§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison) of 22 April 1999,Official Report, column 666, on the Immigration Act 1971, if the answer included applications made by people who did not have current leave to remain at the time of application; what was the average time taken to decide a non-asylum application made out of time; and how many applications were made (a) in time and (b) out of time in each year since 1994. [85039]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe information given in my reply to the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison) on 22 April 1999,Official Report, column 666, related to all decisions. It is not possible to identify how many of the applications were made by people who did not have current leave to remain at the time of application.