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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown below.<br><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spending on Assisted Voluntary Returns Programmes
(£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p><p> </p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p>
</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p>
</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p><p>
</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures quoted
relate to the UK Assisted Voluntary Return Programme, and the Assisted Voluntary Return
and Reintegration Programmes operated in Greece and Turkey. <br><br>The figures for
years 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 relate to actual spend and the figures for 2014/2015
are projected spend.<br><br>The Home Office also receives funding from the European
Union for the UK Assisted Voluntary Return programme. Due to a change in financial
reporting the amounts for 2011/2012 onwards are shown net of the amounts received
or expected from this source, whilst the amounts for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 are shown
gross although the yearly total budget allocation remains broadly the same. <br><br>The
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programmes in Greece and Turkey also receive
funding from the British Government's Return and Reintegration Fund. The figures quoted
incorporate this funding stream.<br>The figures provided are sourced from a Home Office
management information system and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which is not
quality assured under National Statistics protocols and is subject to change due to
internal data quality checking. Figures provided from this source do not constitute
part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional.</p><p> </p>
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