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Written question asked by Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 24 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 29 June 2022. A substantive answer was provided by Kevin Foster (Conservative) on Friday, 1 July 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seekers awaiting an initial screening interview are in receipt of section 98 support.

Answer

The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers on Asylum Support. These statistics can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support.

The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers awaiting an initial screening interview are in receipt of section 98 support. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24611
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Asylum Finance Interviews
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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