Written question asked by Neil Gerrard (Labour) on Monday, 17 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 July 2002. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 1 July 2002 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many adjournments there have been in hearings dealt with by the IAA since January 2001; and of these how many have been requested by the (a) IAA, (b) Home Office, (c) appellant's representative and (d) appellant, respectively. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many adjournments there have been in hearings dealt with by the IAA since January 2001; and of these how many have been requested by the (a) IAA, (b) Home Office, (c) appellant's representative and (d) appellant, respectively. [63459] Ms Rosie Winterton: During the period 1 June 2001 to 31 May 2002, the IAA heard 84,254 cases, of these 17,893 adjudicator hearings and 449 tribunal hearings were adjourned. Figures prior to June 2001 are not available. Information about which party requested the adjournment is not available, save and except as is implied by the statistics provided in answer PQ 63460.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 388 c174W;388 c173-4W; 63459
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Appeals Immigration Entry clearances Home Office Immigration Adjudicators Immigration Appeal Tribunal Immigration Appellate Authority
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk