HC Deb 17 November 2003 vol 413 cc698-9W
Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in relation to sections(a) 96, (b) 97 and (c) 98 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, how many cases have been certified by the Secretary of State in accordance with that section; how many cases so certified have been challenged (i) by judicial review and (ii) otherwise; how many challenges were successful; and what the grounds were in each case of challenge. [135430]

Beverley Hughes

I regret that the information requested is unavailable and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Statistics on the numbers of certified refusals at asylum initial decisions and the outcomes of any subsequent appeals or judicial reviews are not separately available in relation to sections 96, 97 and 98 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

Statistics on the outcomes of initial asylum decisions and appeals are published quarterly. The next publication will be available from the 27 November 2003 on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ rds/immigration1.html.

Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases certified as clearly unfounded under Section 94(3) of the Nationality and Immigration Asylum Act 2002 have been(a) challenged successfully and (b) challenged unsuccessfully by judicial review; and, in each case where the challenge was successful, what the grounds of the challenge were. [135431]

Beverley Hughes

Section 94(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2003 relate to nationalities subject to non-suspensive appeal (NSA). NSA provisions have been applied since 7 November 2002. The number of applications received from such nationalities has fallen significantly.

I regret that the information requested is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Information on asylum initial decisions is published quarterly. The next publication will be available on 27 November 2003 on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate web site at http: //www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1. html.

Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in how many cases considered under section 94(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 he decided that the claim was not clearly unfounded, broken down by country of origin of claimants; [135433]

(2) how many (a) asylum and (b) human rights claims were certified by the Secretary of State as clearly unfounded under Section 94(3) of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, broken down by country of origin of claimant. [135434]

Beverley Hughes

I regret that the information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Information on asylum initial decisions is published quarterly. The next publication will be available on 27 November 2003 on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http: //www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.