OUR RECORD
I BELIEVE THESE INDICATE THAT WE DO OPERATE FLEXIBLE POLICIES
TOWARDS THOSE WHO SEEK REFUGE IN THIS COUNTRY.
IS COMMENDABLE. IN THE PERIOD FROM 1979 TO 1983 OVER 7,500
PEOPLE WERE GRANTED ASYLUM HERE. IN ADDITION, IN THE PERIOD
FROM 1 JULY 1983 TO 30 JUNE 1984 SOME 770 APPLICANTS WERE
GRANTED LEAVE TO REMAIN HERE EXCEPTIONALLY, AND THESE FIGURES
DO NOT INCLUDE SOME 19,000 OR SO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE
ALSO BEEN ADMITTED. IN THE SAME FIVE YEAR PERIOD SOME 170
UGANDAN NATIONALS WERE GRANTED ASYLUM AND IN THE PERIOD FROM 1
JULY 1983 TO 30 JUNE 1984 74 UGANDANS WERE GRANTED EXCEPTIONAL
ONLY 12 APPLICATIONS WERE REFUSED DURING THIS
LEAVE TO REMAIN.
TIME.
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THE NOBLE VISCOUNT ALSO REFERRED TO DELAYS BEFORE APPLICANTS
FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM HEAR THE OUTCOME OF THEIR APPLICATIONS.
[I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE NOBLE LORD HAS A PARTICULAR CASE IN
MIND IN REFERRING TO A 4 YEAR DELAY BUT I DO KNOW THT SUCH A
DELAY WOULD BE A MATTER OF MAJOR CONCERN TO THE HOME OFFICE AND
IF HE COULD LET ME HAVE DETAILS I SHALL
INTO STRAIGHTAWAY).
ENSURE THAT IT IS LOOKED
IT IS UNFORTUNATELY TRUE THAT ASYLUM APPLICATIONS TAKE LONGER
ON AVERAGE THAN OTHER APPLICATIONS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION
TO DECIDE During the
RULES.
furt & ment of 1954
to
BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1984 AND 30 JUNE 1984 THE AVERAGE
TIME TAKEN WAS 7 MONTHS.
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