Home Department written question – answered at on 11 December 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers (a) returned voluntarily and (b) were returned forcibly between 1 January 2006 and 30 September 2006 to (i) Democratic Republic of Congo, (ii) Eritrea, (iii) Iran, (iv) Sudan and (v) Zimbabwe.
The following table shows the number of principal asylum applicants removed from the UK in the first three quarters of 2006, broken down by type of removal and destination.
It is not possible to say at what stage in the asylum process people are at the time of their removal, because those departing voluntarily can do so at any stage.
Published statistics on immigration and asylumare available on the Home Office's Research and Development and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.
Removals, voluntary departures and assisted returns( 1) of asylum applicants( 2) , excluding dependants, nationals of Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea and Iran quarter 1 to quarter 3, 2006( 3,4) | ||||
Number of principal applicants | ||||
Nationality | Q12006 | Q22006 | Q3 2006 | Q1-Q3 total |
Democratic Republic of Congo | ||||
Total principal asylum applicants removed(2) | 25 | 35 | 30 | 85 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Democratic Republic of Congo | 15 | 20 | 20 | 50 |
removed to other and destination unknown | 10 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
Persons removed and voluntary departures(5,6) | 15 | 20 | 25 | 60 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Democratic Republic of Congo | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 |
removed to other and destination unknown | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
Persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes(7) | 5 | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Democratic Republic of Congo | 5 | 10 | * | 15 |
removed to other and destination unknown | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Eritrea | ||||
Total principal asylum applicants removed(2) | 65 | 105 | 140 | 310 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Eritrea | * | — | — | * |
removed to other and destination unknown | 65 | 105 | 140 | 310 |
Persons removed and voluntary departures(5,6) | 65 | 105 | 135 | 310 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Eritrea | * | — | — | * |
removed to other and destination unknown | 65 | 105 | 135 | 310 |
Persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes(7) | — | — | * | * |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Eritrea | — | — | — | — |
removed to other and destination unknown | — | — | * | * |
Iran | ||||
Total principal asylum applicants removed(2) | 165 | 195 | 135 | 495 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Iran | 95 | 115 | 85 | 295 |
removed to other and destination unknown | 75 | 80 | 50 | 200 |
Persons removed and voluntary departures(5,6) | 75 | 65 | 75 | 210 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Iran | 30 | 30 | 35 | 95 |
removed to other and destination unknown | 45 | 35 | 40 | 115 |
Persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes(7) | 95 | 130 | 60 | 285 |
Of whom: | ||||
removed to Iran | 65 | 85 | 50 | 200 |
removed to other and destination unknown | 30 | 45 | 10 | 85 |
(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 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, with — = 0, * = one or two, and may not sum due to rounding. (3) Persons who had sought asylum at some stage, excluding dependants. (4) Provisional figures. (5) Includes persons departing voluntarily after enforcement action had been initiated against them and those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities. (6) Excludes Assisted Voluntary Returns. (7 )Persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organization for Migration. May include some cases where enforcement action has been initiated. |
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