HC Deb 26 January 1996 vol 270 c410W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will public(a) the current cost of providing housing to asylum seekers broken down by type of landlord, numbers of people and by regional location and (b) any guidance or procedures issued which are currently in force on the housing of asylum seekers. [12107]

Mr. Clappison

Information about the cost of housing asylum seekers is not held centrally. Guidance on dealing with homelessness applications from asylum seekers is included in the "Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities" (revised third edition), a copy of which was placed in the Library of the House on publication in December 1994.