Liz McInnes – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz McInnes on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of changes to support for asylum seekers on local authority services.

James Brokenshire

The Immigration Bill reforms support for failed asylum seekers and other illegal migrants. It restricts the availability of support, consistent with our international and human rights obligations, and removes incentives to remain in the UK illegally. The measures have been subject to public consultation and will be subject to a new burdens assessment.