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Social Services: Asylum

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 111401

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce the concentration of asylum-related social care costs in a small number of local authorities.

Answered by Alison McGovern

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 111400 answered on 12 February 2026.

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