HC Deb 20 January 2000 vol 342 c544W
Mr. Ottaway

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the number of asylum seekers and refugees seeking places in Scotland. [104808]

Dr. Reid

At present, local authorities in Scotland give support to between about 150 and 200 new asylum seekers each year.

In addition, in 1999, 349 refugees from Kosovo came to Scotland under the Kosovo Humanitarian Evacuation Programme.

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