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'One in, one out' scheme costs £56,000 per person returned to France, home secretary says

Shabana Mahmood says the policy has been "difficult" to scale up and the numbers involved are still "relatively small".

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Home secretary defends cost, saying it is about the same or cheaper than putting someone up in a hotel for a year The government’s “one in, one out” deal is costing about £56,000 for every person sent back to France, Shabana Mahmood has told MPs. The home secretary disclosed the figure as she was questioned by the home affairs select committee over whether the scheme was delivering value for taxpayers. Continue read…

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'One in, one out' scheme costs £56,000 per person returned to France, home secretary saysBBC News – UK
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'One in, one out' scheme costs £56,000 per person returned to France, home secretary says

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UK paying £56,000 for each person returned to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme

Home secretary defends cost, saying it is about the same or cheaper than putting someone up in a hotel for a year The government’s “one in, one out” deal is costing about £56,000 for every person sent back to France, Shabana Mahmood has told MPs. The home secretary disclosed the figure as she was questioned by the home affairs select committee over whether the scheme was delivering value for taxpayers. Continue read…

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