§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secetary of State for the Home Department in how many cases and with how much money immigrants wishing to return home have been helped by International Social Services under section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971, for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe numbers of persons helped and the cost in each of the last 10 years are as follows:
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Financial year Number of persons Expenditure assisted £ 1972–73 122 15,176 1973–74 277 41,828 1974–75 156 32,307 1975–76 221 50,636 1976–77 112 31,181 1977–78 130 46,508
Financial year Number of persons Expenditure assisted £ 1978–79 178 65,533 1979–80 131 61,991 1980–81 139 78,454 1981–82(To 31 january) 207 111,379