§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department of those people who sought asylum in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available, were refused asylum, and were subsequently refused an appeal, how many were given leave to appeal to the Immigration appeal tribunal; and, of these(a) how many were allowed by the Immigration appeal tribunal and (b) how many were remitted for a further hearing before a special adjudicator. [21283]
Mr. John M. TaylorIn 1994, 355 asylum appellants were granted leave to appeal to the immigration appeal tribunal. Of these,(a) eight appeals were allowed by the immigration appeal tribunal and (b) 192 were remitted for a fresh hearing before a special adjudicator.
§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department of those people who sought asylum in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available and were refused asylum, how many(a) gave notice of appeal, (b) were certified by the Secretary of State as being manifestly unfounded and (c) had their appeals determined; and, of these, how many applications which were certified by the Secretary of State as being without foundation were allowed by a special adjudicator. [21310]
Mr. John M. Taylor(a) In 1994, the immigration appellate authorities received 6,045 asylum appeals; (b) of these, 872 were certified by the Secretary of State to be claims without foundation under the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993; (c) approximately 2,400 cases were determined in 1994. Figures are not available as to how many "without foundation" appeals were successful during that year but will be available for cases dealt with thereafter.