HC Deb 28 January 1997 vol 289 cc192-3W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the impact of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 on the costs of social security payments to asylum seekers. [12116]

Mr. Roger Evans

It is not possible to measure the impact of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 on the costs of social security payments as no data are held on how many asylum seekers appealing against a refusal of refugee status were in receipt of benefit.

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