§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will provide a monthly breakdown of the number of(a) oral and (b) paper-only family visit appeals received by the Immigration Appellate Authority since 2 October 2000. [149526]
§ Jane KennedyThe monthly breakdown of family visit appeals received by the Immigration Appellate Authority since 2 October is as follows:
Oral hearings Paper appeals October 2000 0 1 November 2000 12 47 December 2000 11 68 January 2001 38 80
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many family visit appeals the Immigration Appellate Authority plans to deal with(a) at an oral hearing and (b) on the papers only in the financial year 2001–02. [149540]
§ Jane KennedyThe Immigration Appellate Authority expects to receive and process approximately 10,000 family visit visa appeals in 2001–02. Of this number, 6,000 cases are expected to be for an oral hearing and 4,000 for determination on the papers alone.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) oral and (b) paper-only family visit appeals have been received by the Immigration Appellate Authority since 2 October 2000 in which the Immigration Advisory Service has been identified as representing the appellant. [149539]
§ Jane KennedyThe Immigration Appellate Authority has identified 10 cases between 2 October 2000 and 31 January 2001 in which the Immigration Advisory Service represented the appellant. Of this number seven were for an oral hearing and three for paper alone.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will provide a monthly breakdown of the number of family visit appeals(a) determined, (b) allowed and (c) dismissed by the Immigration Appellate Authority (i) at an oral hearing and (ii) on the papers only since 2 October 2000. [149527]
§ Jane KennedyThe monthly breakdown of family visit appeals determined, allowed and dismissed by the Immigration Appellate Authority since 2 October 2000 is as follows.776W
Determined Allowed Dismissed October 2000 Oral cases 0 0 0 Paper cases 0 0 0 November 2000 Oral cases 0 0 0 Paper cases 22 10 12 December 2000 Oral cases 6 4 2 Paper cases 45 8 37 January 2001 Oral cases 9 5 4 Paper cases 93 46 47
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many certificates confirming the grant of controlled legal representation have been lodged with the Immigration Appellate Authority since(a) 1 April and (b) October 2000; and how many certificates lodged since 2 October 2000 relate to a family visit appeal. [149528]
§ Jane KennedyThe information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.