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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2015. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 July 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigration: Commonwealth Games 2014

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2015 to Question 3491 on Immigration: Commonwealth Games 2014, what the countries of origin were of people (a) whose departures were unconfirmed, (b) who applied for asylum or another form of leave and (c) who were granted asylum or another form of leave; and what the reasons for the applications for asylum or other form of leave to remain were in each such case.

Answer

The breakdown by nationality of unconfirmed departures is as follows:

Ghana

10

Cameroon

9

Sierra Leone

5

Uganda

5

Bangladesh

3

India

2

Guyana

1

Jamaica

1

Kenya

1

Nigeria

1

Rwanda

1

Whilst we have been unable to confirm the departure of 39 individuals from the UK following the Commonwealth Games 2014, this does not necessarily mean that those individuals are still in the country.

Her Majesty’s Government takes its commitments to its international obligations very seriously and asylum cases require special care. These obligations cannot permit the disclosure of information that could in turn make these individuals identifiable.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5239
Session
2015-16
Related items
Immigration: Commonwealth Games 2014
Friday, 18 September 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Asylum Immigration Undocumented migrants Commonwealth Games 2014
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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