Written question asked by John Marshall (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: How many asylum seekers there were from (a) Poland, (b) the Czech Republic, (c) Hungary, (d) Romania and (e) Malta during each of the past four years. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers there were from (a) Poland, (b) the Czech Republic, (c) Hungary, (d) Romania and (e) Malta during each of the past four years. [21052] Mr. Kirkhope: The requested information is given in the table. Applications{1} received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, selected nationalities, 1993 to 1996 Principal applicants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1993 1994 1995 1996{2} Hungary 5 5 5 5 Malta * -- -- -- Poland 155 360 1,210 890 Romania 370 355 770 445 Former Czechoslovakia 15 35 65 110 of which: Czech Republic n/a n/a n/a 55 Slovakia n/a n/a n/a 55 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figures rounded to 5 with * = to 1 or 2 while n/a = not available. {2} Provisional figures.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21052; 292 c835W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Applications Czechia Immigration Hungary Poland Refugees Romania Slovakia
Contains statistics: Yes