§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Attorney-General how many appeals against refusal of asylum in the United Kingdom were heard by the immigration appellate authorities in each of the years 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn 1987, 407 such appeals were heard before adjudicators and 42 before the immmigration appeal tribunal. In 1988, 525 appeals were heard before adjudicators and 80 before the tribunal. Figures for 1985 and 1986 are not available.