Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 30 July 2024.
David Taylor
Labour, Hemel Hempstead
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for asylum accommodation policy of using the overseas development budget to help fund asylum accommodation.
Anneliese Dodds
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) , Minister of State (Development)
The growth of asylum accommodation spending has led to difficult cuts to other UK aid programmes. This Government is committed to rebuilding Britain’s reputation on international development. The Home Secretary is committed to bringing order to the asylum system and has taken steps to unblock the backlog of claims, which will help reduce costs.
Yes5 people think so
No2 people think not
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