HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 c923W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applicants have been dispersed to the borough of Trafford in each of the last five years. [7208]

Angela Eagle

Asylum seekers were not dispersed centrally before April 2000.

Information recorded by National Asylum Support Service (NASS) shows that as at the end of July 2001, 501 asylum seekers, including dependants, were being supported in NASS accommodation in Trafford after dispersal. 1Figure rounded to the nearest 10.