§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases relating to political asylum in the United Kingdom were heard at the immigration appeals tribunal; and how many such appeals were successful in each of the last five years. [31316]
Mr. John M. TaylorFigures on asylum appeals were not kept prior to the enactment of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993. A separate figure for appeals by the Home Office was not kept until January 1994. The table sets out the available information:
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Immigration appeal tribunal: Political asylum appeals Year Heard Allowed Remitted for rehearing by a different adjudicator 1993 (August-December) 21 5 11 Claimant Home Office Claimant Home Office 1994 285 8 3 192 13 1995 (January-May) 151 11 3 90 3