Immigration Appeals (Hansard, 12 December 1996)

§ Mr. Henderson
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the budget of the Immigration Appellate Authority in the financial year 1996–97; and what it was in financial years(a) 1995–96 and (b) 1994–95. [7793]

§ Mr. Streeter
The question concerns a matter which has been assigned to the Court Service under the terms of its framework document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from M. D. Huebner to Mr. Doug Henderson, dated 12 December 1996: The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department has asked me to reply to your Question about the budget of the Immigration Appellate Authority. In 1994/95 the Immigration Appellate Authority spent £6,965,344 and in 1995/96 this rose to £8,404,699. The current estimate of the expenditure for the financial year 1996/97 is £9,917,983. I can confirm that these figures include both tribunal staff and judicial salaries; they do not include any provision for accommodation expenditure.

§ Mr. Henderson
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time special adjudicators were employed by the Immigration Appellate Authority (i) at the latest available date, (ii) on 1 January 1995 and (iii) on 1 August 1993. [7785]

§ Mr. Streeter
At the latest available date, 6 December 1996, 29 full-time and 97 part-time immigration adjudicators were designated as special adjudicators by the Lord Chancellor. On 1 January 1995 there were 18 full-time and 44 part-time immigration adjudicators who were so designated. On 1 August 1993 there were 16 full-time and 15 part-time immigration adjudicators so designated.

§ Mr. Henderson
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many appeals against a refusal of asylum are currently outstanding; and what was the number on(a) 1 January 1996, (b) 1 January 1995 and (c) 1 January 1994. [7786]

§ Mr. Streeter
The question concerns a matter which has been assigned to the Court Service under the terms of its framework document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from M. D. Huebner to Mr. Doug Henderson, dated 12 December 1996. The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department has asked me to reply to your Question about the number of outstanding asylum appeals. As at the end of November 1996 there were 20,388 appeals outstanding. This compares with 11,691 at the beginning of 1996, approximately 3,400 in January 1995 and 1,069 in April 1994.