Written question asked by Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2001. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 10 May 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to take full financial responsibility for asylum seekers and their dependants in place of local authority responsibility.

Answer: Mr. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans the Government have to take full financial responsibility for asylum seekers and their dependants in place of local authority responsibility. [160792] Mrs. Roche: The Home Office assumed responsibility on 1 April 1999 for reimbursing local authorities for direct costs incurred, within unit cost limits for supporting asylum seekers. Payment is by way of grant.

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