Damian Green – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Damian Green on 2016-01-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was between the date of final submission of papers for an immigration appeal and the date of the hearing in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Shailesh Vara

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not collect information on the average time between the date of final submission of papers for an immigration appeal and the date of the hearing.

The average time between the date of receipt of an appeal and the date of the hearing in the 12 months up to 30 September 2015 was 23 weeks.

HMCTS has allocated additional court time between December 2015 and March 2016 to ensure current waiting times for hearings are maintained.