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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Immigration: Appeals (14 April 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for an immigration appeal hearing in HM Courts and Tribunal service in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)

Answer

The average waiting time (in weeks) from receipt of an appeal to first hearing for all case types in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in each of the last five calendar years was:

  • 14 in 2011;
  • 14 in 2012;
  • 20 in 2013;
  • 25 in 2014; and
  • 24 in 2015.

Answered by:
Shailesh Vara (Conservative)
19 April 2016

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