§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will provide a breakdown of the number of family visitor54W appeals (a) determined, (b) allowed and (c) dismissed by the Immigration Appellate Authority (i) at an oral hearing and (ii) on the papers only, in April. [160467]
§ Jane KennedyThe breakdown of family visit appeals determined, allowed and dismissed by the Immigration Appellate Authority in April 2001 is:
Determined Allowed Dismissed Oral Cases 66 45 21 Paper Cases 131 57 74
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will provide a breakdown of the number of(a) oral and (b) paper-only family visitor appeals received by the Immigration Appellate Authority in April. [160460]
§ Jane KennedyIn April 2001, the Immigration Appellate Authority received 87 cases for oral hearing and 136 cases for paper-only hearing.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what proportion of family visitor appeals determined(a) at an oral hearing and (b) on the papers only, since 2 October 2000, have been allowed. [160468]
§ Jane KennedyThe proportion of family visit appeals determined that have been allowed between 2 October 2000 to 30 April 2001 are:
Percentage Oral Cases 66.24 Paper Cases 35.60
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) oral and (b) paper only family visitor appeals have been received by the Immigration Appellate Authority since (i) 2 October 2000 and (ii) 1 February in which the Immigration Advisory Service has been identified as representing the applicant. [160471]
§ Jane KennedyThe amount of family visitor appeals received by the Immigration Appellate Authority since (i) 2 October 2000 and 1 February 2001 in which the Immigration Advisory Service were identified as representing the applicant are as follows:
- (iii) Between 2 October 2000 and 31 January 2001 the Immigration Advisory Service represented applicants in (a) nine oral family visit appeals (b) four paper-only family visitor appeals
- (iv) Between 1 February and 30 April 2001 the Immigration Advisory Service represented applicants in (a) 31 oral family visit appeals (b) six paper-only family visitor appeals.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the average time currently taken by the Immigration Appellate Authority is to determine(a) oral family visitor appeals, (b) paper-only family visitor appeals, (c) asylum appeals and (d) other immigration appeals. [160472]
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§ Jane KennedyThe current average time for this business year (April only), by the Immigration Appellate Authority to process cases from receipt to determination, are:
- (a) 6.43 weeks for oral family visitor appeals
- (b) 3.33 weeks for paper only family visitor appeals
- (c) 22.27 weeks for asylum appeals
- (d) 20.65 weeks for other immigration appeals.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) what the total amount of funding provided by the Legal Services Commission is in respect of family visitor appeals since(a) 2 October 2000 and (b) 1 February; [160469]
(2) in how many cases the Legal Services Commission has funded legal representation at the oral hearing of a family visitor appeal since (a) 2 October 2000 and (b) 1 February. [160470]
§ Jane KennedyThe information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.