§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of notice of decision to deport on grounds of national security have gone to the appeals panel in the last five years; and on what number of such cases the panel has differed from his own decision. [22541]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe independent advisory panel has considered representations in 54 cases in the last five years, all but three at the time of the Gulf war. The panel's advice is confidential.