§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current waiting time for consideration of immigration appeals by the immigration appeals tribunals and independent applellate authorities for nationals of each country; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. TaylorI have been asked to reply.
The immigration appellate authorities—IAA—list cases for hearing once the parties have indicated readiness to proceed to a hearing. The nationality of the appellant does not affect when a case is heard. The first available hearing date at each of the IAA's centres as at 22 November 1993 is set out in the table:
Centre Long appoinment Short appointment Hatton Cross, West London 31 January 1994 4 January 1994 Thanet House, London1 As Hatton Cross 26 January 1994 Birmingham 21 December 1993 21 December 1993 Manchester 15 March 1994 15 March 1994 Leeds 7 February 1994 17 January 1994 Glasgow March 1994 February 1994 1Hearings are offered at Hatton Cross, but where this is not accepted by the appellant, cases are listed at Thanet House for May 1994. In proceedings before the immigration appeal tribunal, if leave to appeal is granted, a hearing currently takes place within four weeks of the record of proceedings being prepared by the adjudicator who originally heard the case.