§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration appeal cases processed by the Appeals Processing Centre are awaiting despatch to the Immigration Appellate Authority. [161976]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 16 March 2004]Figures at the end of February showed that there were approximately 2,000 entry clearance cases and 2,000 in country immigration cases which had been processed by the Appeals Processing Centre and were awaiting despatch to the Immigration Appellate Authority.