Home Department written question – answered at on 11 November 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK nationals with exceptional leave to remain were (a) granted and (b) refused the right of settlement in the UK in each year since 1997; and in how many cases a refusal was on the grounds of a criminal conviction in the UK.
holding answer
Grants of settlement 1997-2007 to persons previously granted exceptional leave to remain in the United Kingdom are published in Table 5.3 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Control of Immigration Statistics United Kingdom 2007".
This publication is available in the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb1008.pdf
The Home Office does not collate statistics on the number of people with exceptional leave to remain who have been refused settlement in the UK and whether the reason for refusal was on the grounds of having a criminal conviction in the UK. The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost by undertaking a search of case files of all individuals with exceptional leave to remain who have applied for settlement in the UK since 1997.
Table 5.3 Grants of settlement by category of grant, excluding EEA and Swiss nationals( 1, 2) , 1997-2007, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
Number of persons | |||||||||||
Category of grant | 1997( 3) | 1998( 3) | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004( 4) | 2005 | 2006R | 2007( 5) , P |
Grants in own right or on a discretionary basis (excluding spouses and dependants) | |||||||||||
On completion of four/five years(6): | |||||||||||
in employment with a work permit | 2,845 | 3,155 | 3,285 | 4,455 | 4,335 | 5,845 | 9,190 | 16,205 | 25,470 | 11,270 | 15,165 |
in permit free employment(7) | 705 | 855 | 700 | 1,415 | 890 | 980 | 1,325 | 1,325 | 1,625 | 670 | 790 |
as business or self employed, or as persons of independent means | 265 | 200 | 130 | 260 | 160 | 115 | 230 | 220 | 320 | 2,595 | 75 |
Commonwealth citizens with a United Kingdom-born grandparent, taking or seeking employment | 1,110 | 1,675 | 2,240 | 2,580 | 3,255 | 4,060 | 5,275 | 4,755 | 4,795 | 1,900 | 1,675 |
British overseas citizens with special vouchers | 220 | 170 | 220 | 160 | 140 | 60 | * | 5 | * | * | — |
Refugees and persons given exceptional leave to remain: | 4,830 | 6,675 | 22,505 | 25,355 | 17,965 | 18,235 | 12,185 | 19,025 | 33,850 | 19,075 | 10,250 |
Of which: | |||||||||||
recognised refugees(8) | 2,405 | 4,270 | (15)22,505 | (15)25,355 | (15)17,965 | 10,955 | 4,875 | 1,695 | 1,230 | 40 | 30 |
persons given exceptional leave to remain | 2,425 | 2,405 | (15)— | (15)— | (15)— | 7,280 | 7,310 | 8,545 | 21,840 | 14,555 | 8,850 |
granted under the Family ILR exercise(9) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,785 | 10,780 | 3,975 | 215 |
other asylum-related grants | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 1,155 |
Other grants on a discretionary basis(10) | 2,160 | 3,700 | 2,580 | 6,150 | 4,190 | 6,730 | 10,860 | 4,075 | 4,050 | 6,155 | 8,785 |
Total granted in own right or on a discretionary basis(11) | 12,145 | 16,435 | 31,665 | 40,380 | 30,935 | 36,020 | 39,065 | 45,615 | 70,105 | 41,670 | 36,745 |
Spouses and dependants | |||||||||||
Husbands: | |||||||||||
settled on arrival | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 45 | 85 | 785 | 560 | 445 | 325 |
settled on removal of time limit | 11,240 | 13,620 | 15,370 | 15,730 | 17,780 | 16,640 | 19,210 | 11,860 | 15,195 | 18,105 | 17,750 |
Of which: | |||||||||||
on basis of marriage(12) | 10,700 | 13,010 | 14,565 | 14,460 | 16,850 | 15,470 | 17,275 | 7,985 | 8,540 | 15,185 | 13,495 |
at same time as wife | 540 | 610 | 805 | 1,270 | 930 | 1,170 | 1,935 | 3,875 | 6,660 | 2,915 | 4,250 |
Total husbands | 11,260 | 13,635 | 15,385 | 15,755 | 17,835 | 16,685 | 19,295 | 12,645 | 15,760 | 18,550 | 18,070 |
Wives: | |||||||||||
settled on arrival | 150 | 125 | 150 | 165 | 240 | 190 | 275 | 2,450 | 2,080 | 1,300 | 795 |
settled on removal of time limit | 20,250 | 22,165 | 24,800 | 30,750 | 30,745 | 30,535 | 37,480 | 22,780 | 28,130 | 33,170 | 28,330 |
of which: | |||||||||||
on basis of marriage(12) | 16,160 | 18,390 | 19,945 | 24,100 | 26,590 | 24,930 | 30,560 | 12,520 | 15,205 | 26,365 | 22,405 |
at same time as husband | 4,090 | 3,775 | 4,855 | 6,655 | 4,155 | 5,605 | 6,920 | 10,260 | 12,925 | 6,805 | 5,925 |
Total wives | 20,400 | 22,290 | 24,950 | 30,920 | 30,985 | 30,725 | 37,750 | 25,230 | 30,210 | 34,470 | 29,125 |
Children: | |||||||||||
settled on arrival | 1,535 | 1,430 | 1,710 | 1,520 | 1,730 | 1,505 | 1,590 | 7,485 | 5,385 | 5,105 | 4,390 |
settled on removal of time limit: | 9,985 | 10,850 | 17,725 | 27,485 | 18,400 | 19,725 | 25,800 | 33,330 | 40,060 | 20,560 | 25,830 |
Of which: | |||||||||||
with parent accepted on basis of marriage | 1,395 | 1,615 | 2,005 | 3,580 | 3,830 | 3,420 | 4,560 | 1,925 | 2,125 | 3,315 | 2,990 |
other | 8,590 | 9,235 | 15,720 | 23,900 | 14,570 | 16,305 | 21,245 | 31,405 | 37,935 | 17,245 | 22,840 |
Total children | 11,520 | 12,280 | 19,435 | 29,005 | 20,130 | 21,235 | 27,395 | 40,815 | 45,445 | 25,665 | 30,220 |
Parents and grandparents joining children or grandchildren: | |||||||||||
settled on arrival | 295 | 285 | 265 | 265 | 295 | 215 | 90 | 100 | 260 | 405 | 355 |
settled on removal of time limit: | 885 | 1,050 | 815 | 2,175 | 1,465 | 1,530 | 3,020 | 1,885 | 1,185 | 1,060 | 645 |
Other and unspecified dependants(13) | 1,870 | 3,510 | 4,380 | 7,150 | 6,600 | 6,940 | 6,360 | 8,405 | 11,520 | 8,050 | 5,785 |
Total spouses and dependants | 46,230 | 53,045 | 66,225 | 85,265 | 77,305 | 77,335 | 93,910 | 89,080 | 104,380 | 88,205 | 84,200 |
Claim to right of abode upheld and other grants | 350 | 310 | 230 | 295 | 170 | 120 | 130 | 75 | 70 | 135 | 25 |
Category unknown(14) | — | — | — | — | — | 2,490 | 6,175 | 4,440 | 4,565 | 4,440 | 3,880 |
Total | 58,725 | 69,790 | 97,115 | 125,945 | 108,410 | 115,965 | 139,280 | 139,210 | 179,120 | 134,445 | 124,855 |
(1) Swiss nationals are excluded from 1 June 2002—see Explanatory Notes and Definitions, paragraph 10. (2) Data from 2003 also exclude dependants of EEA and Swiss nationals in confirmed relationships granted permanent residence—see Explanatory Notes and Definitions, paragraph 12. (3) Includes a small number of EEA nationals. (4) Includes nationals of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia before 1 May 2004, but excludes them from this date. (5) Excludes Bulgaria and Romania. (6) In 2006, the qualifying period for settlement in all employment-related categories changed from four to five years. See Changes Affecting Statistics of Immigration Control, paragraph 2 (xv). (7) Includes ministers of religion, writers and artists. (8 )Includes persons granted settlement under measures aimed at reducing the pre-July backlog as announced in the White Paper in July 1998. (9) Included In "other asylum-related grants" from April 2007. (10) Data for 2007 include persons granted indefinite leave outside the immigration rules under measures aimed at clearing the backlog of outstanding unresolved cases. See Changes Affecting Statistics of Immigration Control, paragraph 2 (xvl). (11) Includes Commonwealth citizens ordinarily resident on 1 January 1973 and for five years. (12) Includes civil and unmarried partners. (13) Data from 27 July 1998 to 2002 include husbands, wives and children of port asylum seekers given indefinite leave to enter. (14) See Explanatory Notes and Definitions, paragraphs 3 and 4. (15) Indicates brace. |
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neil Regan
Posted on 12 Nov 2008 12:15 pm (Report this annotation)
When you talk about Cyprus do you mean the whole island, just the Greek South or the Turkish North?
Paul Peros
Posted on 12 Nov 2008 1:06 pm (Report this annotation)
The term usually refers to the Greek south although it depends on context and could refer to the whole island. If this were significant I suspect this would be made clear.
I am not sure why this question is relevant to the Minister of State's answer.
Paul Peros
Posted on 12 Nov 2008 1:08 pm (Report this annotation)
PS: I think it extremely unlikely that the UK or any other EU government or almost any other government would use "Cyprus" to refer solely to the Turkish-held north.
Lastly, the list in the Minister's note relates to the 2004 entrants to the European Union, so it seems most likely to refer to the Greek-administered portion of the island.