HC Deb 19 June 1992 vol 209 cc679-80W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what are the current levels of outstanding appeals for(a) the Immigration Tribunal and (b) the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

Mr. John M. Taylor

As at 31 May 1992, 27,879 cases were outstanding before immigration adjudicators and 552 before the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the average period from the time the explanation statement is received by the Immigration Tribunal to the date for the hearing.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The current period from the time the explanatory statement is received by the Immigration Appellate Authorities (IAA) to the date of the hearing before the adjudicator can be shown as follows:

  1. (a) The time from the date the explanatory statement is received by the IAA to the date copies of the case papers are dispatched to the parties' representatives in this country is up to five days;
  2. (b) the time taken for the parties to prepare their case before indicating to the IAA that they are ready to proceed to a hearing averages six months;
  3. (c) the time for the hearing to take place once the parties have indicated readiness to proceed to a hearing is from four weeks to six months.