Written question asked by David Heyes (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2011. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many legacy asylum seekers are resident in Ashton-under-Lyne constituency; in each year since March 2007; and how many such asylum seekers receive support from the National Asylum Support Service.

Answer: 130 legacy asylum seekers have been resident in Ashton-under-Lyne since March 2007, of these 40 cases have been identified as asylum seekers receiving support from the National Asylum Support Service.All figures quoted are internal management information only and are subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols."Notes:""1. Figures rounded to the nearest 5 ('-'= 0, * = 1 or 2). Figures may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding.""2. Figures were extracted on 26 October 2011."

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