Tag: Andrew Turner

  • Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Turner on 2014-04-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseeker’s allowance claimants were subject to sanctions in each county in the most recent period for which figures are available.

    Esther McVey

    The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

    Information on JSA sanctions, including a range of geographical breakdowns is published and available at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

    JSA claimant count data by geographical area is published and available at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/

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  • Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Turner on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there were, by country of origin, in each of the last five years.

    James Brokenshire

    Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics.

    The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table," Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013" which i will place in the House library.

    These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013 and from the Library of the House.
    Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693
    /asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods

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