I recognise concerns that have been raised by Noble Lords in relation to Operation Conifer, however it is for locally-elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to decide how best to hold their forces to account, and PCCs have the powers to commission an inquiry, should they deem it appropriate. The Government has no plans to launch an inquiry into Operation Conifer.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T12:47:27.987Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sir Edward Heath"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, futher to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 July (HL Deb, cols 963\u20135), what are their reasons for not establishing an inquiry into Operation Conifer conducted by the Wiltshire Police into allegations against Sir Edward Heath.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4202", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lexden"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lexden"} ], "uin" : "HL9988"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967501", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967501/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Home Office publishes data on the number of applications and initial decisions, broken down by nationality, in table as_01_q (volume 1 of the asylum tables) in the quarterly Immigration Statistics<\/em> publication. The latest figures, up until June 2018, are available at the following link:<\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total applications <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total initial decisions <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total grants <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,473<\/p><\/td> 874<\/p><\/td> 206<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,115<\/p><\/td> 1,251<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,357<\/p><\/td> 1,612<\/p><\/td> 228<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,756<\/p><\/td> 1,604<\/p><\/td> 323<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,744<\/p><\/td> 1,384<\/p><\/td> 333<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,811<\/p><\/td> 1,287<\/p><\/td> 262<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,292<\/p><\/td> 1,217<\/p><\/td> 157<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 961<\/p><\/td> 1,537<\/p><\/td> 179<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 845<\/p><\/td> 731<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 690<\/p><\/td> 645<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018 (Jan-Jun)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 261<\/p><\/td> 302<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1. Grants include grants of asylum, discretionary leave, humanitarian protection, and grants under family and private life rules.<\/p> 2. Decisions made in a given year does not necessarily relate to the number of applications in the same year. Applications are based on the date of application and decisions are based on the date of initial decision.<\/p> 3. Data include main applicants only.<\/p> 4. Data for 2018 include 6 months of data only (Jan-Jun). This is the latest period that is publically available.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Sri Lankans (1) applied for asylum, and (2) had applications approved in each year since 2008, broken down by ethnicity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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