Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 February 2005. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 21 February 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated public cost of supporting asylum seekers in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland has been in each year since 1996-97. - Inc table and figures and fact the answer is not available in the precise format requested.

Answer: Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated public cost of supporting asylum seekers in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland has been in each year since 1996-97. [216230] Mr. Browne: The answer is not available in the precise format requested. It is only possible to provide information on the direct costs (financial support and accommodation) for the whole of the United Kingdom. Costs of providing support to asylum seekers _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year £ million1 1996-97 413 1997-98 375 1998-99 475 1999-2000 589 2000-01 747 2001-02 1,046 2002-03 1,070 2003-04 1,007 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 All figures rounded to nearest million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 216230; 431 c442W;431 c439-40W
Session: 2004-05
Related items: Asylum/Immigration
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Asylum Costs Finance Migrants Public expenditure
Contains statistics: Yes
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