Asylum Seekers

Answer: The answer is quite simple: it is important that a range of criteria be taken into account. Since 1999, when the Immigration and Asylum Act was passed, a particular premium was placed on the availability of accommodation, but other issues have to be taken into account, including the presence of other migrant communities and the availability of services. The various interested parties should therefore consider a range of factors when weighing up these decisions.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Monday, 17 July 2006 by Adam Holloway (Conservative).

Question: Will the Minister tell us why the national asylum support service’s regional language list for allocating asylum seekers to the regions was discontinued?

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