Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average time taken for immigration and asylum tribunals to process and hear cases.
The average waiting times for immigration and asylum appeals in 2015/16 was 34 weeks.
As at 30 September 2016 there were 57,290 registered appeals awaiting hearing. This figure is based on internal management information which is not subject to the same rigorous verification processes as published data.
We do everything we can to avoid unnecessary delay in the Immigration & Asylum Tribunal and we have provided an additional 4,950 tribunal sitting days for this financial year to ensure current caseloads continue to decrease. We are keeping performance under close review.