Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for permanent leave to remain from people who have had discretionary leave to remain status (a) in each age group and (b) with each level of educational qualification for at least 10 years.

Since 2005 the proportion of applications that have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain who have previously had Discretionary Leave status broken down by age group is as follows: Age 0 to 6 - 520 Age 7 to 18 – 3,160 Age 19 to 30 – 15,300 Age 31 to 40 – 16,340 Age 41 to 50 – 8,640 Age 51 to 60 – 2,815 Age 61 and over – 1,865

The Home Office does not hold data to show the proportion of applications that have Indefinite Leave to Remain who have also had Discretionary Leave status, based on their educational qualifications.