§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers are receiving(a) accommodation and subsistence support and (b) subsistence support only from the national asylum support service. [13053]
§ Angela EagleAs at the end of July 2001, the number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in national asylum support service (NASS) accommodation was 28,8101,2 A further 18,5201,2 asylum seekers (including dependants) were receiving voucher only support from NASS.
1 Figures rounded to the nearest 10.2 Cases which have had their support ceased are excluded from these figures.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum-seekers and dependants have been dispersed to each of the NASS designated dispersal areas since(a) 1 April 2001 and (b) 3 April 2000. [13054]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not currently available in the form requested.
The available information on dispersed asylum seekers is in the table. The table shows the number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in the national asylum support service (NASS) accommodation in each cluster area as at the end of July 2001.
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Number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in NASS accommodation by cluster area as at the end of July 20011,2 Region/area Number East Midlands Derby 110 Leicester 640 Nottingham 880 Total 1,630 325W
Number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in NASS accommodation by cluster area as at the end of July 20011,2 Region/area Number East of England Ipswich 30 Peterborough 180 Total 200 Greater London Disbenefited3 200 London 480 Total 680 North East Darlington 30 Gateshead 530 Hartlepool 50 Middlesbrough 370 Newcastle 1,410 North Tyneside 340 Redcar and Cleveland 300 South Tyneside 130 Stockton-on-Tees 240 Sunderland 830 Total 4,240 North West Blackburn 430 Bolton4 590 Burnley 130 Bury4 160 Disbenefited3 * Liverpool 1,620 Manchester 1,880 Nelson 210 Oldham4 160 Rochdale4 230 Salford4 250 Stockport4 70 Tameside4 60 Trafford4 50 Wigan 360 Total 6,190 Northern Ireland Belfast 40 Other 10 Total 50 Scotland Glasgow 3,890 Total 3,890 South Central Bournemouth * Brighton and Hove 40 Disbenefited3 340 Hastings and St. Leonards 210 Portsmouth 100 Total 390 South West Bristol 130 Disbenefited3 10 Exeter 40 Plymouth 360 Total 540
Number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in NASS accommodation by cluster area as at the end of July 20011,2 Region/area Number Wales Cardiff 330 Swansea 10 Wrexham 30 Total 370 West Midlands Birmingham 1,980 Coventry 840 Disbenefited3 10 Dudley 160 Sandwell 120 Solihull 60 Stoke-on-Trent 340 Walsall 210 Wolverhampton 690 Total 4,410 Yorkshire and Humberside Barnsley 160 Bradford 1,370 Disbenefited3 * Doncaster 590 Grimsby 80 Halifax 220 Hull 960 Kirklees 390
Number of females detained on remand and under sentence since 1 April 1997 by month1,2 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Remand Sentenced Remand Sentenced Remand Sentenced Remand Sentenced Remand Sentenced January — — 650 2,205 778 2,397 730 2,489 692 2,624 February — — 693 2,311 781 2,427 740 2,590 686 2,749 March — — 698 2,372 707 2,435 716 2,659 677 2,849 April 592 1,992 717 2,371 730 2,411 675 2,620 702 2,848 May 560 2,044 694 2,385 741 2,451 701 2,592 746 2,895 June 587 2,066 735 2,367 752 2,436 669 2,666 773 2,899 July 618 2,105 721 2,445 757 2,481 724 2,692 820 2,936 August 628 2,113 704 2,440 806 2,504 709 2,712 846 2,978 September 630 2,146 714 2,430 783 2,539 685 2,689 860 3,060 October 625 2,152 694 2,432 788 2,582 726 2,681 — — November 671 2,196 748 2,441 742 2,589 731 2,627 — — December 589 2,158 681 2,364 614 2,447 604 2,515 — — 1 All figures are as the last day of the month 2 Figures exclude civil prisoners