HC Deb 26 March 1998 vol 309 cc224-5W
Mr. Edward Davey

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many immigration adjudicators are currently employed by his Department; how many have been employed in each of the last five years; how many cases have been dealt with in each year; and what have been the administrative costs in each year. [36320]

Mr. Hoon

The number of adjudicators (in addition to the Chief Adjudicator and Deputy Adjudicator) is currently:

  • 33 Adjudicators (full-time)
  • 161 Adjudicators (part-time).

Information is not available on a year by year basis and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

The overall adjudicator disposals (including asylum and non-asylum appeals) for the past 5 financial years are:

  • 1993/94: 27,580
  • 1994/95: 26,770
  • 1995/96: 21,282
  • 1996/97: 29,182
  • 1997/98: 136,279
  • 1 projected figure.

I am unable to provide administrative costs for the immigration adjudicators alone but can provide the following information for the Immigration Appellate Authority as a whole:

  • 1994/95: £6,965,344
  • 1995/96: £8,404,699
  • 1996/97: £11,388,311
  • 1997/98: 1£12,513,282.
  • 1 projected figure.

Information for 1993/4 is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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