Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 May 2001. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Friday, 11 May 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers he intends to disperse to clusters in England. - No figures given.

Answer: Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers he intends to disperse to clusters in England. [160851] Mrs. Roche: No firm estimate is available on likely number of dispersals as this is dependant upon a number of factors including the number of applications for asylum and the number of those requesting accommodation as part of an application for support. The National Asylum Support Service has established a National Consultation Group of which every consortium is a member.

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