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Written question asked by Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) on Monday, 28 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 November 2005. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum/Immigration

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Libyan nationals claimed asylum in the UK in each year since 2000.
Answer

The table shows the number of asylum applications (excluding dependants) from Libyan nationals from 2000 to Q3 2005, by year. Information on asylum applications is published in quarterly web pages and in the annual statistical bulletin Asylum Statistics United Kingdom. Copies of these publications and others relating to general immigration to the UK are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html

Asylum applications received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by year, 2000 to Q3 2005—nationals of Libya(17)
Total Port In country
2000 155 35 115
2001 140 25 115
2002 200 25 175
2003 145 10 135
2004 160 30 125
Q1 to Q3 2005 95 5 90
(17) Figures rounded to nearest 5.
(18) Provisional figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1524W;440 c1524W; 33593
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Asylum Libya
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk