§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) oral and (b) written appeals concerning family visits to the UK were disposed of in each of the last 12 months; what proportion were successful; and if he will make a statement. [9445]
§ Mr. WillsI have been asked to reply.
The number of family visit visa appeals disposed of by Adjudicators in each of the last 12 months and the proportion successful is set out in the table.
Oral appeal disposals (numbers) Proportion successful (percentage) Written appeal disposals (number) Proportion successful (percentage) 2000 October 0 n/a 0 n/a November 0 n/a 22 45 December 7 57 45 18 2001 January 9 56 93 49 February 12 92 57 30 March 71 59 138 25 April 70 69 131 44 May 96 70 161 39 June 148 67 263 33 July 297 75 214 45 August 239 77 350 41 September 228 68 240 36