[holding answer 16 December 2008]: Expenditure on asylum support in the four years from 2004-05 to 2007-08 was as follows:
£ million 2004-05 814 2005-06 626 2006-07 515 2007-08 485
Budgeted expenditure for 2008-09 is £452 million. UKBA is currently reviewing plans and forecasts for future years and we are unable to provide information about budgets for these periods until plans have been finalised and agreed by the UKBA Board.