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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Zimbabwean nationals (a) sought asylum in the UK, (b) were granted refugee status, (c) were allowed to remain in the UK and (d) were removed to Zimbabwe in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 June 2008

For answer on

2 July 2008

Answered on

17 September 2008

[holding answer 2 July 2008]: The following tables show Zimbabwean principal asylum applications, initial decisions and removals, 2003-07, where available. Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. Removals do not necessarily relate to refused applications decided in the same period. Destination data for persons removed from the UK have only been collated since 2004, so this information is not available for earlier years. Removal figures only relate to those removed to Zimbabwe and not to other destinations.Information on asylum is published annually and quarterly. Copies of asylum publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html"

Asylum applications¹ received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions² on applications, 2003 to 2007, nationals of Zimbabwe
Principal applicants
	2003	2004	2005	2006³	2007³
Applications
Total	3,295	2,065	1,075	1,650	1,755
Port	715	395	165	165	265
In country	2,580	1,665	910	1,480	1,490

Decisions
Total decisions	4,190	2,560	1,040	1,680	1,425
Grants of asylum	875	220	80	140	250
Grants of ELR4	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Grants of HP4	5	*	*	*	*
Grants of DL4	20	25	15	30	20
Total refusals	3,285	2,310	945	1,510	1,155
Certified refusals	45	*	5	5	10
Other refusals	2,810	2,130	870	1,430	1,125
Third country refusals5	10	10	5	—	*
Non-compliance refusals6	420	165	70	70	20
n/a = Not applicable.
¹ Figures rounded to nearest 5, ('—' = 0, * = 1 or 2).
² Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
³ Provisional figures.
4 Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave replaced exceptional leave to remain from 1 April 2003.
5 Refused on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country.
6 Paragraph 340 of Immigration Rules. For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to invitation to interview.
Source:
Immigration Research and Statistics

Removals, voluntary departures and assisted returns¹,² of Zimbabwean asylum applicants, excluding dependants removed to Zimbabwe, 2004-07³
Zimbabwean asylum applicants removed to Zimbabwe	Number of removals
2004	100
2005	245
20064	215
20074	165
¹ Includes persons refused entry at port and subsequently removed (including cases dealt with at juxtaposed controls), persons departing voluntarily after enforcement action had been initiated against them and persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organization for Migration.
² Removals since 2005 include those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
³ Persons who had sought asylum at some stage.
4 Provisional figures
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest five.

Date

17 September 2008

Reference

479 c2253-5W; 214619

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Latin America

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on removal of people without documents to Latin America; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2008

Reference

479 c964W;479 c962W; 217789

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Latin America

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many nationals of Latin American countries were in detention under immigration law in each month since April 2007.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2008

Reference

479 c116-7W;479 c114-5W; 217787

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Latin America

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were removed under immigration laws to (a) Colombia, (b) Ecuador, (c) Bolivia and (d) Peru in (i) each month since April 2007 and (ii) (A) 2006-07, (B) 2005-06 and (C) 2004-05.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2008

For answer on

14 July 2008

Answered on

14 July 2008

The accompanying tables show the number of persons removed or departing voluntarily to Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru during the periods specified and up to March 2008, the latest published information.Further National Statistics on immigration and asylum are available from the Library of the House and the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html."

Persons removed or departing voluntarily¹,² from the UK, to Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru during 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07³
Number of removals
Destination4	2004-05	2005-065	2006-075
Colombia	350	380	370
Ecuador	265	240	215
Bolivia	455	360	305
Peru	45	40	45
¹ Includes persons departing voluntarily following enforcement action initiated against them and persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organization for Migration.
² Since January 2005, includes persons who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
³ Figures rounded to the nearest five.
4 Destination as recorded on source database.
5 Provisional figures.

Persons removed or departing voluntarily¹ from the UK, to Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru by month during 2007-08²
Number of removals
	Destination³
	Colombia	Ecuador	Bolivia	Peru
April 2007	25	15	15	*
May 2007	25	20	25	*
June 2007	30	10	25	*
July 2007	20	25	35	—
August 2007	30	15	50	5
September 2007	25	20	30	*
October 2007	20	10	35	5
November 2007	35	10	40	*
December 2007	15	10	50	5
January 2008	20	10	35	*
February 2008	10	15	35	5
March 2008	20	5	35	*
2007-08	270	170	415	25
¹ Includes persons departing voluntarily following enforcement action initiated against them, persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organization for Migration and those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
² Figures rounded to the nearest five ('—' = 0, * = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding.
³ Destination as recorded on source database.

Date

14 July 2008

Reference

217788; 479 c117-8W;479 c115-6W

House

House of Commons

Asylum: Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons from Somalia (a) arrived in the UK, (b) sought asylum, (c) were granted refugee status and (d) were deported to Somalia in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 June 2008

For answer on

2 July 2008

Answered on

7 July 2008

[holding answer 2 July 2008]: The latest available information requested is shown in the following tables. Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. Removals do not necessarily relate to refused applications decided in the same period. Destination data for persons removed from the UK have only been collated since 2004, so this information is not available for earlier years. Removal figures only relate to those removed to Somalia and not to other destinations. Leave to enter the UK data is not yet available for 2007.Information on immigration control is published annually and asylum information is published annually and quarterly. Copies of these publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html."

Total Somalia nationals given leave to enter the United Kingdom, 2002 to 2006¹
	Number of journeys
2002	10,200
2003	7,460
2004	5,330
2005	5,610
2006	3,540
¹ Provisional figures. Rounded to three significant figures.

Asylum applications¹ received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions² on applications, 2003 to 2007, nationals of Somalia. Principal applicants
	Applications
	Total	Port	In country
2003	5,090	660	4,430
2004	2,585	305	2,280
2005	1,760	250	1,510
2006³	1,845	245	1,600
2007³	1,620	265	1,350

	Decisions
	Total decisions	Grants of asylum	Grants of ELR4	Grants of HP4	Grants of DL4	Total refusals	Certified refusals	Other refusals	3rd ctry refusals5	Non-compliance refusals6
2003	6,050	1,665	160	5	390	3,835	140	3,140	90	465
2004	3,275	455	n/a	10	455	2,355	7—	1,930	235	190
2005	1,850	660	n/a	5	190	1,000	0	830	100	70
2006³	1,725	655	n/a	5	160	905	7—	695	160	50
2007³	1,615	795	n/a	5	105	710	5	595	80	35
¹ Figures rounded to nearest 5.
² Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
³ Provisional figures.
4 Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave replaced exceptional leave to remain from 1 April 2003.
5 Refused on the grounds that the applicant had arrived from a safe third country.
6 Paragraph 340 of Immigration Rules. For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to invitation to interview.
7 1 or 2.
Note:
n/a = not applicable.
Source:
Immigration Research and Statistics

Removals, voluntary departures and assisted returns¹, ² of Somali asylum applicants, excluding dependants removed to Somalia, 2004 to 2007³
Number of removals
	Somali asylum applicants removed to Somalia
2004	25
2005	15
20064	40
20074	35
¹ Includes persons refused entry at port and subsequently removed (including cases dealt with at juxtaposed controls), persons departing voluntarily after enforcement action had been initiated against them and persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organization for Migration.
² Removals since 2005 include those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
³ Persons who had sought asylum at some stage.
4 Provisional figures.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest five.

Date

7 July 2008

Reference

214618; 478 c1238-40W

House

House of Commons

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her latest estimate is of the number of people held in detention under immigration law.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 November 2007

Reference

167501; 468 c175-6W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

(3) what conditions are placed by the UK on a country before a repatriation agreement can be signed.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 July 2007

For answer on

8 October 2007

Answered on

8 October 2007

The agreements referred to are the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on deportation with assurances (DWA) agreed with Jordan, Libya and Lebanon in 2005, and the separate arrangements under which we are able to obtain assurances in respect of people we are seeking to deport to Algeria.These questions seek information about the numbers of prisoners deported under the arrangements and what monitoring has taken place.The ongoing appeals process means we have not yet deported anyone under the MoUs with Jordan and Libya, and we have not yet found it necessary to seek assurances under the MoU with Lebanon. Although monitoring arrangements are in place for all three countries, to date, no actual monitoring has occurred.Since July 2005, eight men have been deported to Algeria on grounds of national security. (A further individual who held dual Algerian and French nationality was deported to France on national security grounds). The arrangements with Algeria do not provide for formal monitoring following deportation. The deportees are given details of how they can contact the British embassy in Algiers, and are also asked if they wish to provide the details of next-of-kin who can serve as a contact point. Two of the eight opted to maintain contact with the embassy, a further individual merely asked for his relatives to be informed of his flight details.All the men deported to Algeria were detained and questioned following their return, as provided for under Algerian law. Six were subsequently released; two are still detained in custody and are now facing criminal charges.The terms of the draft answer have been cleared with LAB, OSCT and the FCO's Counter-Terrorism Policy Department.

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154300; 464 c170-1W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners have been deported to (a) Libya, (b) Lebanon, (c) Jordan and (d) Algeria since the Repatriation Agreement with each country was signed;

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154301; 464 c169-70W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

(2) what monitoring of Libyan prisoners has taken place following their repatriation under the Repatriation Agreement;

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154302; 464 c169-70W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

(2) which countries the Government are in negotiations with about a Repatriation Agreement;

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 July 2007

For answer on

8 October 2007

Answered on

8 October 2007

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154299; 464 c170-1W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the provisions of the UN Convention on Torture are included in the Repatriation Agreements being concluded by the UK with other countries;

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 July 2007

For answer on

8 October 2007

Answered on

8 October 2007

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154298; 464 c170-1W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

(5) what monitoring of Algerian prisoners has taken place following their repatriation under the Repatriation Agreement.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154305; 464 c169-70W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

(4) what monitoring of Jordanian prisoners has taken place following their repatriation under the Repatriation Agreement;

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154304; 464 c169-70W

House

House of Commons

Repatriation

(3) what monitoring of Lebanese prisoners has taken place following their repatriation under the Repatriation Agreement;

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 October 2007

Reference

154303; 464 c169-70W

House

House of Commons

Deportation: Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were removed under immigration law to (a) Democratic Republic of Congo and (b) Congo (Brazzaville) in each of the last six months; and what plans he has to remove people to either country in future.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 September 2007

For answer on

12 September 2007

Answered on

1 October 2007

[holding answer 12 September 2007]: The table shows the number of failed asylum applicants removed to Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January and June 2007 inclusive. This is the latest six-month period for which figures are available.Information on the total number of persons removed between January and June 2007 (including non-asylum cases) is not available for release under National Statistics protocols.On 23 August 2007, Justice Collins ordered that the removal of all unsuccessful asylum seekers to DRC must be deferred until the Country Guidance case is determined. In line with the High Court's decision of 23 August 2007, the Border and Immigration Agency will not enforce the removal of Congolese asylum seekers to DRC until the Asylum Immigration Tribunal (AIT) has substantively considered the pending Country Guidance case. The High Court's decision, however, applies only to unsuccessful asylum seekers and we shall continue to remove immigration offenders who are Congolese nationals and have no legal right to remain in the UK. There are currently no legal impediments stopping us from removing to Congo those Congolese nationals with no right to remain in the UK.The Government are committed to providing protection to those individuals who are found to be in fear of persecution. It is only right that we provide that protection, but equally, it is only right that we enforce the return of those who have no right to remain here: this is a key part to upholding a robust and fair asylum system.Copies of statistics publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html"

Removals, voluntary departures and assisted returns¹ of asylum applicants², including dependants, to Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo, January—June 2007³,4
Number of removals
Destination	January	February	March	April	May	June	January-June total
Congo	5	*	5	5	5	5	25
Democratic Republic of Congo	10	40	10	15	5	10	90
¹ Includes enforced removals, persons departing voluntarily after enforcement action had been initiated against them, persons leaving under assisted voluntary return programmes run by the International Organisation for Migration and those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
² Persons who had sought asylum at some stage, including dependants.
³ Figures are rounded to the nearest five, (* = 1 or 2), and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding.
4 Provisional figures.

Date

1 October 2007

Reference

155330; 463 c2355-6W

House

House of Commons

Asylum: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what studies have been undertaken into the effect of appellant asylum seekers who have been denied benefits on social services departments.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 October 2007

Reference

155332; 463 c2353W

House

House of Commons

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average response time has been to an immigration enquiry from an hon. Member in 2007; and what the equivalent figure was in (a) 2006 and (b) 2005.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 June 2007

Reference

145493; 462 c768W

House

House of Commons

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outstanding asylum applications there are; and how many were first made (a) within the last (i) 12 months, (ii) two years and (iii) three years and (b) more than three years ago.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 June 2007

Reference

145492; 462 c757W

House

House of Commons

Asylum: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers have been deported to countries which have not signed the UN Convention against Torture 1988 during the last 12 months, broken down by country.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 March 2007

For answer on

26 March 2007

Answered on

25 June 2007

[holding answer 26 March 2007]: The table shows the number of principal asylum applicants removed from the UK in 2006 as a result of enforcement action, to countries which have not signed the UN Convention against Torture (1984). A number of countries have ratified the Convention, but have not formally signed it. Removals to these countries have been included in the table.Voluntary departures are included in figures on removals and therefore it is not possible to say at what stage in the asylum process people are removed, since those departing voluntarily can leave the UK at any time.The UK looks at all asylum claims, and claims relating to torture on their individual merits and with anxious scrutiny. We take into account the individual’s circumstances, the circumstances in the country to which they would be removed and any other relevant information, including, where relevant, any undertakings given by that country. We would not return any individual to a country where it was considered that there was a real risk that he/she would be tortured or made to suffer inhuman or degrading treatment. The decision to remove anyone who claims to fear torture is subject to the right of appeal to the independent Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, or, where applicable, to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, and from there to the higher courts.Published statistics on immigration and asylum are available on the Home Office’s Research, Development and Statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html."

Removals and voluntary departures, excluding Assisted Voluntary Returns¹,², of asylum applicants³, excluding dependants, to countries who have not signed the UN Convention against Torture4, in 20065,¹0
Destination6	2006
Albania	955
Macedonia	15
Moldova	40
Romania	240
Serbia and Montenegro	655
EU Accession States7	110
Other Former USSR8	90
Europe other9	65
Europe total	2,160
Jamaica	345
Americas other9	20
Americas total	365
Angola	25
Burundi	5
Cameroon	25
Congo	40
Dem. Rep. Congo	80
Eritrea	*
Ethiopia	50
Ivory Coast	20
Kenya	90
Liberia	10
Rwanda	5
Somalia	10
Tanzania	45
Uganda	180
Zimbabwe	45
Africa other9	100
Africa total	725
Iran	145
Iraq	65
Libya	25
Syria	35
Middle East other9	165
Middle East total	435
Bangladesh	230
Pakistan	750
Sri Lanka	385
Vietnam	95
Asia other9	345
Asia total	1,795
Total principal applicants removed	5,485
¹ Includes enforced removals, persons departing ‘Voluntarily’ following enforcement action initiated against them and those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities.
² Excludes Assisted Voluntary Returns.
³ Persons who had sought asylum at some stage, excluding dependants.
4 Some countries have ratified the CAT, but not signed it. These countries have been included in these figures.
5 Figures rounded to the nearest five, with * = 1 or 2.
6 Excludes persons where the recorded destination is unknown.
7 Includes Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia. Excludes Cyprus, Hungary and Poland.
8 Includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Excludes Belarus.
9 Includes only those countries who have not signed the CAT and not all other countries in the relevant continent.
¹0 Provisional figures.

Date

25 June 2007

Reference

129795; 462 c285-6W

House

House of Commons

Immigrants: Detention Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of (a) attempted suicide and (b) self-harm have been recorded in immigration detention centres in each of the last 12 months.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 March 2007

For answer on

26 March 2007

Answered on

19 June 2007

[holding answer 26 March 2007]: We keep records of self-harm incidents which require some form of medical treatment but we are unable to determine whether any of these incidents are actual incidents of attempted suicide. Cases reported each month for the period May 2006 to April 2007 are reproduced in the following table.

Self-harm statistics: Number of individuals on formal self-harm at risk
	2006
Removal centre	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Campsfield	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
Colnbrook	10	9	7	5	4	5	7	12
Dover	4	3	5	0	2	2	11	6
Dungavel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harmondsworth	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Haslar	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lindholme	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Oakington	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0
Tinsley House	0	2	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Yarl’s Wood	0	5	4	2	0	0	0	2
Total	16	24	18	11	12	10	19	22

	2007
Removal centre	January	February	March	April
Campsfield	1	1	0	0
Colnbrook	12	3	6	7
Dover	4	2	3	5
Dungavel	0	0	0	0
Harmondsworth	1	0	0	0
Haslar	0	0	0	0
Lindholme	0	0	0	0
Oakington	1	1	1	1
Tinsley House	0	0	0	0
Yarl’s Wood	1	1	5	1
Total	20	8	15	14

Date

19 June 2007

Reference

129793; 461 c1780-1W

House

House of Commons

Latin American nationals¹ detained solely under Immigration Act powers as at the specified dates²,³,4,5
Detained as at:	Number of detainees
30 June 2007	40
29 September 2007	35
29 December 2007	25
29 March 2008	25
¹ Includes nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
² Excluding persons detained in police cells and those detained under both criminal and immigration powers.
³ Due to changes in working practices, these statistics now exclude all persons detained in Prison Service establishments. Figures are not directly comparable with those prior to June 2006.
4 Figures include dependants.
5 Figures rounded to the nearest five.

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