Immigration Appeal Tribunal (Hansard, 22 May 1997)

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many and what proportion of Immigration Appeal Tribunal members are(a) women and (b) of Asian origin. [1052]

§ Mr. Hoon
On the 1 May 1997 there were a total of 26 members of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal in post. The President of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal is
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challenge, through (a) the county courts, (b) the High Court, (c) the divisional court and (d) the magistrates courts, decisions to remove them from unlawful occupation of public and private land in each of the last three years. [960]

§ Mr. Hoon
It is not possible to distinguish new age travellers from other legally aided applicants. Nor is it possible to identify separately cases involving unlawful occupation of public and private land.

§ Mr. Baker
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what has been the average cost per case to public funds for cases qualifying for legal aid for each year from 1970 to 1996, in 1996 prices. [1075]

§ Mr. Hoon
The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, information on the cost to legal aid is available from 1979–80. Average payments from the legal aid fund, by category of legal aid in 1995–96 prices was as follows:
male. Of the four full-time members one is a woman. Of the 21 part-time legal members two are women. Of the 20 lay members six are women. Questions asking the ethnic origins of candidates for legal appointments to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal have been included on application forms only since 1991. Candidates are under no obligation to answer such questions. However, from information currently held I can say that two are Asian; 15 are White; one is listed as "other"; and the ethnic origins of the remaining eight are unknown. No information on the ethnic origins of lay members is collected.