Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 7 July 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2008, Official Report, columns 336-7W, on asylum, how many dependants of asylum seekers received indefinite leave to remain as a result of the October 2003 exercise.

Answer: Information on the dependants of asylum claimants who were granted leave to remain under the 2003 family indefinite leave to remain exercise is not available and could be obtained only by examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost.Information on principal asylum claimants who were granted leave to remain under the 2003 family indefinite leave to remain exercise is available from Table 12.1 in the annual Statistical Bulletin Asylum Statistics United Kingdom. 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/immigration-asylum-stats.html."

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 215245; 478 c1238W
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Friday, 13 June 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Asylum
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk