§ Lord AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state the number of immigration appeals referred to adjudicators and the manner of their disposal in 1977, 1978 and 1979, broken down into the following categories: exclusion (port appeals), exclusion (appeals from abroad),refusal of certificate of patriality, refusal of entry clearance, variation of leave to enter, refusal to vary leave to enter, duration or conditions etc., decision to make deportation order, refusal to revoke deportation order, giving of removal directions, destination only.
1671WAThe PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY of STATE, HOME
Year Referred Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn No jurisdiction Exclusion (port appeals) 1977 168 18 113 35 4 1978 235 19 146 66 4 1979 200 15 111 63 2 Exclusion (appeals from abroad) 1977 949 35 849 118 4 1978 1,141 37 838 129 6 1979 1,395 37 895 136 13 Refusal of certificate of partiality 1977 13 — 7 6 — 1978 25 — 13 5 — 1979 20 — 15 11 — Refusal of entry clearance 1977 7,252 1,105 4,183 1,286 5 1978 10,157 1,196 4,015 1,128 — 1979 11,801 1,363 4,572 1,425 1 Variation of leave to enter 1977 58 — 19 18 2 1978 88 2 52 34 — 1979 75 — 44 31 — Refusal to vary leave to enter 1977 2,985 100 1,377 956 724 1978 3,804 93 1,865 917 160 1979 3,616 130 2,279 1,327 46 Duration or conditions of leave to remain 1977 3 — — 10 — 1978 15 — 7 2 — 1979 17 1 12 1 — Decision to make deportation order 1977 533 15 416 102 2 1978 524 6 461 50 3 1979 426 18 355 72 2 Refusal to revoke deportation order 1977 8 — 14 1 — 1978 30 — 27 — — 1979 39 — 22 2 — Giving of removal directions 1977 93 — 81 11 1. 1978 137 — 100 10 — 1979 137 1 102 14 1 Destination only 1977 56 — 39 14 1 1978 63 2 45 16 1 1979 56 1 30 24 2 TOTALS 1977 12,118 1,273 7,098 2,557 743 1978 16,219 1,355 7,569 2,357 174 1979 17,782 1,566 8,437 3,106 67
§ Lord AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state the number of immigration appeals referred to adjudicators and the manner of their disposal in 1977, 1978 and 1979 at each of the following centres: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
§ Lord BELSTEADThis information is not readily available for individual centres and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.