Written question asked by Anne Main (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 March 2010. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applications were awaiting resolution by the UK Border Agency on the latest date for which figures are available.

Answer: The UK Border Agency has just over 34,700 cases in NAM (New Asylum Model) that have not been concluded as at the end of February 2010, the majority of which are awaiting removal. These cases are being actively managed. Figure is rounded to the nearest 100.This data does not constitute part of National Statistics as they are based on internal management information. The information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols and should be treated as provisional and subject to change.Information on asylum applications is published annually in the Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom bulletin and on a quarterly basis in the Control of Immigration Quarterly Statistical Summary.These publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:"www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html"

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