Early Day Motion·EDM 790
Disappearance of migrant children from asylum hotels
23 January 202361 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Ms Diane Abbott
Labour — Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Motion Text
That this House notes concerning reports of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children disappearing from hotels; expresses concern for the welfare of these children; notes that several reports suggest that these children are being targeted and trafficked; further notes that in one example, 136 children went missing from one hotel in 18 months and that 79 of these children remain unaccounted for; and calls for the Home Office to immediately review safeguarding arrangements for asylum-seeking children in hotels.