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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 October 2025

Debate

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Contribution

Finally, there is the taxpayer who pays the bill and is facing rising taxes, with a significant proportion of public funds diverted from the services for which they pay to fund the overhead. Just to refresh our memories here, £27.9 million was spent by the Home Office in 2024-25 for asylum support and resettlement, with accommodation costs of £4.53 billion, another £1.2 billion for the Migration and Borders Group, another £0.36 billion on immigration enforcement and so on.

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