Immigration Tribunals

HC Deb 17 May 1993 vol 225 cc69-70W

Mr. Allen

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many individuals sought appeals in(a) the immigration tribunals and (b) the immigration appeals tribunals, in the last year for which figures are available; and what were the results of these appeals.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The information requested was as follows during the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993:

	Appeals
	(a) Adjudicators	(b) Immigration1 Appeal Tribunal
Received2	25,594	1,098
Allowed	4,302	267
Dismissed	22,272	525
Withdrawn	6,660	141

¹ Complete figures are not available for appeals allowed, dismissed and withdrawn. The figures given are estimates based on average returns for June 1992 to January 1993.

² The number of appeals received does not equal those allowed, dismissed or withdrawn as the latter categories include appeals that were received before 1 April 1992 and determined during 1992–93.