Asylum: Syria

(asked on 18th November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Refugee Council to discuss the number of Syrian refugees that have been settled in the UK.


Answered by
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James Brokenshire
This question was answered on 25th November 2014

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).

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.

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.

Syrian nationals granted asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave1
Grants of asylumGrants of Humanitarian ProtectionGrants of Discretionary LeaveOther forms of grantTotal grants
2012
July7111073
August100000100
September1111000121
October1311600147
November131100132
December9050095
2013
January167200169
February135000135
March134110136
April102010103
May125200127
June112010113
July115100116
August106000106
September132000132
October168100169
November102000102
December4610047
2014
January7910080
February6600066
March6400064
April107100108
May108001109
June9040094
1. Figures include dependants

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