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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, "title" : "Table as_01_q (Vol 1 - Asylum Table) "}
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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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, {"_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>- Grants include grants of asylum, discretionary leave, humanitarian protection, and grants under family and private life rules.<\/li><\/ol>
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>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Sri Lankan nationals have sought asylum in each year since 1 January 2007; and how many were successful.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/147592", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/147592/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We recognise that there are credible reports of torture, ill-treatment and sexual violence perpetrated by the security forces in the aftermath of the
civil war. The Home Office's consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office varies from case to case. However, we are in regular discussions about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka more generally and the information provided is reflected in the Home Office\u2019s published country information and guidance report(s) which are publicly available.
All asylum claims made by those from Sri Lanka continue to be carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the 1951 Refugee Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights and against the background of the latest country information and relevant caselaw \u2013 including a Court of Appeal judgment from 18 June 2014 which found that not everyone, including all Tamils, are at risk on return to Sri Lanka.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department consults the Foreign and Commonwealth Office when determining the veracity of claims of torture by asylum applicants from Sri Lanka; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4006", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of returning failed asylum seekers to Sri Lanka on the ability of the Office of the UN High Commission for Human Rights to investigate violations of human rights in that country; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sri Lankan asylum seekers who claimed asylum in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012, (e) 2013 and (f) 2014, have been found to be victims of torture; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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