Written question asked by Shabana Mahmood (Labour) on Thursday, 12 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 (named day). It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Asylum

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what geographical unit of measurement her Department uses to determine whether its 1:200 ratio of asylum seekers to resident population has been breached.

Answer

The 1:200 population ratio is a longstanding operating principle that is generally applicable to Local Authority area.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

59773

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Asylum Population Geography

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk