Immigration Appeals Tribunals

HC Deb 24 July 1981 vol 9 cc264-5W

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Stockport, North on 1 December 1980, Official Report, column 31–32, on immigration appeals tribunals if he will now provide comparable figures for 1980.

Mr. Whitelaw

Comparable figures for 1980, which have been provided by the appellate authorities are as follows:

Appeals to Adjudicators
	Number
Allowed	2,007
Dismissed	10,381
Withdrawn	4,153
No Jurisdiction	39
Total Disposals	16,580

Immigration Appeal Tribunal—Appeals by Immigrants (appeals at first instance or against adjudicators' decisions)
	Number
Allowed	79
Dismissed	167
Withdrawn	111
No Jurisdiction	26
Total Disposals	383

Appeals by Home Office against Adjudicators' decisions
	Number
Allowed	26
Dismissed	28
Withdrawn	22
No Jurisdiction	3
Total Disposals	79

The table of appeals to adjudicators relates to the number of appeals by individuals, whereas the tables of appeals to the Tribunal relate to the number of cases disposed of (where one case can involve more than one appeal).