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Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 March 1997. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 March 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question
How many applications have been received at British missions from Somali nationals seeking family reunion in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. - Inc available figs.
Answer

Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications have been received at British missions from Somali nationals seeking family reunion in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. [20929] Dr. Liam Fox: The number of family reunion applications at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa from Somali nationals in 1996 was 603. Neither figures for previous years nor applications from Somali nationals at missions in other countries are held centrally. They could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20929; 292 c613W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Applications Dependants Immigration Migrants Entry clearances Somalia
Contains statistics
Yes