HC Deb 23 January 2002 vol 378 c970W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the average time taken by the Immigration Appellate Authority is to process from receipt to determination(a) oral family visitor appeals, (b) paper-only family visitor appeals, (c) asylum appeals and (d) other immigration appeals. [28785]

Ms Rosie Winterton

For cases promulgated by the IAA between 1 April 2001 and 31 December 2001, the current average time to process cases from receipt to determination is:

  • 6.95 weeks for oral family visitor appeals
  • 2.68 weeks for paper-only family visitor appeals
  • 19.80 weeks for asylum appeals
  • 17.96 weeks for other immigration appeals.

Simon Hughes

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) oral and (b) paper-only family visitor appeals were received by the Immigration Appellate Authority in December 2001. [28786]

Ms Rosie Winterton

In December 2001, the Immigration Appellate Authority received 97 cases for oral hearing and 129 cases for paper-only hearing.