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Written question asked by Bishop of Leeds (Bishops (affiliation)) on Monday, 10 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 December 2018. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Friday, 21 December 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Iran

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Iranian citizens made asylum applications in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018; and how many applications have been granted.

Answer

The Home Office publishes data, in its quarterly Immigration Statistics release, on (a) the number of applications in the UK (table as_01_q Asylum, volume 1), and (b) the number of applications that were granted (in the same table), by nationality.

Latest edition available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758192/asylum1-sep-2018-tables.ods

Iranian nationals

Year

Total applications

Total grants

Grant rate

2015

3,242

1,532

55%

2016

4,184

1,456

37%

2017

2,570

1,260

47%

2018 (to end Sept)

1,977

706

40%

Note that initial decisions are based on date of decision and do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. For example, a decision in 2017 may relate to an application made in 2016.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12150
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Asylum Iran
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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