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Asylum: Finance

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 7600

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by those granted asylum in the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.

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