§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been allocated to the National Asylum Support Service in each financial year since its inception. [163628]
§ Mr. Browne[holding answer 29 March 2004]: The National Asylum Support Service was established as a separate directorate within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in 2000–01.
Total Resource Expenditure incurred by the National Asylum Support Service is listed in the table.
£ million Administration cost
Asylum support cost
Total cost 2000–01 36 747 783 2001–02 36 1,046 1,082 2002–03 54 1,070 1,124