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The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the \u2018Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release\u2019 (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release). Data on the number of asylum applications from Sri Lankan nationals and the initial decision on such applications are published in the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets).<\/p>

Table Asy_D01 contains information on the number of asylum applications. Table Asy_D02 contains information on initial decisions on such applications. In addition to those granted at initial decision, some will be granted following appeal. Data on the number of appeals lodged can be found in Asy_D06, and data on the outcome of such appeals in Asy_D07.<\/p>

Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the \u2018summary tables\u2019 (attached). The \u2018contents\u2019 sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.<\/p>

Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the \u2018Research and statistics calendar\u2019 (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance)<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1199379/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "asylum-summary-sep-2019-tables.xlsx"} , "title" : "Asylum summary tables"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-06-16T16:20:37.907Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Asylum: Sri Lanka"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "Her Majesty's Government how many Sri Lankan nationals sought asylum in the UK in (1) 2018, and (2) 2019, and how many were successful.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1251", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Naseby"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Naseby"} ], "uin" : "HL5052"} , {"_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>

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018<\/a><\/p>

Data on ethnicity are not available.<\/p>

Table 1: Asylum applications, initial decision, and grants on asylum applications from Sri Lankan nationals, 2008 to June 2018<\/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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/967501/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "HL991 Lord Naseby Annex A.xlsx"} , "title" : "Table as_01_q (Vol 1 - Asylum Table) "} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-13T13:39:43.543Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Asylum: Sri Lanka"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "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"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1251", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Naseby"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Naseby"} ], "uin" : "HL9991"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/867253", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/867253/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Home Office publishes data on the number of applications and initial decisions, broken down by nationality, in the quarterly Immigration Statistics<\/em> publication. The latest figures, up until 2017, are available at the following link:<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017<\/a><\/p>

Table as_01 (asylum tables, vol. 1) contains the number of asylum applications, from main applicants, and initial decisions each year, broken down by nationality.<\/p>

Data in table as_01 relate to initial decisions only. The number of \u2018successful\u2019 applications will increase when taking into account those granted after appeal. Table as_06 shows the number of decisions in a given year that have led to an appeal, by appeal outcome. Data in this table are not directly comparable over time as more recent years will have a high number of cases where a final decision has not yet been made.<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Country of nationality<\/p><\/td>

Total <\/strong> applications <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total initial decisions <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total grants <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Percentage granted <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2007<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

988<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

936<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

124<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

13%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,473<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

874<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

206<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

24%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,115<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,251<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

190<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

15%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,357<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,612<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

228<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

14%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,756<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,604<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

323<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,744<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,384<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

333<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

24%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,811<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,287<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

262<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

1,292<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,217<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

157<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

13%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

961<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,537<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

179<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

12%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

845<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

731<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

44<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

687<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

649<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

49<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

8%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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