2,785
2,205
Uruguay
25
10
10
Venezuela
105
155
120
Total Americas
12,015
12,530
10,050
Africa
Algeria
1,015
1,170
955
Angola
945
1,200
1,070
Benin
15
15
10
Botswana
25
25
20
Burkina Faso
10
5
10
Burundi
425
680
520
Cameroon
395
535
420
Cape Verde
†
†
*
Central African Republic
5
†
*
Chad
50
30
25
Comoros
†
†
5
Congo
550
470
280
Congo Democratic Republic
1,910
2,100
1,575
Djibouti
10
10
10
Egypt
595
730
485
Equatorial Guinea
†
5
10
Eritrea
705
915
660
Ethiopia
670
865
485
Gabon
5
10
5
Gambia
315
410
395
Ghana
2,990
3,375
3,135
Guinea
35
75
95
Guinea-Bissau
5
15
5
Ivory Coast
395
450
370
Kenya
2,380
2,235
1,405
Lesotho
10
15
10
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Liberia
170
245
195
Libya
460
405
385
Madagascar
5
5
10
Malawi
130
165
175
Mali
5
5
*
Mauritania
5
15
5
Mauritius
640
905
650
Morocco
495
510
500
Mozambique
20
15
10
Namibia
25
30
20
Niger
15
5
*
Nigeria
5,875
6,030
4,530
Rwanda
565
745
405
Senegal
25
35
30
Seychelles
70
75
55
Sierra Leone
1,660
2,195
1,270
Somalia
9,050
7,450
7,165
South Africa
7,670
8,150
5,265
Sudan
965
735
570
Swaziland
5
20
10
Tanzania
675
530
410
Togo
120
105
60
Tunisia
130
185
150
Uganda
1,100
1,210
910
Western Sahara
†
-
*
Zambia
400
555
460
Zimbabwe
2,545
5,590
5,710
Total Africa
46,280
51,255
40,910
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh
3,725
2,250
3,635
India
15,125
14,490
11,825
Pakistan
10,260
8,140
9,440
Total Indian sub-continent
29,110
24,885
24,900
Middle East
Bahrain
15
15
10
Iran
3,285
4,425
2,200
Iraq
4,125
5,480
8,895
Israel
570
540
350
Jordan
320
310
175
Kuwait
70
25
40
Lebanon
515
625
320
Oman
5
5
5
Palestine
340
425
280
Saudi Arabia
60
75
30
Syria
390
330
230
United Arab Emirates
20
25
10
Yemen
520
400
335
Total Middle East
10,240
12,685
12,880
Remainder of Asia
Afghanistan
3,400
10,555
5,540
Bhutan
20
35
30
Brunei
10
10
5
Cambodia
15
25
15
China
2,785
3,345
2,860
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Hong Kong SAR of China (Holder of Certificate of Identity or Document of Identity)
10
10
10
Hong Kong SAR of China (Holder of Special Administrative Region Passport)
85
100
105
Indonesia
170
170
115
Japan
180
135
110
Korea (North)
5
†
*
Korea (South)
300
575
410
Laos
10
5
10
Malaysia
560
635
590
Maldives
5
5
5
Mongolia
45
65
70
Myanmar (Burma)
145
180
145
Nepal
915
1,045
930
Philippines
8,840
10,840
5,380
Singapore
95
120
120
Sri Lanka
5,720
6,495
3,285
Thailand
785
985
1,070
Vietnam
190
305
290
Total Remainder of Asia
24,295
35,640
21,085
Oceania
American Samoa
†
†
*
Australia
3,380
2,835
1,990
Fiji
25
65
80
Nauru
5
†
*
New Zealand
1,565
1,355
980
Papua New Guinea
5
5
*
Samoa
†
†
*
Tonga
†
10
10
Total Oceania
4,980
4,285
3,060
Other
British overseas territories citizen (1)
470
820
330
British Nationals (Overseas)
545
680
540
British Overseas citizen
1,545
1,100
570
British protected persons
160
100
50
British subjects
190
150
60
Nationality Currently Unknown
10
15
5
Nationality Unknown Officially Designated as Stateless
