§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 6 June,Official Report, column 509, what are the services for people seeking asylum on which his Department is spending an additional £25 million in 1996–97. [34789]
§ Mr. BowisThe £25 million has been earmarked for a special grant to compensate social services departments for additional expenditure they may incur in support of children in need, as a result of changes or prospective changes to social security benefits for asylum seekers.