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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of asylum appeals determined were (a) allowed, (b) dismissed and (c) withdrawn for nationals of (i) Iraq, (ii) Somalia, (iii) Sri Lanka, (iv) Sudan, (v) Turkey, (vi) Zimbabwe and (vii) each other nationality for the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [160802] Mrs. Roche: Asylum appeal figures by nationality for 1999 and 2000 are not available as the Immigration Appellate Authority ceased to produce them. We hope to be able to publish this information for the 2001 asylum statistics and beyond. The most recent figures refer to 1998 and are published in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Asylum Statistics 1998", a copy of which is available in the Library. The information is given in the table. Asylum appeals: Table 8.2 Outcome of appeals{1} under the 1993 and 1996 Acts determined by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, excluding dependants, by nationality, 1998 Number of principal appellants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Appeals determined by adjudicators{ 2} Appeals Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn sent to Nationality the IAA Total Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Europe Albania 80 75 10 10 65 86 5 4 Czech Republic 105 130 5 2 100 78 25 20 Poland 450 665 10 1 595 89 60 9 Romania 470 665 5 0 620 93 45 7 Slovak Republic 90 125 5 2 80 64 40 34 Turkey 545 1,405 530 38 805 57 70 5 Former USSR 925 635 30 5 540 85 65 10 Former Yugoslavia 165 335 50 15 140 41 145 43 Other 590 1,000 20 2 905 90 75 8 Total 3,415 5,035 655 13 3,845 76 535 11 Americas Colombia 560 400 40 10 315 80 40 10 Ecuador 1,240 600 5 1 525 87 70 12 Other 130 235 15 7 205 87 15 6 Total 1,930 1,230 60 5 1,045 85 125 10 Africa Algeria 95 235 40 17 135 58 60 25 Angola 110 500 90 18 385 78 20 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 20 195 30 15 120 62 40 21 Ethiopia 65 250 55 22 175 69 25 10 Gambia 210 380 25 6 330 87 25 7 Ghana 430 1,700 35 2 1,585 93 85 5 Ivory Coast 165 365 95 26 250 68 20 5 Kenya 360 860 85 10 730 85 50 6 Liberia 45 105 5 3 95 91 5 7 Nigeria 1,775 4,085 140 3 3,675 90 265 7 Sierra Leone 60 175 20 12 110 63 45 25 Somalia 15 25 5 19 20 67 5 15 Sudan 70 190 85 45 80 43 20 12 Tanzania 150 920 25 3 860 93 35 4 Uganda 215 495 50 10 420 85 25 5 Other 430 605 90 15 460 76 55 9 Total 4,225 11,085 875 8 9,425 85 785 7 Middle East Iran 35 150 60 40 75 51 15 9 Iraq 25 45 15 29 25 51 10 20 Lebanon 15 65 15 20 50 74 5 6 Other 40 100 15 13 75 72 15 15 Total 115 360 100 27 220 61 40 11 Asia Afghanistan 15 15 5 36 10 64 -- 0 China 975 1,230 20 2 1,200 97 10 1 India 1,040 2,445 25 1 2,355 96 65 3 Pakistan 1,590 2,570 85 3 2,330 91 155 6 Sri Lanka 745 1,040 495 48 510 49 30 3 Other 320 210 10 4 185 87 20 9 Total 4,680 7,515 640 9 6,590 88 280 4 Other and nationality not 30 95 20 22 75 75 5 3 known Grant total 14,385 25,320 2,355 9 21,195 84 1,770 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional estimated figures rounded to the nearest 5 with * = 1 or 2. Figures might not add up to total due to rounding. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding. {2} Figures are based on the cases for which information is recorded on the Refugee Index.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

368 c326-8W;368 c326-7W; 160802

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Appeals Asylum Iraq Nationality Refugees Turkey Sudan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Somalia

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