Question follow-through · 101579

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration cases have been delayed due to legal challenges under the Human Rights Act in the past five years.

answeredRichard TiceHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration cases have been delayed due to legal challenges under the Human Rights Act in the past five years.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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