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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 April 2026

Debate

Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Contribution

My noble friend Lady Lister mentioned the 56-day pilot. We will be publishing the result and the final evaluation of that pilot in spring. Spring is almost upon us—spring has sprung, but spring develops into April and May. We will be producing that document in spring this year, and it will be open to scrutiny. We will look at the impact of the 42-day move-on period that we have settled on and keep it under review. We will continue to engage with, and listen to the feedback from, stakeholders, including local authorities. We will work with my noble friend from the local government department, who is on the Front Bench now, and its homelessness strategy. As part of this, we are committed to ensuring that councils receive information from asylum accommodation providers for 100% of newly granted refugees at risk of homelessness within two days of an asylum discontinuation of support notification. These matters will be kept under review, and I hope that will assist my noble friend. As I have said—

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