§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have lodged appeals against being refused visas as family visitors since 2 October. [139718]
§ Mrs. RocheSince 2 October, there have been 33 recorded appeals lodged against a refusal of a visa as a family visitor.
§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have applied for consideration under the regularisation scheme for overstayers; and how many of these applications have been(a) decided, (b) granted and (c) refused. [139717]
§ Mrs. RocheThe number of applications received under the regularisation scheme, which closed on 1 October, is over 15,000. Some were received out of time. Approximately 250 applications have been granted. Around 9,250 are awaiting substantive consideration and the remaining 5,800 await an initial assessment of eligibility. I regret that further information could be 513W obtained only by examination of individual case records and is, therefore, available only at disproportionate cost.
§ 2000 Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for facilitation of illegal entry have been initiated in(a) 1999 and (b)
Persons proceeded against at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts for facilitation of illegal entry offences under s25 Immigration Act 1971, 1999 and Quarter 1 (January to March 2000)1 England and Wales Number of persons Proceeded against3 Convicted4 Offence2 description Act and section 1999 2000 Q11 1999 2000 Q11 Knowingly facilitating the entry of an illegal entrant5 25(1) (a)6 233 41 153 43 Knowingly facilitating the entry of an asylum claimant5 25(1) (b)6 20 3 6 — Total 253 44 159 43 1Provisional 2Principal immigration offence 3Includes proceedings terminated early 4Includes persons convicted at the Crown court who may have been proceeded against at magistrates courts in earlier years 5Triable either way offences. Cases may be dealt with by either magistrates 6 As added by section 5 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 courts or committed for trial to the Crown court