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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Thursday, 11 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 January 2001. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 18 January 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the number of children under the age of 16 years who have entered the UK as asylum seekers (a) with parents and (b) on their own in each of the last three years. - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of children under the age of 16 years who have entered the UK as asylum seekers (a) with parents and (b) on their own in each of the last three years. [145761] Mrs. Roche: The number of children under the age of 18 who have entered the United Kingdom as asylum seekers on their own is estimated at 1,105 in 1997, 3,040 in 1998 and 3,350 in 1999. Information for 2000 is not yet available. Reliable information on the number of children who have entered the United Kingdom as asylum seekers with their parents is not readily available and could only be obtained by examination of individual case records and is, therefore, only available at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
361 c355-7W; 145761
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Children Asylum Dependants Families Refugees
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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