Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each financial year from 2009–10 to date, how many victims of trafficking who are nationals of European Economic Area countries have (1) applied for discretionary leave to remain, (2) been granted discretionary leave to remain, and (3) been refused discretionary leave to remain.

It is considered that disproportionate cost are applicable to aspects (1) and (3) of this PQ as there are no means, other than manual , to gather the necessary statistical information to provide an accurate figure for disclosure.

In reference to aspect (2) Her Majesty’s Government provides the following statistical data in financial years as requested: