§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals against refusal to grant political asylum were waiting to be heard on 1 February. [113084]
§ Jane KennedyI have been asked to reply.
There were a total of 3,825 asylum appeals outstanding before adjudicators as at 3] January 2000.
There were in addition 2,258 asylum appeals outstanding before the Tribunal as at 31 January 2000.