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Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 16 March 2015. A substantive answer was provided by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Syria

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have settled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme to date.

Answer

In the year ending December 2014, 143 individuals have relocated to the UK
under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. This is in addition to
nearly 4,000 Syrian nationals and dependants to whom we have granted asylum or
other forms of leave since the crisis began.

The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of people relocating to the
UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in Table as_19 (Asylum
data table Volume 4) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. A copy
of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October – December 2014, is
available from:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati
stics-quarterly-release.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227013
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Asylum Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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