Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 6 September 2023Answered: 12 September 2023

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)

I recognise the huge pressure that asylum hotels have placed on communities. This Government are committed to exiting asylum hotels by the end of the Parliament. We have already halved the number of hotels in use since the peak under the Conservative party, but I would like to go faster. That is why I am exploring the use of large sites, including military sites.