I have now got official HSMP data - 6,363 applications approved since the scheme was launched in 2002.
If the reference numbers around june 2004 are 19,000 to 22,000 this gives a rejection rate of over 60%
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http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/8F2 ... te_138.pdf