Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2016-01-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was paid in each of the last five years to assist failed asylum seekers who, on reaching the age of 18, were deported from the UK.
Lord Bates
Those who depart from the UK with the additional support of an assisted package may qualify for a combination of cash and in-kind support. Asylum seekers may qualify for assistance up to a maximum of £1,500, and families up to £2,000 per family member.
The approximate value of the overall returns assistance provided to people, who applied for asylum in the UK as a child and received an assisted return to support a voluntary return to their country of origin, is given in the table below.
It is not Home Office policy to deport asylum seeking children.
|
Year |
Value of assisted voluntary return packages, provided to (former) asylum seeking children. |
|
2011 |
£115,500 |
|
2012 |
£133,500 |
|
2013 |
£114,500 |
|
2014 |
£69,000 |
|
2015 |
£47,500 |
|
The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols. |
*Removal data uses Removal historical data provided to end of September 2015 in line with Published Statistics.
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