§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration decisions made by him over the last four years have subsequently been overturned by (a) the appeals adjudicator, (b) the tribunal, (c) district courts, (d) the appeal court and (e) the House of Lords; and what percentage these were of the total appeals they judged.
§ Mr. JohnIn the four years ending 31 December 1978, adjudicators allowed 5,227 appeals (or 15.7 per cent. of all appeals heard). The tribunal allowed 221 appeals (or 22.2 per cent. of all appeals heard) in which the appellant was not the Secretary of State, an immigration officer or an entry clearance officer. Precise figures for determinations which related to decisions by the Secretary of State, as opposed to immigration officers or entry clearance officers, are not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. But adjudicators allowed 623 appeals (5.9 per cent. of the total in these categories) against decisions by the Secretary of State relating to deportation, the grant of leave to remain, and variation or extension of stay.
There is no right of appeal to the courts in these cases. Figures are not readily available of the outcome of applications for prerogative writs, and they could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.