Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 1998. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 26 October 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum have been received from nationals of (a) the Czech Republic and (b) Slovakia in each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for asylum have been received from nationals of (a) the Czech Republic and (b) Slovakia in each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. [56188] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The requested information is given in the table. Asylum applications{1} received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, Q4 1996 to Q3 1998{2}, nationals of Slovakia and the Czech Republic _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Czech Republic Slovakia 1996 Qtr 4 15 25 1997 Qtr 1 20 10 Qtr 2 25 35 Qtr 3 80 125 Qtr 4 120 120 1998 Qtr 1 30 30 Qtr 2 85 60 Qtr 3 195 605 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figures rounded to the nearest 5 {2} Provisional data

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