HC Deb 14 October 2002 vol 390 cc457-8W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers are receiving cash-only support; and if he will make a statement. [72930]

Beverley Hughes

As at the end of March 2002, 30,740* asylum seekers (including dependants) were receiving subsistence only support' from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS).

Statistics on the number of asylum seekers supported by NASS are available on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website: http:// www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration.1.html. 1 Subsistence only support changed to cash only support in April 2002. *Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Figures exclude cases where the asylum seekers support has been ceased.

Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 26 June 2002, Ref 62529 on asylum seekers, when he expects to publish the research examining the reception policies of(a) Sweden, (b) Denmark, (c) the Netherlands and (d) Germany. [66107]

Beverley Hughes

The research commissioned by the Home Office on the reception policies of Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany will be published by the end of 2002. This date is provisional, subject to the work being completed on schedule by the research contractors and to Research, Development and Statistics (RDS) publication procedures (including peer review).

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