§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Attorney-General how many immigration appeals are outstanding in Scotland.
§ The Attorney-GeneralOn 30 June 1989, 33 Scottish immigration appeals were awaiting listing, In a further 183 appeals, the papers have been sent to the parties and responses are awaited from the appellants' representatives.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Attorney-General if he has any proposals to improve the waiting time for immigration appeals in Scotland.
§ The Attorney-GeneralResponsibility for the administration of the immigration appellate authorities rests with the Lord Chancellor. Immigration appeals that are to be heard in Scotland are processed by the Leeds office of the IAA. As soon as case papers are received at Leeds they are copied to the parties. Thereafter the time taken for cases to come on for hearing depends on the parties, rather than the IAA. Once the parties indicate that they are ready to proceed, cases are listed for hearing within six to eight weeks, which is considered a reasonable time.116W Nevertheless, the Lord Chancellor's Department and the IAA will continue to monitor the number of Scottish cases sent to the parties or their representatives in the United Kingdom for which hearings have not been requested.