HC Deb 21 June 2004 vol 422 cc1191-2W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which decisions by his Department were challenged by judicial review in session(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99 and (c) 1999–2000; and in how many cases the (i) Department's decision was upheld by the court, (ii) court found for the applicant, (iii) Department submitted to the judgment and (iv) Department appealed successfully against the decision; [158466]

(2) which decisions by his Department were challenged by judicial review in the session 2002–03; and in how many cases the (a) Department's decision was upheld by the court, (b) court found for the applicant, (c) Department submitted to the judgment and (d) Department appealed successfully against the decision. [161158]

Paul Goggins

There are no central records containing the information sought. This could be obtained only by consulting individual case files and would involve disproportionate cost. There are no central records containing the information sought. This could be obtained only by consulting individual case files and would involve disproportionate cost. The Administrative Court's records are organised by reference to the subject matter of judicial review claims, not the government department concerned. They contain the following information for immigration and impact (category 4) incidents included in the previous answer have not beet included, as the offences did not involve the release of pollutants.

asylum claims, which make up more than 90 per cent. of the judicial review cases brought against the Home Office.

Asylum, October 2002 to November 2003
Number
Claims received 2,693
Claims allowed 36

Non-Asylum Immigration Cases, October 2002 to November 2003
Number
Claims received 272
Claims allowed 2

Asylum, October 1997 to September 2000
Number
Claims received 5,748
Claims allowed 1685
1which is 11.9 per cent. of the total

Non-Asylum, Immigration Cases, October 1997 to September 2000
Number
Claims received 1,117
Claims allowed 150
1which is 4.5 per cent. of the total

These figures show that in the period in question of the immigration judicial review cases brought against the Home Office only 10.7 per cent. were successful.