Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the public are protected from terrorists.

Tabled: 16 September 2020Answered: 22 September 2020

Asked by

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

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.