§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether local authorities will be given further provision to their social services budgets relating to asylum seekers' residential accommodation following the ruling on Westminster City Councilv. National Asylum Support Service on 17th October. [78647]
§ Jacqui SmithI have been asked to reply.
The Law Lords judgment on the Westminster City Council v. National Asylum Support Service appeal of 17 October 2002 upholds the decision of the Court of Appeal given on 10 April 2001. There are no plans to provide local councils with additional funding as a result of the judgement.