HC Deb 17 May 1991 vol 191 c279W
Mr. Madden

To ask the Attorney-General for what reasons the Home Office's amplified grounds of appeal were not placed before the chairman of the immigration appeals tribunal when he reached a decision on 28 February; when the amplified grounds were placed before the chairman of the IAT; and if he will arrange for the chairman's decision to be expedited in view of the compassionate circumstances of the case.

The Attorney-General

The Home Office's amplified grounds of appeal in the case of Mr. Liwa Uddin were not placed before the chairman of the immigration appeals tribunal—IAT—when he reached a decision on 28 February because of an administrative error on the part of the immigration appellate authorities which resulted in the amplified grounds of appeal not being linked to Mr. Uddin's case file.

The grounds of appeal were subsequently placed before the chairman of the IAT on 17 April 1991, who dismissed the Home Office appeal in his determination of 7 May 1991.