Sarah Teather
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(11 years, 10 months ago)
Commons Chamber22. When she expects to announce the asylum support rates for 2013-14.
There are no current plans to change the asylum support rates, but we do of course keep the matter under constant review.
The Minister’s Department has not made a decision on the asylum support rates in this financial year. He has therefore frozen the rates by default, without coming to the House to announce that decision. I understand from an announcement made in another place that a review is ongoing, but does he accept that kicking the matter into the long grass for a further year simply will not do?