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Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 15 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 January 2010. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Monday, 1 February 2010 on behalf of the Home Office.

Entry Clearances

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of appeals against visa refusal decisions made by the (a) Nairobi and (b) Islamabad visa section were allowed in (i) January 2009, (ii) April 2009, (iii) July 2009 and (iv) October 2009.
Answer

The information requested is given in the following tables. Immigration statistics for October 2009 will be published on 25 February.UKBA monitors closely the reasons why appeals were overturned and uses the information to improve decision making quality.

Nairobi
Allowed appeals
Post Report year Report month Number Percentage
Nairobi 2009 January 17 31
Nairobi 2009 April 42 49
Nairobi 2009 July 30 28
Islamabad
Allowed appeals
Post Report year Report month Number Percentage
Islamabad 2009 January 1,375 54
Islamabad 2009 April 1,426 43
Islamabad 2009 July 1,142 46

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
505 c82W; 312088
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Entry clearances Pakistan Kenya
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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