Written question asked by Chris Mullin (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Thursday, 26 October 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum/Immigration

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2006, Official Report, column 2113W, on asylum/immigration, how many enforced removals to Iran have taken place since 2004.

Answer

The latest published information on removal of asylum seekers covers the first quarter of 2006. The following table shows the number of principal asylum applicants removed to Iran since 2004, broken down into voluntary and enforced removals.

Principal asylum applicants removed from the United Kingdom, to Iran, from 2004 to Q1 2006¹,²
	2004	2005³	Q1 2006³	Total
Total principal asylum applicants4	220	350	95	665
Of whom:
were enforced removals5,6	65	145	30	240
left under Assisted Voluntary Return programmes7	155	205	65	425
¹ Figures rounded to the nearest five, and may not sum due to rounding.
² Provisional figures.
³ Removals since 2005 include those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
4 Persons who had sought asylum at some stage, excluding dependants.
5 Includes persons departing ‘voluntarily’ after enforcement action had been initiated against them, and voluntary departures.
6 Excludes assisted voluntary returns.
7 Persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return programmes run by the International Organization for Migration. May include some on-entry cases and some cases where enforcement action has been initiated.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 450 c2108W;450 c2114W; 82129
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Deportation Iran
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Asylum/Immigration

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