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Grants of other leave by nationality under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

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Government	Inherited	Left at / latest	Change during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present	4832024 Q2	4312026 Q2	↓ 10.8%−52
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024	2662019 Q3	4832024 Q2	↑ 81.6%+217
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019	2202017 Q1	2662019 Q3	↑ 20.9%+46
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017	5622015 Q1	2202017 Q1	↓ 60.9%−342
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015	5592010 Q1	5622015 Q1	↑ 0.5%+3
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010	7852005 Q1	5592010 Q1	↓ 28.8%−226
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005	6,7082001 Q1	7852005 Q1	↓ 88.3%−5,923
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983	No complete period was published before this government took office.