§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many applicants refused asylum have appealed against the refusal to a special adjudicator since 1993; how many such appeals have, to date, been lodged; how many appeals have been upheld; how many appeals have been dismissed; how many appeal hearings are pending; how many special adjudicators have, to date, been appointed; and how many appeal hearings on average are held each week. [40444]
Mr. John M. TaylorIn the period July 1993 to September 1995, the immigration appellate authorities received 18,204 asylum appeals from the Home Office and disposed of 7,718. Hearings were pending in approximately 8,400 of the asylum appeals outstanding at the end of September 1995. On average, 260 appeals are130W listed for hearing each week and approximately 150 are determined or otherwise disposed of. The immigration appellate authorities do not keep statistics on the outcome of asylum appeals. Since July 1993, 25 full-time and 52 part-time special adjudicators have been appointed.