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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the payments and grants made by the Government to each local authority in Northern Ireland to reimburse the costs of supporting asylum seekers in each year from 1996-97. [217880] Angela Smith: The following table details the monies paid by the Government through the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to Health and Social Services (HSS) Trusts to reimburse the costs of supporting asylum seekers since 1996-97 is as follows: Reimbursement of costs to HSS trusts _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Health and Social Services Trust Amount paid (£) 1996-97 -- 0 1997-98 -- 0 1998-99 -- 0 1999-2000 -- 0 2000-01 -- 0 2001-02 North and West Belfast Community 37,937.00 South and East Belfast Community 67,649.00 Causeway 2,087.00 Homefirst 3,245.00 Foyle 1,302.00 2002-03 North and West Belfast Community 44,644.00 South and East Belfast Community 95,063.00 Causeway 7,972.00 Craigavon and Banbridge Community 2,316.00 2003-04 North and West Belfast Community 76,295.00 South and East Belfast Community 176,002.00 Causeway 9,968.00 Homefirst 13,852.00 Foyle 780.00 Ulster community and hospitals 3,169.00 2004-05 North and West Belfast Community 33,452.00 South and East Belfast Community 162,255.00 Causeway 10,398.00 Homefirst 7,723.00 Foyle 10,000.00 Ulster community and hospitals 6,686.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c1327W;431 c1321W; 217880

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Asylum Finance Northern Ireland Health and social services trusts

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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