Andrew Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to increase capacity at the Asylum and Immigration Chamber.

Sir Oliver Heald

The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) is administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS). HMCTS have provided an additional 4,500 tribunal sitting days for this financial year compared to 2015/16. HMCTS keeps performance and resource levels under close review.