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Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 November 2014 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 21 November 2014. A substantive answer was provided by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Syria

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Refugee Council to discuss the number of Syrian refugees that have been settled in the UK.

Answer

Officials have regularly met representatives of the Refugee Council to discuss the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. The last meeting was held on 25 September and was also attended by partners from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

I am pleased to confirm that Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN and Other International Organisations, Geneva will represent the UK at the UNHCR Global Resettlement Pledging Conference on 9 December 2014.

You have asked for details on how many refugees from Syria have been settled in the UK over the last 24 months. These figures are broken down by month in the table below.

Syrian nationals granted asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave1
Grants of asylum Grants of Humanitarian Protection Grants of Discretionary Leave Other forms of grant Total grants
2012
July 71 1 1 0 73
August 100 0 0 0 100
September 111 10 0 0 121
October 131 16 0 0 147
November 131 1 0 0 132
December 90 5 0 0 95
2013
January 167 2 0 0 169
February 135 0 0 0 135
March 134 1 1 0 136
April 102 0 1 0 103
May 125 2 0 0 127
June 112 0 1 0 113
July 115 1 0 0 116
August 106 0 0 0 106
September 132 0 0 0 132
October 168 1 0 0 169
November 102 0 0 0 102
December 46 1 0 0 47
2014
January 79 1 0 0 80
February 66 0 0 0 66
March 64 0 0 0 64
April 107 1 0 0 108
May 108 0 0 1 109
June 90 4 0 0 94
1. Figures include dependants

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
214922
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Asylum Syria Refugee Council
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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