§ Mr. BurnettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what(a) statistics his Department collates and (b) estimates he has made in respect of the number of (i) applications for leave to apply for judicial review in immigration and asylum cases that were received in the Queen's Bench Divisional Court indicating which (1) were allowed, (2) were refused and (3) lapsed 549W and (ii) substantive applications for judicial review in immigration and asylum cases that were disposed of by the Divisional Court indicating those applications that were (A) allowed, (B) dismissed and (C) withdrawn in (x) 1996 and (y) 1997; and if he will list the proportion of applications in which his Department conceded the matters at issue prior to the court hearing. [21321]
Applications for leave to apply for judicial review and applications for judicial review, made in respect of immigration cases1 1996 and 1 January to 31 October 1997 Applications for leave to apply for Judicial Review Applications for Judicial Review determined by the court Single judge Divisional court Total received Allowed Refused Lapsed2 Allowed Dismissed Allowed Dismissed Total withdrawn 1996 1,748 301 522 480 130 41 1 1 105 1997 January to October 1,572 338 435 749 146 33 — 2 120 1 Includes asylum and non-asylum immigration cases. 2 This figure is applications refused but not renewed, leave granted but no notice of motion lodged and applications withdrawn or otherwise not proceeded with at this stage.