Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accommodation units the National Asylum Support Service has rented from (a) private landlords and (b) local authorities in North East Lincolnshire for asylum-seekers in each year since 2002; and how many of these are currently empty. - Inc fact that info is not available in precise format requested.

Answer: Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many accommodation units the National Asylum Support Service has rented from (a) private landlords and (b) local authorities in North East Lincolnshire for asylum-seekers in each year since 2002; and how many of these are currently empty. [187297] Mr. Browne: The information is not available in the precise format requested. The number of occupied bed spaces changes from day to day as asylum seekers move through the asylum process.

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