Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 January 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum claimants have received leave to remain as a result of grant of (a) asylum, (b) humanitarian protection, (c) discretionary leave and (d) family indefinite leave to remain since 1 April 2003, broken down by nationality; and how many dependants have received leave to remain in each of these categories and nationalities.

Answer: [holding answer 10 December 2007]: The requested information is contained in the tables placed in the House Library. Information on dependants granted under the Family ILR exercise is not available and could be obtained only by examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost.Information on asylum decisions is published quarterly and 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"

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 470 c1297W; 172684
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-0123
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