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Written question asked by Diane Abbott (Labour) on Thursday, 2 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 March 2006. It was answered by Bridget Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Asylum Seekers (Legal Services)

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much funding has been made available for legal services for women asylum seekers in the UK in the last three years for which figures are available.
Answer

It is not possible to split asylum expenditure from overall expenditure in the immigration and asylum category. Also the gender of those seeking advice and representation does not form part of the eligibility criteria and so is not always recorded. Overall spending on immigration and asylum during the last three years in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including administration¹ was as follows:"¹ Includes policy and operational resource costs attributed to immigration and asylum."

£ million
2002–03 176.2
2003–04 200.5
2004–05 177.4

The figures do not include funding in Scotland as funding is approved separately by the Scottish Parliament.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
443 c1575W;443 c1575W; 56618
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Asylum Women Finance Undocumented migrants Legal opinion
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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