§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent research his Department has commissioned into the effect on race relations of illegal immigrants. [26728]
§ Angela EagleThe Home Office has not commissioned any recent research specifically into the effect on race relations of illegal immigrants, but is considering a broad range of research on immigration including improving knowledge of the illegal population and improving the integration of refugees and other migrants into communities.
The current year's research programme of the Research Development and Statistics Directorate, including the work on immigration, is published on the website, which can be found at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/resprogl.html.
§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated cost to his Department was of illegal immigrants in the last 12 months. [26841]
§ Angela EagleThis information is not available as the Immigration and Nationality Directorate does not quantify the costs of illegal entrants separately from those of its other activities.