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Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 November 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Young People

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applications have been made by persons aged under 18 years old in each of the last four years; how many have been (a) granted and (b) refused; and how many such persons have been granted leave to remain.
Answer

The following table shows asylum applications received in the United Kingdom by persons aged under 18 years old at time of application in each of the last four years.Information on the number of initial decisions made on these applications would be available only by examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost.Information on asylum applications by age of applicant is published annually. Copies of these publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html"

Applications¹, ² received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by persons aged under 18 at time of application.
Number
2003 7,865
2004 6,205
2005 5,165
2006³ 4,580
¹ Figures rounded to the nearest 5. ² This figure may overstate because some applicants aged 18 or over may claim to be younger on leaving their country of origin. ³ Provisional figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
469 c946-7W; 166168
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Asylum Young people
Link
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