Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — New Clause 8 — Initial decisions — 1 Mar 2004 at 21:29

'(1) Initial decisions by the Secretary of State on asylum applications shall be made and notified to the applicant within six weeks of the application being made.

(2) Notice of appeal from the decision of the Secretary of State to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ("the Tribunal")-

(a) must be made in writing;

(b) must be lodged with the Tribunal within 14 days of the decision appealed against, and

(c) must list all the grounds on which the appeal is made.

(3) Within 14 days of receipt of the notice of appeal the Tribunal shall hold a direction hearing at which all parties to the appeal shall be present.'.-[Mr. Malins.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:-

The House divided: Ayes 179, Noes 317.

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