§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the backlog of asylum cases at the IND is. [75650]
§ Beverley HughesThere were 35,300 asylum applications awaiting an initial decision on 30 June 2002, less than half the 87,800 on 31 December 2000. This figure relates to the number of cases i.e. the number of principal applicants.
Information on the number of cases awaiting an initial decision (including work in progress) is published quarterly on the Home Office website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration 1.htm.