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What instructions he has given to the immigration authorities for discretionary treatment of Albanian nationals currently present in the United Kingdom; what estimate he has made of the number of Albanian nationals who are currently in the United Kingdom. - Inc fact that statistics on the number of Albanians currently...

Asked by

David Nicholson (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 1997

Reference

21772; 292 c939W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

What estimates he has made of the effect on immigration levels of the abolition of the primary purpose rule and the admission of immediate members of the same family already resident in the United Kingdom. (Failed OPQ) - Includes figures.

Asked by

David Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

19807; 292 c834W

House

House of Commons

The government's expenditure plans 1997/98 to 1999/2000. Departmental report by the Home Office (Home Office Annual Report 1997).

Type

Command papers

Notes

Series maintained in stats from 1993/94,1993/94-1995/96 LB10, room sets required.; Stats 21.03.97.

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

Cm 3608

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many asylum seekers have been waiting more than five yea rs for a decision on their status; and what plans he has to recruit extra staff to deal with the backlog of cases. (Fail ed OPQ). - Includes figures.

Asked by

Mike Gapes (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

19809; 292 c835W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

When he expects a decision will be taken on the application by Mrs Tasmeen Ahmed (Ref.: IMM D7103) to the United Kingdom post in Islamabad to join her husband in the United Kingdom; if all required documents have been received by the post.

Asked by

Max Madden (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21074; 292 c771W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many asylum seekers there were from (a) Poland, (b) the Czech Republic, (c) Hungary, (d) Romania and (e) Malta during each of the past four years. - Table given.

Asked by

John Marshall (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

20 March 1997

Answered on

20 March 1997

Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers there were from (a) Poland, (b) the Czech Republic, (c) Hungary, (d) Romania and (e) Malta during each of the past four years. [21052] Mr. Kirkhope: The requested information is given in the table. Applications{1} received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, selected nationalities, 1993 to 1996 Principal applicants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1993 1994 1995 1996{2} Hungary 5 5 5 5 Malta * -- -- -- Poland 155 360 1,210 890 Romania 370 355 770 445 Former Czechoslovakia 15 35 65 110 of which: Czech Republic n/a n/a n/a 55 Slovakia n/a n/a n/a 55 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figures rounded to 5 with * = to 1 or 2 while n/a = not available. {2} Provisional figures.

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21052; 292 c835W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

What action his Department has taken in response to the recommendations made by Dame Elizabeth Anson in her Reports as the Independent Monitor of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993.

Asked by

John Whittingdale (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

20 March 1997

Answered on

20 March 1997

Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Department has taken in response to the recommendations made by Dame Elizabeth Anson in her reports as the independent monitor of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993. [21645] Dr. Liam Fox: My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs sets great store by Dame Elizabeth's report, and, following annual publication, circulates guidance to all entry clearance posts to ensure that her recommendations are implemented. All entry clearance staff are expected to read the report. My officials in the UK examine Dame Elizabeth's recommendations in detail, and change procedures where necessary. The independent monitor rightly considers that improved training will contribute significantly to improvements in our entry clearance operations. Acting in response to her reports, we have significantly broadened the scope of our training of entry clearance staff. Training courses and guidance have been introduced to develop the skills of entry clearance managers, locally engaged entry clearance support staff and interpreters. In her 1996 report Dame Elizabeth expressed her satisfaction with the improvements we have made to the training of our entry clearance managers and officers. We have also worked hard to meet the improved administrative standards set by the independent monitor. Increased access to IT is a continuing priority, and improvements we have made are already paying dividends. Administrative systems designed to speed up, and improve the quality of, the entry clearance process, such as the preliminary assessment system and automatic reviews of refusals, have been introduced and improved after recommendations in the independent monitor's report. It is inevitable that some recommendations cannot be enacted immediately. This is true of those concerning applications by elderly relatives and couples seeking infertility treatment. However, work is in hand on both, as a result of which guidance to staff will be amended. Dame Elizabeth wrote in her 1996 report:"I am satisfied that in the three years I have monitored the standards and performance of the system of granting and refusing temporary visas there has been a general improvement in the whole process of applying and being granted or refused a visa." I know that Dame Elizabeth also is satisfied that entry clearance staff are acting within the law, and in accordance with their obligations under the citizen's charter, in the discharge of their responsibilities. We take heart from these acknowledgments of our efforts, and will strive to meet the independent monitor's recommendations in the future.

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21645; 292 c775-6W

House

House of Commons

Chalker of Wallasey, RtHonBaroness

Statement on action taken in response to the recommendations made by Dame Elizabeth Anson in her Reports as the Independent Monitor of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993.

Asked by

Earl of Denbigh (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

579 c77-8WA

House

House of Lords

Annual report on Hong Kong for 1996.

Type

Command papers

Notes

Received 20.03.97

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

Cm 3569

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many (a) men and (b) women, being (i) Pakistani (ii) Indian, (iii) Australian, (iv) Canadian and (v) Filipino citizens, have sought to enter the United Kingdom as spouses or fiances, and have been successful on (1) application and (2) appeal in the most recent year for which figures are...

Asked by

Audrey Wise (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

20 March 1997

Answered on

20 March 1997

Mrs. Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) men and (b) women, being (i) Pakistani (ii) Indian, (iii) Australian, (iv) Canadian and (v) Filipino citizens, have sought to enter the United Kingdom as spouses or finances, and have been successful on (1) application and (2) appeal in the most recent year for which figures are available. [21334] Mr. Kirkhope: The latest available information on grants of entry clearance and on successful appeals against an initial refusal of entry clearance in India and Pakistan is given in table A. Corresponding information for the other countries is not available centrally. For those countries, information by nationally on those granted leave to enter the United Kingdom as spouses or fiance(e)s is given in table B. Table A: Grants of entry clearance on application, and successful appeals against a refusal of entry clearance, for spouses or finance(e)s, in India and Pakistan, 1995 Persons _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Entry clearance granted on application, as Successful appeal against refusal of entry spouse or finance(e) clearance as spouse or finance(e) Country where application Males Females Males Females was made Pakistan 1,190 2,320 580 160 India 460 1,880 110 90 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Table B: Persons admitted to the United Kingdom as spouses or finance(e)s, by selected nationalities, 1995 Persons _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Granted leave to enter the United Kingdom as spouse or finance(e) Nationality Males Females Australia 420 580 Canada 140 260 Philippines 70 430 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21334; 292 c834-5W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

How many applications have been received at British missions from Somali nationals seeking family reunion in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. - Inc available figs.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

20929; 292 c613W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

If he will list the current number of family reunion applications from nationals at British missions in (a) Kenya, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Eritrea, (d) Egypt and (e) elsewhere at the latest date for which information is available. - Inc fact that information is not held centrally and could be obtained...

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

20928; 292 c611-2W

House

House of Commons

Blatch, Baroness

Statement on what plans HMG have to replace the current application forms for foreign nationals wishing to apply for leave to remain in the United Kingdom. - Includes fact that the current application forms expire on 14 April 1997. Revised versions of the six existing forms have been prescribed together...

Asked by

Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

579 c71WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

What plans he has to replace the current application forms for foreign nationals wishing to apply for leave to remain in the United Kingdom. - Inc ref to application forms in the Library as Dep/3 4884.

Asked by

David Congdon (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

21371; 292 c598W

House

House of Commons

Developments at the Intergovernmental Conference. Foreign Affairs Select Committee fourth report with proceedings, evidence (previously HC 148 i-iii) and appendices.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Foreign Affairs Committee

Notes

Received 07.04.97

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

HC 148 1996/97

House

House of Commons

Cumberlege, Baroness

Further to the answers given by Baroness Cumberlege to Earl Russell and to Lord Pearson of Rannoch at 578 c1038-9, what items account for the difference between "full" and "reasonable" reimbursement of local authority expenditure on asylum seekers, and why reimbursement is to be withheld for those items.

Asked by

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 1997

Reference

579 c58WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

How many of the asylum seekers currently held in detention (a) are awaiting a decision on their asylum application, (b) are awaiting an appeal following a refusal of their asylum application and (c) have had an appeal rejected. - Includes table.

Asked by

Neil Gerrard (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

13 March 1997

Answered on

13 March 1997

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the asylum seekers currently held in detention (a) are awaiting a decision on their asylum application, (b) are awaiting an appeal following a refusal of their asylum application and (c) have had an appeal rejected. [19561] Mr. Kirkhope: The available information is given in the table. Number of people recorded as being detained{1,2} on 31 January 1997{3} who had sought asylum at some stage, by stage of application and immigration status _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Stage of application Port Illegal entrant Subject to deportation Total action Awaiting an initial decision 103 57 15 175 Awaiting result of an appeal 203 144 29 376 Awaiting removal after 86 144 17 217 refusal Total 392 315 61 768 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Persons detained solely under powers contained in Schedule 2 or 3 of the Immigration Act 1971. {2} These figures include people who have been in detention for less than one month. Because of the delay in recording receptions into, and releases from, detention and the large number of persons detained for a short period of time, the figures should be used with caution. {3} Illegal entrants and persons subject to deportation action are as at 31 January, port cases are as at 3 February 1997.

Date

13 March 1997

Reference

19561; 292 c277-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many applications by spouses to enter the United Kingdom have been refused under the primary purpose rule in each of the last three years for which figures are available. - Includes table for Indian sub-continent and fact that corresponding information for non-Indian subcontinent posts is not collected centrally and...

Asked by

Neil Gerrard (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 1997

Reference

19500; 292 c214-5W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many asylum applications were made in (a) January 1996, (b) February 1996, (c) January 1997 and (d) February 1997. - Includes figures.

Asked by

John Marshall (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 1997

Reference

19095; 292 c130-1W

House

House of Commons

Homelessness (Persons Subject to Immigration Control) (Amendment) Order 1997

SI 1997/628 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 28 March 1997.

Department

Department of the Environment

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

7 March 1997

Reference

SI 1997/628

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

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