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Written question asked by David Burrowes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Monday, 20 March 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Children

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to table AS 08 Q of the Quarterly Immigration Stastics, October to December 2016, how many applications for asylum made during quarter 4 of 2016 were made by unaccompanied children who arrived in the UK (a) under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, (b) through the Dublin III Regulation and (c) by their own initiative.

Answer

The period October to December saw 1,161 asylum claims registered by unaccompanied asylum seeking children. It is not currently possible to provide a breakdown however I have committed to publishing more detailed figures in future data releases.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68189
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Children Asylum Dublin regulations
Legislation
Immigration Act 2016
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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