§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the means-tested benefits available through the Department and the agencies for which it is responsible(a) in May 1997 and (b) now. [182572]
§ Mr. BrowneThe Home Office was not responsible for any means tested benefits in 1997.
Since 3 April 2000 the Home Office has been responsible for administering the support available to destitute asylum seekers under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.