Written question asked by Robert Syms (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 July 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 July 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Poole

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers resident in Poole have been waiting for three months or longer for initial decisions to be made.

Answer: Information on numbers of asylum applications and decision outcomes relating to asylum seekers in particular areas of the UK is not collated as are statistics regarding the location of asylum seekers not in receipt of support.There were no asylum seekers recorded as receiving asylum support in Poole as at the end of March 2007.The numbers of asylum seekers in receipt of support, broken down by Government office region and local authority, are published on a quarterly and annual basis. Copies of these publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html."Further breakdowns of those in receipt of support, by parliamentary constituency, are also available from the Library of the House.

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