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Written question asked by Paul Robert Holmes (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Somalia

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somalian people have been refused asylum in the UK in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years; and how many are awaiting a decision on an asylum application.
Answer

[holding answer 21 July 2008]: The following two tables give the most recently published figures available and show the total number of refusals for Somali people, following initial decisions, between April 2007 and March 2008 and for each of the last five years.The published figure for asylum applications for Somali people awaiting an initial decision is not available as the figures are based on an overall manual count which is not divided into separate categories.Information on asylum is published annually and quarterly. Annual statistics for 2007 and for Q2 2008 will be available on 21 August 2008 from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate web site at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html"

Asylum refusals on initial decisions¹,² in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants April 2007 to March 2008 by month, nationals of Somalia
Total refusals
2007
April 65
May 65
June 75
July 60
August 50
September 40
October 55
November 60
December 40
2008
January 45
February 40
March 35
¹ Figures rounded to nearest five.
² Provisional figures.
Asylum refusals¹ on initial decisions in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants 2003-07, nationals of Somalia
Total refusals
2003 3,835
2004 2,355
2005 1,000
2006² 905
2007² 710
¹ Figures rounded to nearest five.
² Provisional figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
479 c1324-5W; 220634
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Asylum Somalia
Link
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