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<p>Officials have regularly met representatives of the Refugee Council to discuss
the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. The last meeting was held on 25 September
and was also attended by partners from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). <br><br>I am pleased
to confirm that Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission
to the UN and Other International Organisations, Geneva will represent the UK at the
UNHCR Global Resettlement Pledging Conference on 9 December 2014.<br><br>You have
asked for details on how many refugees from Syria have been settled in the UK over
the last 24 months. These figures are broken down by month in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><strong>Syrian nationals granted asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary
leave<sup>1</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Grants of asylum</td><td>Grants of Humanitarian
Protection</td><td>Grants of Discretionary Leave</td><td>Other forms of grant</td><td><strong>Total
grants</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>71</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>73</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>100</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>100</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>111</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>121</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>131</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>147</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>131</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>90</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>95</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td
colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>167</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>135</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>135</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>134</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>136</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>103</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>125</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>127</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>112</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>113</strong></td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>115</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>116</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>106</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>106</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>132</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>168</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>102</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>46</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>47</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td
colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>79</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>80</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>66</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>66</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>64</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>64</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>107</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>108</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>108</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td><strong>109</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>90</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>94</strong></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1.
Figures include dependants</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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