Visitors' Appeals (Hansard, 26 June 1995)

HC Deb 26 June 1995 vol 262 c435W 435W

§ Mr. Winnick
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the number and percentage of visitors' appeals upheld by adjudication in the last three years prior to the appeal system in such cases being discontinued. [30481]

Mr. John M. Taylor
The information requested is as follows:

Period Visitor Visa Appeals Determined Number of Appeals Allowed Percentage of Appeals Allowed

1991 n/a n/a n/a

1992 16,524 2,500 15

January-June 1993¹ 7,164 1,361 19

n/a=Not available

¹ The Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993, which removed the right of appeal in visitor visa cases, came into force in July 1993.

Period	Visitor Visa Appeals Determined	Number of Appeals Allowed	Percentage of Appeals Allowed
1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	16,524	2,500	15
January-June 1993¹	7,164	1,361	19
n/a=Not available
¹ The Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993, which removed the right of appeal in visitor visa cases, came into force in July 1993.