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Asylum: Essex

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 36347

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on housing asylum seekers in (a) Essex and (b) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency since 2022.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Information on asylum expenditure is published on gov.uk in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts.

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