Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Friday, 31 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 April 2000. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 6 April 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Somali nationals previously granted exceptional leave to remain and who have submitted upgrade applications for full refugee status have received a decision on their case in each month since the House of Lords judgement on the Adan case; how many asylum applications received from Somali nationals in each of the years 1998 and 1999 were upgrade applications from an applicant previously granted exceptional leave to remain. - Not available centrally and disproportionate cost.

Answer: Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many Somali nationals previously granted exceptional leave to remain and who have submitted upgrade applications for full refugee status have received a decision on their case in each month since the House of Lords judgment on the Adan case; [117794] (2) how many asylum applications received from Somali nationals in each of the years 1998 and 1999 were upgrade applications from an applicant previously granted exceptional leave to remain. [117795] Mrs. Roche: Information on the number of decisions made or the number of applications lodged by Somali nationals requesting an upgrading to full refugee status is not held centrally. Such information would be obtained only by examining individual case papers at disproportionate cost.

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