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Prior to 2006 figures showing the number of outstanding appeals were based on a manual file reconciliation and subsequent appeal receipt and disposal figures. It is therefore not possible to break down those figures on either a regional basis or to reflect England only.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) financial, (b) legal and (c) housing support his Department provides to refused asylum seekers allowed to remain in the UK temporarily for humanitarian reasons. [308752]
Mr. Woolas: Provision for the temporary support of failed asylum seekers, in the form of subsistence and accommodation required to prevent destitution is only available in certain circumstances, primarily under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Details of the availability of support are set out on the UK Border Agency website at:
The Government have introduced proposals for reform of asylum support under the draft Immigration Bill which was published on 12 November. The objectives in reform are to ensure those seeking asylum are effectively supported during the determination of their claim; that the system for achieving this is as simple and efficient as possible; and that it works towards the return of those who have no protection needs and who have no right to be in the United Kingdom.
Funding for civil legal aid is available to anyone who qualifies, provided that the case is within the scope of the legal aid scheme. Each application is considered on an individual basis and is subject to the statutory test of the applicant's means.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of asylum seekers were (a) granted asylum and (b) allowed to remain temporarily in the UK for humanitarian reasons in each of the last five years. [308753]
Mr. Woolas: The following table provides the number and proportion of persons granted asylum at initial decision stage of their application in the UK. It also includes the number and proportion of persons granted humanitarian protection and discretionary leave in each of the last five years.
Information on immigration and asylum are published annually and quarterly. Annual statistics and the latest statistics for Q3 2009 are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:
| Applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants and initial decisions( 1, 2) , 2004 - 08 | |||||||||
| Number of principal applicants | |||||||||
| Total applications | Total initial decisions | Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum | As percentage of initial decision | Not recognised as a refugee but granted humanitarian protection | As percentage of initial decision | Not recognised as a refugee but granted discretionary leave | As percentage of initial decision | Total | |
| (1 )Figures (other than percentages) rounded to the nearest 5 (- = 0, * = 1 or 2). Figures may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding. (2 )Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. (3 )Provisional figures. | |||||||||
Burglary
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) burglaries and (b) robberies in respect of (i) businesses and (ii) individuals were reported in each year since 1997; and what the detection rate was for each type of offence in each such year. [307631]
Alan Johnson: Figures based on the number of recorded offences in England and Wales of (1) total burglary in a dwelling, (2) total burglary in a building other than a dwelling, (3) robbery of business property and (4) robbery of personal property are given in the following tables.
The number of burglaries related to business properties cannot be separately identified from the recorded 'burglary in a building other than a dwelling' offences.
| Table 1: Offences recorded by the police in England and Wales , 1997 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| Offence | Number of offences | Detection r ate (percentage) |
| Note: Up until 1997, robbery of (i) business property and (ii) personal property offences were recorded together under the classification of 'robbery' and were not separately identifiable. | ||
| Table 2: Offences recorded by the police in England and Wales , 1998-99 to 2001-02 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | |||||
| Offence | Number of offences | Detection rate (percentage) | Number of offences | Detection rate (percentage) | Number of offences | Detection rate (percentage) | Number of offences | Detection rate (percentage) |
| Notes: 1. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1997. 2. The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years. | ||||||||
| Table 3: Offences recorded by the police in England and Wales , 2002-03 to 2008-09 | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |||||
| Offence | Number of Offences | Detection rate (percentage) | Number of Offences | Detection rate (percentage) | Number of Offences | Detection rate (percentage) | Number of Offences | Detection rate (percentage) |
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