Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants (a) took and (b) failed the Life in the UK test in each year since its introduction.
This information is published quarterly here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data
On the tab: Temporary and Permanent Migration Data
In summary:
Calendar Year | Total Tests Taken | Total Tests Failed |
2005 | 7,398 | 2,149 |
2006 | 155,879 | 50,476 |
2007 | 308,126 | 93,421 |
2008 | 248,934 | 70,109 |
2009 | 198,656 | 50,820 |
2010 | 183,562 | 48,919 |
2011 | 179,849 | 41,205 |
2012 | 151,036 | 22,327 |
2013 | 152,457 | 35,332 |
2014 | 165,738 | 64,780 |
2015 | 174,923 | 68,393 |
2016 | 133,490 | 47,312 |
2017 * | 65,946 | 21,563 |
* 2017 up to 30 June in line with published data.