HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 cc398-9W
Mrs. Wise

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the current waiting time for appeals to be heard against refusal of settlement visa applications from spouses and fiances or fiancees in India.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The immigration appellate authorities do not differentiate between countries of origin in allocating hearing dates. The current average time between the IAA receiving a certificate of readiness from a party to the date of a long, three-hour, hearing in London and at the provincial centres are as follows:

Weeks
Thanet House 14
Hatton Cross 12
Birmingham 10
Manchester 14
Leeds 8
Glasgow 11

Mrs. Wise

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the current waiting time for appeals to be heard against refusal of settlement visa applications from spouses and fiances or fiancees in Pakistan.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The immigration appellate authorities do not differentiate between countries of origin in allocating hearing dates. The current average time between the IAA receiving a certificate of readiness from a party to the date of a long, three-hour, hearing in London and at the provincial centres are as follows:

Weeks
Thanet House 14
Hatton Cross 12
Birmingham 10
Manchester 14
Leeds 8
Glasgow 11

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