Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are awaiting First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support) hearings; and how many of those types of cases have been awaiting that type of hearing in each of the last 18 months.

Information on the number of cases which are listed for hearing weekly in the First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support) (FtT (AS)) is not held. This information is only held monthly.

All valid appeals received in the FtT (AS) in the period July 2021 – December 2022 (the latest 18 month period for which published data are available), have been determined or withdrawn. The average waiting time for a valid Asylum Support appeal to be determined is 14 days.