HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc835-6W
Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many asylum appeals to adjudicators were(a) heard and (b) adjourned in (i) 2000

Lord Chancellor's Department and its agencies—percentage of correspondence answered within target (target in working days)
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Percentage (Target) Percentage (Target) Percentage (Target) Percentage (Target) Percentage (Target)
Lord Chancellor's Department 77 (20) 72 (20) 88 (20) 84 (20) 85 (15)
Court Service 2— — 98 (20) 93 (15) 87 (15) 92 (15)
Public Guardianship Office1 95 (20) 96 (20) 92 (20) 89 (20) 92 (15)
HM Land Registry 96 (5) 96 (5) 96 5 96 (5) 96 (5)
Public Record Office 99.5 (10) 98.5 (10) 98.5 (10) 99.6 (10) 99.3 (10)
1 Formerly Public Trust Office
2 Not available
and (ii) 2001 to the latest convenient date; and how many adjournments were at the request of (A) the appellant and (B) the Home Office. [36429]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Of the asylum appeals to adjudicators:

between 1 October and 31 December 2000 (earliest reliable information available):

  • 13,127 appeals were heard, of which 3,520 cases were adjourned at hearing.

between 1 January and 30 June 2001:

  • 25,418 appeals were heard, of which
  • 6,691 cases were adjourned at hearing.
  • Comprehensive information on "adjournment by reason" is only available for cases after 1 July 2001.

and between 1 July 2001 and 31 December 2001:

  • 29,881 appeals were heard, of which
  • 7,914 cases were adjourned at hearing.
  • 4,168 cases were adjourned by reason of the appellant or their representative.
  • 1,397 cases were adjourned by reason of the Home Office. The remaining 1,938 cases were adjourned for other reasons.