HC Deb 19 November 1998 vol 319 c880W
Mr. John M. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement about Birmingham City Council's method of delivering groceries to asylum seekers in Birmingham. [60247]

Mr. Hutton

It is for the individual local authorities to decide on the level and most cost-effective type of service it provides to adult asylum seekers having regard to the needs of the asylum seekers concerned.

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