A question on #Asylum #Expenditure tabled by Lord Jamieson on 01-04-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Asylum: Expenditure
Question ID: 1791411
UIN: HL6427
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-01
Asking Member ID: 5019
Asking Member display name: Lord Jamieson
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the net cost of supporting (1) asylum seekers and (2) their children, to local authorities in England across all public services, including schooling and housing.
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Date answered: 2025-04-15
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Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: The Home Office does not hold an assessment of the kind requested, but we regularly publish details of the costs of the asylum system in our departmental annual reports.
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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