§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what allowances, benefits and support of other kind other than tax credits is provided to employees of the Angel Group and its subsidiaries from public funds. [99704]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 27 February 2003]: The National Asylum Support Service (NASS) has a contract with the Angel Group to provide accommodation for asylum seekers. The contract price does not include specific payments to the Angel Group in relation to allowances, benefits and other support for its staff.
§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the contracts which the Angel Group and its subsidiaries have agreed with local authorities for the provision of services for asylum seekers and other specific groups of individuals; [99687]
(2) if he will list the contracts let and the dates on which they were let by his Department and its agencies to the Angel Group and its subsidiary companies; [99702]
(3) for how many contracts the Angel Group and its subsidiary companies applied to the Home Office and its agencies, and with what results, in the last five years. [99705]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 27 February 2003]: The National Asylum Support Service (NASS) has one contract with the Angel Group which was signed on 3 April 2000 and runs for five years. I am unable to supply information on tenders submitted by the group during the last five years since this is commercial in confidence. NASS is not aware of any contracts the Angel Group has entered into with local authorities and other agencies regarding the provision of services for asylum seekers.