Asylum Seekers (Benefits)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 11 January 1996.

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Photo of Mr Harry Greenway Mr Harry Greenway , Ealing North 3:31, 11 January 1996

May I associate myself with the remarks of my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip-Northwood (Mr. Wilkinson)? Is my right hon. Friend aware of the housing difficulties in the London borough of Ealing and other boroughs near to Heathrow airport, where, in a recent year, the entire new housing supply had to go to asylum seekers? Has he any plans to ensure that there is a greater dispersal of asylum seekers and appeals so that people on the housing list in Ealing and other boroughs who have been there for months and years are not pushed out of the queue unfairly?